2010 October
Chevrolet Colorado
Model: Full-Size Pickup Regular/Extended/Crew Cab 2WD/4WD
Payload (lb.): 1,465-1,484/1,422-1,741/1,230-1,572
Wheelbase (in.): 111.3-126
Length overall (in.): 192.4-207.1
Gas Engine: 2.9L I4 HP @ rpm: 185 @ 5600
Gas Engine: 3.7L I5 HP @ rpm: 242 @ 5600
Gas Engine: 5.3L V8 HP @ rpm: 300 @ 5200
GVWR (lb.): 4,850-5,300
Chevrolet Avalanche
Model: SUV/Pickup 2WD/4WD
Payload (lb.): 1,524-1,601
Wheelbase (in.): 130
Length overall (in.): 221.3
Gas/E85 Engine: 5.3L V8
HP @ rpm: 320 @ 5200
GVWR (lb.): 7,000-7,200
Light-duty Class 1-3 (up to 14,000-lb. GVWR)
Like many medium- and heavy-duty OEMs, several light-duty truck makers are launching new models and introducing big redesigns, updated engines and revamped platforms, along with a few other touchups worth noting, such as added technologies and safety features.
Also, some of the major players are steering ...
Diesel hits $3 a gallon
The national retail price of on-highway diesel jumped 4.9 cents during the week ended Oct. 4 to exactly $3 a gallon, according to the U.S. Department of Energy's Energy Information Administration. The price of diesel has been below $3 on average since late May, dropping ...
Navistar delivers more than 7,000 new 2010 vehicles
Navistar International Corp. said Tuesday, Oct. 5, that the launch of its 2010 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency-compliant trucks and buses is on track and progressing well.
“Full production of our EPA 2010 products has been under way since June, and we’ve shipped more than 7,000 of ...
Long Beach port to proceed with replacement bridge project
The Long Beach City Council has upheld the Port of Long Beach's plans to replace the aging Gerald Desmond Bridge, clearing the way for the nearly $1 billion project that will improve safety, ease traffic congestion and create thousands of construction jobs. With a unanimous ...
Rand McNally takes ownership stake in DriverTech
Rand McNally and DriverTech announced an agreement in which the companies will offer a complete fleet management system to the long-haul trucking market.
The mobile management system, called Rand McNally TruckPC, powered by DriverTech, uses Rand McNally's IntelliRoute TND truck navigation on DriverTech's onboard computing platform.
As ...
GE Capital Fleet Services adds business intelligence to telematics
GE Capital Fleet Services announced that it has launched Intelligent Ops, an integrated business intelligence solution for operations and sales leaders who manage mobile personnel. The new solution is part of GE’s Mobile Resource Intelligence telematics program.
Intelligent Ops helps business leaders evaluate mobile activities and ...
Penske Truck Leasing continues Discovery Forum 2010 open houses
Penske Truck Leasing will host 14 more dates across North America as part of Discovery Forum 2010, a series of educational open houses for commercial fleet owners and fleet managers. The forums begin today, Oct. 5 in Milwaukee and conclude Dec. 14 in Ontario. Previous ...
Iowa Motor Truck Association honors West Side Transport driver
The Iowa Motor Truck Association presented Will Parrish of West Side Transport with an Outstanding Professional Driver Award during the IMTA Annual Management Conference's Best of the Best Awards Luncheon held Sept. 23 at the Arrowwood Resort in Okoboji, Iowa. Parrish has served as a ...
CSA'S Data Trail
Sponsored by PeopleNet
Risk & Reward, Part 1: How CSA’s data shows discrimination toward small carriers
CCJ takes an in-depth look at data from CSA in its first two years — Here's what it says.
Infographic: Small Fleets loom large on inspectors’ radar
CSA’s crash flaw: Enforcement, accident rates do not mesh
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Events
- Great West Fleet Executive Conference
- May 29-30
- Great West Truck Show
- May 30-June 1
- Alternative Clean Transportation (ACT) Expo
- June 25-27, 2013
- Commercial Vehicle Outlook Conference
- August 21-22
