Freight index falls 2.3 percent in December
Feb 12, 2009

The Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI) fell 2.3 percent in December from its November level, falling for the second consecutive month...

2009 diesel price to average $2.28
Feb 10, 2009

Diesel consumption in the United States is forecast to continue on a downward trend in 2009 while the price is expected to average $2.28 per gallon, according to Department of Energy (DOE) data...

Detroit Diesel reveals 2010 SCR packages
Feb 9, 2009

Picture a square metallic "box" that fits snugly under the passenger-side of a Class 8 truck cab, housing all the exhaust aftertreatment components required to meet the 2010 emission standards – diesel oxidation catalyst (DOC), diesel particulate filter (DPF), and selective catalytic reduction (SCR) system. This is but one of the "BlueTec SCR" packaging solutions Detroit Diesel Corp. (DDC) is planning to deploy to meet the 2010 emission standards....

Eaton to supply
transmissions to Tata
Feb 9, 2009

Eaton Corp, Cleveland OH, has signed a business agreement to supply heavy-duty transmissions to Tata Motors....

DOE sets up
biofuel locator
Feb 9, 2009

The Department of Energy (DOE) has set up a Web site link for locating alternative fuel dispensers...

Ewell adds 'green' boilers
Feb 9, 2009

HR EWELL Inc, East Earl, Pennsylvania, has converted boilers in its foodgrade tank cleaning facility to natural methane gas as part of its effort in "Going green," said Gene Kieffer, tank wash manager...

Cloud Co completes Sellers integration
Feb 9, 2009

Cloud Company, San Luis Obispo CA, has completed the transition stage and integration of all Sellers Cleaning Systems products into the Cloud manufacturing operations in San Luis Obispo, according to Cloud information...

Tank wash starts up in Pekin IL
Feb 9, 2009

Koch St Quality Truck Wash in Pekin IL opened its two-bay tank wash in January this year, according to Rick Potts, tank wash manager...

Don't cut safety along with budget reduction
Feb 9, 2009

With companies taking a hard look at their budgets due to current economical situations, the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASAE) is reminding them to keep safety processes as the top priority...

EPA to reconsider
California emission standards
Feb 6, 2009

After a review request from the Obama administration, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will reconsider its earlier decision denying California permission to set standards controlling greenhouse gases from motor vehicles, according to EPA information...

Canada OKs flexibility in foreign trailer use
Feb 5, 2009

The Canadian government has approved a measure that will increase flexibility in the use of foreign transportation equipment by Canadian carriers, according to information from the Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA)...

Trincon/TMW
form alliance
Feb 5, 2009

Trincon Group, Columbus OH, has formed an alliance with TMW Systems, Beachwood (Cleveland) OH, that positions Trincon as a partner in management consulting services available to TMW customers...

German market
to launch B7
Feb 5, 2009

The market launch of diesel fuel with a maximum seven percent by volume of biodiesel (B7) will be beginning throughout Germany, according to information from the Union for the Promotion of Oil and Protein Plants Association (UFOP)...

Navistar unveils 13-liter 2010 engine
Feb 5, 2009

One step closer to meeting the stringent emissions standards required for 2010, Navistar recently unveiled its 2010 MaxxForce 13-liter Advanced EGR engine at the World of Concrete show in Las Vegas...

On-board diagnostics (OBD) to be added to Mack, Volvo 13L diesel engines
Feb 5, 2009

Recently issued federal rules requiring on-board diagnostics (OBD) for heavy-duty diesel engines will be met with a combination of existing sensors already in place and “a handful of new sensors,” according to Steve Berry, director of government relations for Volvo Powertrain North America, the subsidiary that builds engines for both Mack Trucks and Volvo Trucks North America...

Cummins has full confidence in its SCR
Feb 5, 2009

Despite Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) concerns that the copper zeolite it intends to use in its 2010 engines could produce carcinogenic dioxins, Cummins said it has complete confidence that EPA will see after further testing that copper zeolite is a safe and effective solution for meeting 2010 emissions regulations...

Isuzu to use selective catalytic reduction (SCR) technology for 2010
Feb 5, 2009

Isuzu Commercial Truck of America has announced it will use selective catalytic reduction (SCR) technology requiring diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) to meet 2010 EPA standards for diesel engine NOx emissions...

Colorado terminal offers biodiesel
Feb 4, 2009

Renewable Energy Group (REG) has announced that biodiesel is now available in large volume at an Alta Fuels terminal in Alamosa CO, according to company information...

DOT team to manage stimulus funds
Feb 4, 2009

The Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery team has been created at the Department of Transportation (DOT) to coordinate the department’s role in an economic recovery program, according to DOT information...

ASTM B5 biodiesel passes UL test
Feb 3, 2009

Underwriters Laboratories Inc (UL) is announcing that products intended to use biodiesel blends up to B5 that are compliant with applicable ASTM International fuel standards will not require special investigation by UL....

ATA releases driver
compensation study
Feb 3, 2009

The American Trucking Associations (ATA) has released the ATA Driver Compensation Study with data from 2007 and 2008 operations. It is ATA’s first report on driver compensation since 2003...

Scientists urging
biodiesel support
Feb 3, 2009

A group of scientists are endorsing the use of biodiesel and encouraging their peers to add their support, according to information from the National Biodiesel Board (NBB)...

Diesel price
down 2 cents
Feb 3, 2009

The average price of all types of on-road diesel fell another two cents last week to $2.246 per gallon, according to Department of Energy data...

Graves: Privatization
not answer to congestion
Jan 30, 2009

Congestion pricing and highway privatization add unnecessary costs to the economy and do not solve budget problems, said Bill Graves, president of the American Trucking Associations (ATA)...

EPA extends
SPCC effective date
Jan 30, 2009

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is extending by 60 days the effective date of the December 5, 2008, Oil Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasure (SPCC) final rule, according to EPA information...