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J.D. Power: Class 8 owners seeing more engine problems
Technology changes related to revised emissions standards for heavy-duty trucks are causing an increase in heavy-duty truck engine problems and a decrease in overall satisfaction with the powertrain, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2012 U.S. Heavy-Duty Truck Engine and Transmission Study released Thursday, Aug. 23. The study measures satisfaction with engines and transmissions […]
August 23, 2012
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Navistar devises plan to counter losing EGR gamble
Navistar says it is hitting the “reset” button. After years spent developing and marketing its own engine platform, a series of negative turns this year resulted in an about-face on Navistar’s engine technology and a nosedive in its stock price. Now, executives say, they are charging ahead with a new engine strategy and a plan […]
August 23, 2012
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GE Fleet Services launches green Website
GE Capital Fleet Services announced the launch of a new eco-focused Website at www.gefleet.com/eco that provides access to the company’s depth of knowledge regarding alternative fuels and related sustainable products. The new Website provides interactive tools designed to allow visitors to learn more about how GE Capital Fleet Services helps customers reduce costs, improve fleet […]
August 22, 2012
Business
$17.5M available to states with distracted driving laws
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on Monday, Aug. 20, announced a new grant program that will provide about $17.5 million to states that have laws banning distracted driving in fiscal year 2013. NHTSA estimates that at least 3,092 people were killed and an additional 416,000 others were injured in distraction-affected crashes in 2010, including […]
August 20, 2012
Business
Port of Tacoma conducts truck inspections
Thirty-eight trucks drove away from a truck safety workshop on Saturday, Aug. 18, in the Port of Tacoma’s industrial area sporting federal safety stickers. The Washington state port and Fife Police Department partnered to offer the truck safety workshop and provide free truck inspections. Certified inspectors from Fife, Sumner, Federal Way and Pierce County walked […]
August 20, 2012
Business
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 with its 2005 performance. Less than five years later, FedEx said it has nearly achieved these goals improved by improving […]
August 20, 2012
Business
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 as his perspectives on U.S. energy use, at the gathering of participants in the full-service truck leasing industry. Viewed as […]
August 20, 2012
Business
FMCSA initiates EOBR study
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has selected the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute to conduct a study into whether electronic onboard recorders reduce the risk of fatigue-related crashes. The study will use existing data from the U.S. Department of Transportation to compare safety records and crash rates among EOBR-equipped trucks and nonequipped trucks. The study […]
August 17, 2012
Business
FMCSA to address TRALA concerns over registrant-only DOT numbers
The Truck Renting and Leasing Association recently met with top Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration officials to continue ongoing discussions with the agency regarding concerns with the announced elimination of the registrant-only U.S. Department of Transportation number. The registrant-only option is used by owners of commercial motor vehicles – including many TRALA members – that […]
August 17, 2012
Business
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 began production of its mDrive. The $8 million Hagerstown investment includes creation of a new assembly line, installation of new […]
August 16, 2012
Business
DOT advises motorcoach companies on tire blowouts
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration on Thursday, Aug. 16, said several recent incidents involving tire blowouts on passenger buses have prompted the agency to take a closer look at the potential cause of these incidents. In partnership with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, FMCSA has conducted preliminary investigations that show potential safety concerns […]
August 16, 2012
Business
Shippers Conditions Index shows carriers having trouble raising rates
FTR Associates on Wednesday, Aug. 15, announced that its Shippers Conditions Index for June basically was unchanged from the previous month and remains in near-neutral territory at a reading of -1.8. The SCI sums up all market influences that affect shippers; a reading above zero suggests a favorable shipping environment, while a reading below zero […]
August 15, 2012
Business
FMCSA sets correction action deadlines, launches Facebook page
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration on Wednesday, Aug. 15, provided notice of its policy that it must receive a new entrant motor carrier’s evidence of corrective action within 15 days of the date of a new entrant safety audit failure notice or within 10 days of the date of an expedited action notice. A […]
August 15, 2012
Business
Roadcheck 2012 out-of-service rates near historic lows, CVSA says
The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance on Tuesday, Aug. 14, announced that its member jurisdictions conducted a record 74,072 truck and bus inspections during its 25th annual Roadcheck commercial vehicle safety enforcement and outreach event. Of those inspections, 48,815 were North American Standard Level 1 inspections – the most comprehensive roadside inspection, of which 22.4 percent […]
August 15, 2012
Business
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 Source Air Pollution Reduction Review Committee, to announce the growth of Frito-Lay’s California electric truck fleet. Once all of the […]
August 15, 2012
Business
Mobile technology highlights XRS Corp.’s first user event
Mobile technology’s critical role in the trucking industry was the hot topic of conversation and education among more than 400 fleet managers, owner-operators, drivers and industry experts during XRS Corp.’s first annual Xata User Event (XUE) in Minneapolis Aug. 12 – 14. The event provided participants with an education program that targeted mobile trends and […]
August 15, 2012
Business
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 on the country of origin and destination, customers in 19 countries now can receive their shipments within 1-3 days […]
August 14, 2012
Business
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 is pursuing CARB certifications for 2009, 2011 and 2012 model years to provide even more options. Roush CleanTech also announced […]
August 14, 2012
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