Diesel can burn cleaner than gas, study indicates
Exhaust emissions from natural gas school buses contain higher levels of air pollutants and toxic air contaminants than those in school buses powered...
Diesel can burn cleaner than gas, study indicates
Exhaust emissions from natural gas school buses contain higher levels of air pollutants and toxic air contaminants than those in school buses powered...
Diesel can burn cleaner than gas, study indicates
Exhaust emissions from natural gas school buses contain higher levels of air pollutants and toxic air contaminants than those in school buses powered...
'02 diesels gaining acceptance
The wait-and-see attitude that truck and engine makers expected fleets would take toward trucks spec'ed with post-October 1 engines may be breaking down....
Eaton opens logistics center
Eaton Corp. has opened a logistics center in Indianapolis for its Truck Components business unit. The Eaton Logistics Center will provide a central location...
Isuzu, Westport to develop prototype truck
Canadian natural gas engine maker Westport Innovations and truck manufacturer Isuzu Motors of Tokyo plan to build a prototype Isuzu ELF natural-gas powered...
Stevens Transport gets new refers
Stevens Transport has just completed delivery of 650 new Utility 3000R insulated trailers, each equipped with Thermo King SB190 refrigeration units. Dallas-based...
Mexican truck presence may be slow
The desire to avoid competitive pressure at the border and the uncertainties of entering the United States market are expected to keep most Mexican truckers...
Bush opens border to Mexican trucks
U.S. Transportation Secretary Norman Y. Mineta today directed the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA)...
Diesel price stays flat
The national average price at the pump for a gallon of diesel fuel stayed the same this week, according to the Dept. of Energy. The department's Energy...
Hunt signs trade-in deal with Freightliner
J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. said today that it has made a deal with Freightliner LLC to trade in 2,100 of its trucks for the same number of new...
California city to buy natural-gas refuse trucks
The City of Ontario, CA, plans to buy 24 refuse trucks powered by natural gas engines and hopes to have over half of its waste-truck fleet operating on...
Tentative West Coast dock pact reached
West Coast dockworkers and shipping companies have reached a tentative contract agreement with the International Longshore and Warehouse Union. The union...
U.S. sales of heavy trucks up 29% in 3Q
How are truck sales doing worldwide? That depends on what section of the world you're talking about. Sales in the heavy-trucks segment of the U.S. market...
Former Monon Corp. execs convicted of fraud
A federal court jury has found two executives of the former Monon Corp. guilty of conspiracy, wire fraud and mail fraud, according to the Lafayette (Ind.)...
Autocar purchases plant in Indiana
Grand Vehicle Works Holdings Corporation, parent company of Autocar, LLC, today announced that it has purchased the former Dana manufacturing plant in...
First new generation Volvo VN heads to customer
The first new generation Volvo VN tractor left the New River Valley Assembly Plant in Dublin, VA, on Nov. 14, for delivery to a waiting customer, less...
Mack deliveries up 6% over last year
Deliveries from Mack Trucks, Inc. through October were up 6% compared with the same period last year, reflecting shipments of vehicles with pre-EPA '02...
UAW sues Paccar
The United Auto Workers (UAW) has filed a $3.5-million lawsuit against Paccar Inc. in federal court in Nashville. The union accuses the truckmaker of...
UPS to add 1,800 Sprinters
DaimlerChrysler Vans LLC has announced that UPS will add 1,800 Sprinter vans to its U.S. fleet. The first delivery of 400 Sprinters is expected by year-end,...
