2009 March
Con-way Truckload again earns EPA SmartWay’s highest overall score
Con-way Truckload announced Friday, March 27, that it has received the highest fuel efficiency and environmental performance score for 2008 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's SmartWay Transport Partnership. For the second consecutive year, Con-way Truckload received a Shipper Index Factor (SIF) of 1.25, the ...
March 27, 2009
Go Green, Save Green
Going green is better for your bottom line and better for the environment. But the rewards go beyond the numbers. Choosing Great Dane ... the industry leader in technology and innovation, and a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency SmartWay partner ... adds up ...
USDOT posts model year 2011 fuel economy standards
The U.S. Department of Transportation on Friday, March 27, posted the new fuel economy standards for cars and light trucks for the 2011 model year. President Obama on Jan. 26 directed USDOT to review relevant legal, technological and scientific considerations associated with establishing more stringent ...
Smith Electric Vehicles to build trucks in Kansas City, Mo.
Smith Electric Vehicles U.S. Corp. on Friday, March 27, announced its plan to assemble its all-electric zero-emissions commercial vehicles in Kansas City, Mo. The company says the new assembly plant will be located at a portion of an airline overhaul base at Kansas City International ...
NASSTRAC names Carriers of the Year
The National Shippers Strategic Transportation Council recently announced the recipients of its 2009 Carriers of the Year, an annual program that recognizes transportation providers on a quantitative scale in five key areas: customer service, operational excellence, pricing, business relationship, and leadership in technology.
This year, NASSTRAC ...
Frost & Sullivan names Snap-on best in five categories
Snap-on -- a global manufacturer and marketer of tools, diagnostics, equipment, software and service solutions for professional users -- announced that it was named the best in hand and power tools, tool storage devices, scan tools and floor jacks in the 2008 survey United States ...
March 20, 2009
Introducing the Mobile Computing Platform 200 Series
No other end-to-end solution reaches quite so far into the cab. It transforms your truck into a mobile operations center and your fleet into a network of terminals. Working with your drivers is transparent and efficient, like they were ...
Economist to Pegasus Transtech users: economy set to improve
The U.S. is not in a depression despite the claims of prominent economists, according to Clare Zempel, himself a noted economist and financial advisor.
Speaking in Clearwater, Fla., on March 18, Zempel said serious economic challenges persist and there may be shocks ahead, but economists ...
Horton announces fan drive conversion kit
Horton Inc. has introduced a fan drive conversion kit that it says saves fuel and reduces noise. The DM Advantage and DriveMaster Two-Speed Conversion Kit is designed to convert a DM Advantage or DriveMaster On/Off Fan Drive to two-speed technology to facilitate superior operating efficiency ...
ECOdriver lesson now available from DriverCare Web-Based Training
The CEI Group Inc. announced that a new DriverCare Web-Based Training lesson is available that teaches drivers how to save fuel and reduce the amount of climate-changing greenhouse gases their vehicles emit.
Named ECOdriver, the 25-minute online lesson, complete with interactive exercises and a final test, ...
CSA'S Data Trail
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Risk & Reward, Part 2: CSA data shows independents at risk
Independent wner-operators have a much greater chance of getting inspected and put out of service than owner-operators and company drivers at large ...
Risk & Reward, Part 3: Industry, FMCSA at odds over CSA
Crackdown: FMCSA’s putting extra muscle into shutting down truck fleets
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