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TMC installs Thrift
as general chairman

Jerry Thrift, manager for new product development for Ryder System, was installed as the Technology & Maintenance Council (TMC) 2010-11 general chairman and treasurer during the TMC’s 2010 Annual Meeting and Transportation Technology Exhibition, held February 9-12 in Tampa FL...

ATA endorses Vigillo’s
CSA 2010 Scorecard

The American Trucking Associations (ATA) has announced its endorsement of Vigillo LLC’s Comprehensive Safety Analysis (CSA) 2010 Scorecard as an effective program to help large and small trucking companies manage their responsibilities under the current CSA 2010 regulations...

Price of diesel fuel climbs
for first time in six weeks

The average price of a gallon of diesel fuel nationwide rose for the first time in six weeks, gaining 7.6 cents to $2.832 a gallon...

Price of diesel fuel drops
for fifth time in a row

The average price of a gallon of diesel fuel nationwide fell 1.3 cents to $2.756 a gallon, the fifth consecutive decline, according to US Department of Energy information...

Penske donates trucks
to Clinton Bush Haiti Fund

Penske Corporation and its family of companies announced that it has donated more than $1 million worth of diesel-powered flatbed trucks to the Clinton Bush Haiti Fund ...

Ryder System, employee
donations show hearts
reaching out to Haiti

Ryder System Inc announced that the company’s employees together with the Ryder Charitable Foundation are making a $100,000 donation to the American Red Cross to support disaster relief efforts in Haiti...

California project provides incentives for purchasing hybrid trucks and buses

A California project designed to stimulate the purchase and use of medium- and heavy-duty hybrid trucks and buses has opened for business at www.CaliforniaHVIP.org...

Nissan Diesel Motor Co
becomes UD Trucks Corp

The Volvo Group’s Japanese truck company Nissan Diesel Motor Company Ltd is being renamed UD Trucks Corporation. In conjunction with the name change, the Nissan Diesel brand will also be changed to UD Trucks and a new logotype will be developed...

PTDI completes two decades of certifying driver courses

The Professional Truck Driver Institute (PTDI) recently reached a milestone: 20 years of certifying courses at entry-level truck driver training schools across the United States and Canada...

Price of diesel fuel sinks
to lowest so far in 2010

The average price of a gallon of diesel fuel nationwide fell 5.2 cents to $2.781 a gallon, matching the biggest drop in six months, according to US Department of Energy information...

Paccar donates $250,000
to relief effort in Haiti

Paccar announced it was making a $250,000 donation to the American Red Cross to support Haitian relief efforts. In addition, the company was donating a Kenworth vehicle equipped with a dump body to assist in clean-up efforts in the aftermath of the earthquake...

Paccar launches MX engine

Paccar has introduced the Paccar MX engine to be installed in Kenworth and Peterbilt trucks in summer 2010. The PACCAR MX engine is designed to deliver industry leading performance, reliability, and fuel efficiency to Kenworth and Peterbilt customers worldwide...

FMCSA raises safety requirements for new truck, bus companies

Enforcement is now underway for the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's (FMCSA's) New Entrant Safety Assurance Process rule, which requires...

ATA's Moskowitz says climate change and government's response will be one of the most critical issues facing industry
, By Rick Weber

ONE of the most critical issues facing the trucking industry maybe not today, but over the next few years is climate change and what the federal government...

Class 8 commercial vehicle
net orders up in December

Net orders for heavy-duty Class 8 commercial vehicles rose to 11,919 units in December 2009, up 37% from December 2008, according to ACT Research Co...

ATA releases American
Trucking Trends report

The American Trucking Associations’ (ATA) annual report ATA American Trucking Trends 2009-2010 is available to the public and members of the media...

Volvo Trucks Safety Awards
program continues in 2010

Volvo Trucks North America continues its recognition of the safest fleets in North America through the 2010 Volvo Trucks Safety Awards. Two fleets with the safest driving records and top safety programs will each receive $25,000 prizes to be used on their safety activities...

Price of diesel fuel drops
for first time in a month

The average price of a gallon of diesel fuel nationwide fell for the first time in a month, dipping 0.9 cent to $2.87 a gallon, according to US Department of Energy information...

ATA lawsuit seeks
HOS supporting
document regulation

The American Trucking Associations (ATA) filed a lawsuit with the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit asking it to compel the Department of Transportation (DOT) to issue an hours-of-service (HOS) supporting documents regulation...

Commercial vehicle orders
likely to slow in Q1 2009

Net orders for heavy-duty commercial vehicle markets closed 2009 slightly stronger than expected, but will likely slow dramatically in the first quarter of 2010 before recovering in the second half of the year, according to ACT Research Co...

DTNA gets $40 million
in federal funding
for truck technology

Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) has received nearly $40 million in funding through the US Department of Energy’s 21st Century Truck Technology Partnership...

Cummins to receive
$54 million in funds
for vehicle projects

US Secretary of Energy Dr Steven Chu announced that Cummins will receive nearly $54 million in funding from the US Department of Energy (DOE) for two projects aimed at improving fuel efficiency in heavy- and light-duty vehicles...

Price of diesel fuel climbs
for third consecutive week

The average price of a gallon of diesel fuel nationwide climbed for a third straight week, rising 8.2 cents to $2.879 a gallon, according to US Department of Energy information...

Navistar launches first trucks
for India with partner Mahindra

Navistar Inc recently celebrated the launch of its first commercial trucks for the Indian market...

Penske Truck Leasing
agrees to acquire
Bright operations

Penske Truck Leasing Company LP has entered into an agreement with the Bright family to acquire Bright Truck Leasing & Bright Distribution, providers of full-service truck leasing, truck rental, maintenance, and logistics operations...

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