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Kenworth receives Green Washington award for 09
Nov 1, 2009

Kenworth Truck Company was honored with the 2009 Green Washington manufacturing award from Seattle Business magazine during a special awards banquet in Seattle WA recently...

2010 Emissions: Chassis challenges
Nov 1, 2009, By Rick Weber

By now, the industry has scrutinized, analyzed, and debated ad nauseum the merits and drawbacks of selective catalytic reduction (SCR) and advanced exhaust gas recirculation...

Class 8 pre-buy boosts 2009 truck demand
Nov 1, 2009, By Charles E Wilson

It looks like we are in the midst of a modest pre-buy in advance of the 2010 truck models with diesel engines that meet the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) 2010 emission requirements. Class 8 net orders for all major North American truck builders totaled 21,792 units in October, reflecting a clear surge in order activity, according to FTR Associates data...

Cap-and-trade will do little
to cut emissions, ATA says
Oct 29, 2009

Proposed cap-and-trade legislation will impose significant costs on the trucking industry and all consumers while doing little to reduce carbon emissions from trucking, American Trucking Associations (ATA) First Vice-Chairman Barbara Windsor said at a press conference on Capitol Hill...

ATA urges improvement
in border infrastructure
Oct 29, 2009

Improving security and efficiency of freight transportation across borders will require more funds for infrastructure, more reasonable enforcement of trade security program rules, and giving the lead role in coordinating federal efforts to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and its Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agency, Celadon Group Inc Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Stephen Russell told a congressional panel...

Bendix supports NHTSA findings on value of ESC
Oct 29, 2009

Bendix Commercial Vehicle System LLC supports the conclusions of a study released by the federal government showing that Electronic Stability Control (ESC), also known as Electronic Stability Program (ESP), on heavy trucks (above 10,000 lbs) can both substantially reduce the number of annual heavy-truck crashes and prevent injuries and deaths...

Port of Long Beach
official chastises
NRDC over criticism
Oct 28, 2009

The recent legal settlement between the American Trucking Associations (ATA) and the Port of Long Beach is good news for clean air, Port of Long Beach Executive Director Richard Steinke said in a letter on the port’s website...

ATA, Port of Long Beach officials reach settlement
Oct 28, 2009

The American Trucking Associations (ATA) Executive Committee and the Port of Long Beach (CA) Harbor Commissioners have each approved a settlement negotiated between port officials and ATA and trucking industry representatives...

Price of diesel fuel surges 10.5 cents for a 2009 high
Oct 22, 2009

The average price of a gallon of diesel fuel nationwide jumped 10.5 cents to $2.705 a gallon, its highest price since November 17, 2008, when it was $2.809, according to US Department of Energy information...

Commercial vehicle markets on a slow road to recovery
Oct 13, 2009

After three consecutive years of double-digit production declines, including more than 40% declines in 2009, the medium- and heavy-duty commercial vehicle markets are at the beginning of a three-year period of steady growth, according to ACT Research Co...

Class 8 net orders increase for fourth month in a row
Oct 9, 2009

FTR Associates has released preliminary data showing Class 8 net orders for all major North American OEMs totaled 10,817 units in September 2009—the fourth consecutive month that orders have shown a month-over-month increase...

TMW, NAVTEQ complete data licensing agreement
Oct 9, 2009

TMW Systems announced the completion of a multi-year agreement to license NAVTEQ map data for a development program that will bring new geographic visualization and routing tools to customers of TMW’s extended software product portfolio...

ATA: Pro-union groups
mislead about port issues
Oct 6, 2009

In six press releases from various union and pro-union sources, backers of the Teamsters’ effort to change federal law in order to organize port drayage truck drivers are misleading the public and encouraging use of taxpayer money to help organize unions, according to the American Trucking Associations (ATA)...

Dupré Logistics receives seven awards from ATA
Oct 6, 2009

The American Trucking Association’s Safety Management Council recently presented Dupré Logistics with seven awards recognizing superior safety achievements during the 2009 Safety & Human Resources National Conference & Exhibition in Baltimore MD....

Price of diesel fuel falls for fifth straight week
Oct 6, 2009

The average price of a gallon of diesel fuel nationwide dropped for a fifth straight week, declining 1.9 cents to $2.582 a gallon, according to US Department of Energy information...

Port terminal operators meet
CARB clean trucks deadline
Oct 5, 2009

Marine terminal operators at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach CA announced they have met the deadline to comply with a new clean trucks regulation from the California Air Resources Board (CARB)...

Transplace highlights
effect of NAFTA
on exports, trade
Oct 5, 2009

Dallas TX-based Transplace experiences firsthand the city’s connection of major interstates, multiple airports, extensive rail systems, and close proximity to Gulf of Mexico freight ports...

Detroit Diesel applies to EPA for DD13, DD15 certification
Oct 5, 2009

Having recently completed more than 25 million miles of testing with its BlueTec emissions control system, Detroit Diesel Corporation has filed applications with the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the California Air Resource Board (CARB) for 2010 certification of Detroit Diesel DD13 and DD15 engines with BlueTec emissions control systems...

Cascadia promotes campaign to remember heroic Flight 93
Oct 1, 2009

Daimler Trucks North America will have a hand in an initiative co-owned by The HALO Foundation and Road Scholar Transport: 93 Cents for Flight 93 campaign, a fund-raising endeavor commemorating the passengers and crew members aboard United Flight 93, who lost their lives Sept 11, 2001...

Navistar Financial Corporation renews inventory funding plan
Oct 1, 2009

Consistent with previous guidance, Navistar Financial Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Navistar International Corp, announced that as part of its strategy for refinancing its wholesale portfolio it has signed an agreement for a one-year renewal of a $650 million dealer floor plan funding facility, effective immediately...

Airgas AiRx DEF receives API certification
Oct 1, 2009

Airgas Inc announced its AiRx diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) has been certified by the American Petroleum Institute (API)...

Volvo VNs, drivers shine at championships
Oct 1, 2009

the top drivers at the recent 2009 National Truck Driving Championships (NTDC) drove Volvo VNs to podium finishes...

Port trucker wins court fight
over driver misclassification
Oct 1, 2009

Trucking companies in the Port of Los Angeles won a court victory recently against the state of California...

Kenworth receives Green Washington award for ‘09
Oct 1, 2009

Kenworth Truck Company was honored with the 2009 Green Washington manufacturing award from Seattle Business magazine during a special awards banquet in Seattle WA recently...

Video contest aims to show why truck drivers are essential
Oct 1, 2009

The American Trucking Associations will sponsor a video contest for National Truck Driver Appreciation Week 2009...

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