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Trucking Condition Index hits new high
Feb 14, 2011

FTR’s Trucking Condition Index rose to 7.1 in December 2010, the highest level yet recorded during the current recovery. As reported in the February Trucking Update, the TCI reflects tightening conditions for hauling capacity. ...

DTNA leads in sales of Class 6-8 vehicles
Feb 14, 2011

Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) announced that it is the Class 6-8 segment leader for the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and United States markets....

Vehicle orders signal strong 2011 growth
Jan 25, 2011

The fundamentals that support heavy-duty commercial vehicle demand are all signaling the start of an upcycle for the market, according to ACT Research Co. Net orders for both Class 8 vehicles and commercial trailers surged in the last quarter of 2010, indicating trucking fleets are ramping up replacement of vehicles that has largely been deferred the past two years. ...

Preliminary Class 8 orders end 2010 strong
Jan 18, 2011

FTR Associates has released preliminary data showing December Class 8 truck total net orders for all major North American OEMs at 25,247 units, only a slight 3% drop from the strong November activity...

China heavy-duty truck demand declines
Jan 10, 2011

Sales of heavy-duty commercial vehicles totaled 204,250 units in third quarter 2010, a 16% increase from third quarter 2009 but a 36% decline from the record sales of the second quarter of this year. ...

December Class 8 preliminary orders surge
Jan 10, 2011

December preliminary net orders of heavy-duty Class 8 commercial vehicles for North American markets were 25,500 units, according to ACT Research Co. ...

Westport Innovations announces Vedder
order for 50 Peterbilt 386 LNG trucks
Jan 10, 2011

Westport Innovations Inc announced that Vedder Transport Ltd of Abbotsford, British Columbia has issued a purchase order for 50 Peterbilt 386 liquefied natural gas (LNG) trucks featuring Westport HD Systems....

Freightliner Trucks launches RSS feed
Jan 1, 2011

Freightliner Trucks has launched its Really Simple Syndication (RSS) online feed. RSS is an XML-based format that enables immediate content distribution...

Peterbilt earns Employer of Year honors
Jan 1, 2011

Peterbilt Motors Company has earned the 2010 Employer of the Year Silver Award by the North Texas Clean Air Coalition (NTCAC) for its innovative environmental...

Flint Hills opens central Texas fuel terminal
Dec 20, 2010

Flint Hills Resources has opened a new fuel terminal in Mustang Ridge TX to serve central Texas customers...

Class 8 preliminary orders
surge in November 2010
Dec 13, 2010

November 2010 preliminary net orders of heavy-duty Class 8 commercial vehicles for North American markets totaled 26,300 units, according to ACT Research Co. Preliminary net order numbers are subject to revision and are typically accurate to within 5% plus or minus. Final numbers for November will be released in mid-December....

ATA congratulates Knipling
for international recognition
Dec 13, 2010

The American Trucking Associations (ATA) congratulates Dr Ron R Knipling on receiving the Order of Merit, one of the highest recognitions given by the International Road Transport Union (IRU), a Geneva, Switzerland-based international organization representing highway users. Knipling is the author of Safety for the Long Haul, a commercial vehicle safety book recently published by the ATA....

Ryder improves used-vehicle website
Dec 1, 2010

Ryder System Inc has enhanced its www.usedtrucks.ryder.com website to improve the user experience and make it easier to search for and find used vehicles...

Rush Truck Center assists Laredo college
Nov 30, 2010

The wheels are in motion for Laredo Community College to launch a Professional Truck Driving Training Program and upgrade its Diesel Engine Mechanics and Repair Program training curriculum at its South Campus in spring 2011, thanks to a donation from Rush Truck Center–Laredo....

Class 8 net orders climb 24% in October
Nov 30, 2010

October 2010 net orders of heavy-duty Class 8 commercial vehicles for North American markets were 18,914 units, up 24% month-over-month from September, according to ACT Research Co. Medium-duty Classes 5-7 net orders also gained sequentially, posting 19% month-over-month growth....

Ryder System to offer DEF at all full-service sites in North America
Nov 24, 2010

Ryder System Inc (NYSE: R) will soon be offering Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF) at every one of its full-service locations in North America....

Factors fuel rebound in Class 8 demand
Nov 17, 2010

Several factors are combining to fuel a rebound in demand for heavy-duty (Class 8) commercial vehicles, according to ACT Research Co:...

Peterbilt earns Employer of Year honors
Nov 17, 2010

Peterbilt Motors Company has earned the 2010 Employer of the Year Silver Award by the North Texas Clean Air Coalition (NTCAC) for its innovative environmental initiatives in improving air quality in the greater North Texas area. ...

Navistar ships about 17,000 vehicles
Nov 15, 2010

At a facility tour for media at the company’s Huntsville Engine Plant in Huntsville AL, Navistar International Corporation announced its success in delivering approximately 17,000 vehicles to US and Canadian customers in the past quarter. ...

Volvo partners with WWF to cut emissions
Nov 15, 2010

The Volvo Group will join the World Wide Fund for Nature’s (WWF) Climate Savers Program. As a WWF partner, the Volvo Group’s truck companies undertake to reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from vehicles manufactured between 2009 and 2014 by 13 million tons....

Capacity of Texas will develop
hydrogen fuel cell terminal truck
Nov 15, 2010

Capacity of Texas announces the award of an $872,000 grant to develop a hydrogen fuel cell terminal truck. The project is supported by the state of Texas through a grant from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality....

ATA applauds Obama administration
for supporting more productive trucks
Nov 3, 2010

The American Trucking Associations (ATA) applauds the Obama administration for its efforts to make permanent two pilot programs that grant more productive trucks access to Interstate highways in Maine and Vermont. ...

Used-vehicle price rises 3% in September
Nov 3, 2010

The average retail sales price of Class 8 used vehicles sold in September 2010 increased 3% month-over-month to $42,100 according to ACT Research Co. ...

DTNA optimism
Nov 1, 2010

THE ECONOMY is back on track, and there is reason for optimism in the trucking business, Andreas Renschler, member of the Board of Management of Daimler...

Volvo Trucks field-tests liquefied gas
Nov 1, 2010

Volvo Trucks will initiate public field testing with methane diesel trucks that can run on liquefied methane gas. At the same time, Sweden's first filling...

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