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FedEx Express improving vehicle fuel efficiency

FedEx Corp. on Monday, Aug. 20, announced it was well on its way toward its 2008 goal of improving the fuel efficiency of its FedEx Express vehicle fleet by 20 percent by 2020 as compared ...

Pickens to keynote NationaLease Annual Meeting

Oil and gas entrepreneur T. Boone Pickens is the keynote speaker at the NationaLease 68th Annual Meeting, set for Sept. 16-17, in Baltimore. Pickens will share his insights on solving America’s energy crisis, as well ...

Volvo, Mack producing automated transmissions in Hagerstown, Md.

Volvo Trucks and Mack Trucks on Thursday, Aug. 16, both announced the start of production for their automated transmissions at their powertrain facility in Hagerstown, Md. Volvo celebrated the start of I-Shift production, while Mack ...

Frito-Lay expands all-electric fleet in California

Senior leadership from PepsiCo’s Frito-Lay North America division was joined last week by California Gov. Edmund G. Brown Jr.; Matt Rodriquez, secretary of the California Environmental Protection Agency; and Gregory Winterbottom, chairman of the Mobile ...

FedEx Express expands International First service

FedEx Express is expanding its “International First” early delivery service, nearly doubling the number of destination markets, by making it available to eight additional countries – Australia, Austria, Brazil, Canada, Denmark, Japan, Luxembourg and Mexico. Depending ...

Vegas Fleet Conference -Early Bird Rate Extended

The Great West Fleet Executive Conference  early bird carrier registration rate of $245 has been extended.   This conference will focus on providing fleets with the critical information they need to successfully navigate the challenges and opportunities of doing business West. Topics include CSA, infrastructure funding,  how carriers and owner-operators can meet equipment and classification requirements, an economic outlook on trucking and more.   Registration includes all sessions, meals, and networking opportunities. Space is limited so register today!

Roush Clean Tech accepting Ford F-250/F-350 orders

Roush CleanTech announced that with its recent approval from the California Air Resources Board, customers can retrofit their existing 2010 Ford E-series vans to run on its propane autogas fuel system. The company says it ...

Ports name 6 Clean Air Action Plan Air Quality Awards winners

The ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles recognized six companies – SA Recycling, APL, Harley Marine Services, Pacific Harbor Line, BP and Matson Navigation Co. – with Clean Air Action Plan Air Quality Awards ...

Eco-driving saves fuel, money for waste fleets, study finds

SmartDrive Systems, a provider of driving intelligence solutions, announced the results of its Waste-Hauling Fleet Fuel Efficiency Study. The findings reveal that waste-hauling fleets can reduce fuel consumption on average as much as 13.8 percent, ...

Long Beach port cuts air pollution for fifth consecutive year

Port of Long Beach clean air programs slashed air pollution from port-related sources for the fifth year in a row, including a dramatic 75 percent reduction in airborne diesel particulates, according to an analysis of ...

EPA files final Navistar rule

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has filed a final rule that will determine whether Navistar will be allowed to continue to pay fines to sell diesel engines that do not meet 2010 diesel exhaust emissions ...

CSA'S Data Trail

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CSA’s crash flaw: Enforcement, accident rates do not mesh

FMCSA’s massive safety program shows gaps in correlation between enforcement and accident rates by carrier size.

Risk & Reward, Part 2: CSA data shows independents at risk

Risk & Reward, Part 1: How CSA’s data shows discrimination toward small carriers

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