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Jim Hebe- Truck builders battling worse recession in their history 

Throughout its nearly 100-year history, the commercial truck manufacturing industry has experienced plenty of changes and economic ups and downs. ...

Futurist Reynolds returns to TTMA Convention and pronounces that he is more positive today than I've been in 18 months 

, By Rick Weber

Don Reynolds, president of 21st Century Forecasting and an internationally known professional futurist, painted a dour picture ...

CEO Moyes says 97,000-lb weight appears good in theory, but in reality, there will be no fuel savings and safety will be compromised 

, By Rick Weber

Swift Transportation CEO/chairman Jerry Moyes said he opposes legislation that would raise the commercial truck weight limit to 97,000 pounds. ...

Kenworth receives EPA clean air award 

Kenworth Truck Company was honored by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) with a 2008 EPA Clean Air Excellence award...

Price of diesel fuel drops
for first time in two months 

The average price of diesel fuel nationwide dropped for the first time in eight weeks, decreasing 0.8 cents to $2.608 a gallon, according to US Department of Energy information...

Aero Clad bumper
for Volvo VNL trucks 

Hendrickson Bumper and Trim unveils its Aero Clad bumper with stylish air dam for 2003 and newer Volvo VNL on-highway trucks...

New Private Fleet Assessment
Program helps drive excellence 

The Private Fleet Assessment Program, a web-based management resource designed to help private fleets to world-class performance, has been launched by the National Private Truck Council (NPTC), Optima Associates, and Schneider National Inc...

Mack Trucks plans to consolidate
entire production at Macungie PA 

Mack Trucks Inc announced that the company will move forward with its previously announced plan to consolidate production of its entire product line at its assembly facility in Macungie PA....

Mack has special financing
package for vocational trucks 

Mack Trucks Inc and Mack Financial Services are offering special financing arrangements for a limited time on qualifying MACK Granite and Titan by Mack vocational trucks and tractors through the Granite & Titan Sell-a-Thon program...

Arrow offers four-year
engine warranty option 

Arrow Truck Sales Inc announces a four-year/400,000 mile comprehensive engine warranty option on pre-owned units. This program provides extended protection for the equipment purchaser who wants to take the worry out of buying used...

PHMSA hazmat fee
will stay unchanged 

Based on revised estimates of unexpended balances from previous years and revenues expected to be generated at current hazardous materials registration fee levels, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) has decided that an increase is not necessary to fund the national Hazardous Materials Emergency Preparedness (HMEP) grants program at its authorized level of $28,318,000 for fiscal year 2009...

ATA applauds House panel
for its transportation plan 

The American Trucking Associations (ATA) applauds the leaders of the US House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and its Highways and Transit Subcommittee for its draft of a transportation and infrastructure plan for the future...

ATA seeks action
to control energy
commodity speculation 

In an effort to mitigate dramatic spikes in fuel prices similar to those in 2008, the American Trucking Associations (ATA) has called on Congress to increase the transparency of futures markets and impose reasonable aggregate position limits on energy commodities...

Commercial vehicle inventory
levels reach a 41-month low 

Class 5-7 retail sales were off 54 percent from May 2008, but continued low production output has reduced inventory levels to a 41-month low...

Commercial vehicle
safety belt use
reaches 72% in ‘08 

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) recently announced that safety belt use by drivers of medium- and heavy-duty commercial vehicles increased to 72% in 2008. That is up 7 percentage points from 65% the previous year...

Diesel fuel price rises
seven weeks in a row 

The average price of diesel fuel nationwide climbed for the seventh consecutive week, advancing 4.4 cents to $2.616 a gallon, according to US Department of Energy information. In the past seven weeks, diesel has risen 43.1 cents...

Congress issues draft legislation
that would ban tank trailer wetlines 

Petroleum haulers and other tank trailer owners got good news and bad news on the wetlines issue from the US House of Representatives Transportation and Infrastructure Committee...

Diesel fuel’s price rises
for six weeks in a row 

The average price of diesel fuel nationwide surged 7.4 cents to $2.572 a gallon. This marks the sixth consecutive weekly increase, the Department of Energy said. In the past five weeks, the price has risen more than 30 cents...

Combustion Safety offers
Twitter service for users 

Combustion Safety Inc is now providing Twitter service to keep users informed about important safety and risk events occurring throughout the world...

NACD, ACC sign cooperation agreement 

The National Association of Chemical Distributors (NACD) and the American Chemistry Council (ACC) have signed an agreement to closely cooperate in the promotion and performance of their respective environmental, health, safety, and security (EHS&S) initiatives: Responsible Distribution Process (RDP) and Responsible Care...

Schneider National expands
fuel-hauling service capabilities 

Schneider National Inc is quickly becoming a “go-to” carrier for fuel customers. Since launching the new service in 2008, Schneider has expanded its fleet capacity and extended its service area to include additional locations throughout the Midwest, Southeast, and the southern coast, and is considering additional expansion in the Northeast in the near future...

ATA unveils 18 initiatives
for greater highway safety 

American Trucking Associations (ATA) unveiled its new highway safety agenda at a Capitol Hill press conference...

AgTEC offers studies backing
truck weight limit increase 

The Agricultural Transportation Efficiency Coalition (AgTEC), which supports increasing the overall gross vehicle weight limits for trucks, has analyzed and made available 11 independent studies. These studies affirm the safety and economic benefits of bringing US truck weight limits closer to Canadian and European standards, and quantify the relationship between truck weights and road and bridge wear. Government agencies conducted or endorsed each study...

ArvinMeritor participates
in hybrid truck convoy 

ArvinMeritor Inc participated in a June 11 hybrid truck convoy to Capitol Hill, sponsored by Hybrid Truck Users Forum (HTUF) and CALSTART. The event included a briefing and multiple vehicle display at the Capitol Reflecting Pool in Washington DC...

Biodiesel board voices
RFS-2 proposal concerns 

Manning Feraci, the vice president of federal affairs for the National Biodiesel Board, voiced the US biodiesel industry’s concern with the proposed RFS-2 rule at a public hearing hosted by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)...

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