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President to direct next round of emissions, fuel efficiency standards for trucks

President Obama will order the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Transportation to produce a rule by March 2015 to once again tighten fuel efficiency standards and greenhouse gas emissions standards, calling for technological innovation and alt fuels to help lead the way.

February 18, 2014

Trucking industry officials and Cabinet members join President Obama at the White House in 2011 as he signs the first-ever fuel efficiency standards for heavy-duty vehicles. (White House photo)

Penske takes delivery of 10,000th Hino truck

Hino Trucks recently held a ceremony to commemorate the delivery of the 10,000th Hino truck to Penske Truck Leasing (PTL). The ceremony took place at Hino’s plant in Williamstown, W.Va. in front of its assembly team members and top management from Hino and Penske Truck Leasing. “We congratulate the entire team at Hino and Toyota […]

February 17, 2014

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Fun Trucks Friday: Love and War edition

Valentine’s Day happens to fall on a Fun Trucks Friday this year, but if you’re looking for love here you’re looking in one of the wrong places. In lieu of flowers, how ’bout a few special purpose hard working trucks, with bad intentions?

February 14, 2014

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The logistics of love: Would you be my Valentine … delivery driver?

This Valentine’s Day, some 200-300 million roses (or ‘stems,’ as they’re called in the trade) will travel from fields in South America to sweethearts across the U.S. – making for a week or so of semi-controlled chaos for the floral industry, worth about $2 billion.

February 14, 2014

Inside the main Little Rock location of Tipton & Hurst, the day before Valentine’s.

Auto Truck awarded ship-thru for Ford Transit

Auto Truck Group says it was recently awarded ship-thru status and codes for the 2015 Ford Transit full-size van for the new Auto Truck Group facility in Kansas City, Mo., which is set to open May 2014. “The new full-size Ford Transit is a breakthrough commercial van,” says Dennis Jones, vice president of sales and marketing, […]

February 14, 2014

Saddle Creek Logistics to embark on cross-country CNG trip

On February 14, Saddle Creek Logistics Services will embark on “The Great American Green Ride,” the first cross-country trip with a for-hire, compressed natural gas (CNG) truck. The CNG truck will travel from Lakeland, Fla., to San Diego and back. On the trip, Saddle Creek will make deliveries for two top CNG customers: Procter & Gamble […]

February 13, 2014

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Growth expected for autogas in AltFuel segment

Natural gas (in all its forms) may get most of the alternative fuel headlines, but propane autogas is positioning itself to steal a few of its own

February 13, 2014

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Morgan launches new stake body, dump body

Morgan Corporation has announced the availability of the new ProStake Stake and Platform truck body, as well as a new selection of dump bodies. The new ProStake product line features rugged construction and more than 30 product enhancements, engineered to meet and exceed the needs of today’s service-industry providers, including landscapers, contractors, maintenance crews and suppliers, […]

February 13, 2014

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Digging into nat gas bills: Would they accomplish anything?

The trio of bills introduced in the House a few weeks ago to promote natural gas use will, if enacted, no doubt be a step toward boosting natural gas implementation, but the text of the bills do show the slightly undirected and generally dubious directions of the legislation.

February 12, 2014

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Autogas: An AltFuel on the rise

Diesel. Biodiesel. Compressed Natural Gas (CNG). Liquified Natural Gas (LNG). Hydrogen. Propane. There are so many alternatives that choosing an alternative fuel can be a daunting task. “All those fuels have opportunity,” says Tucker Perkins, Chief Business Development Officer for the Propane Education and Research Council. “I don’t think we’ve ever claimed to be the one […]

February 12, 2014

East Texas Mack named 2013 Distributor of the Year

Mack Trucks today announced that East Texas Mack Sales, LLC, Longview, Texas is its 2013 North American Distributor of the Year. The annual award recognizes the top-performing distributors within Mack’s North American dealer network based on sales, facilities, service, general management, customer satisfaction, parts, personnel and community service. A Mack distributor since 1976, East Texas […]

February 12, 2014

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C.R. England, Shell hook up on LNG fuel agreement

C.R. England announced today a multi-year liquefied natural gas bulk fueling agreement to be supplied by Shell. C.R. England will replace existing diesel trucks with LNG-powered trucks with Cummins Engine’s new 12 liter spark-ignited ISX engine. The trucks will service southern California, the most mature market for natural gas on-highway transportation in the United States. […]

February 12, 2014

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Supply of used medium-duty trucks ‘more than enough’

An abundant supply of medium-duty used trucks has kept prices down, while the construction truck market firmed up to close out 2013 and is poised for a recovery, according to NADA’s February Commercial Truck Guidelines.

February 12, 2014

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Ingersoll Axle selects Meritor Tire Inflation System

Meritor announced today that Ingersoll Axle (IMT) has selected the Meritor Tire Inflation System (MTIS by P.S.I) as its preferred Automatic Tire inflation System (ATIS) on its line of trailer axles for the commercial trailer market. Fleet and OEM customers can now easily specify the preparation of IMT trailer axles at various levels, such as bare […]

February 12, 2014

Clean Energy Fuels defends bet on LNG

Responding to criticism from some stock analysts, Clean Energy Fuels says its investment in America’s Natural Gas Highway and LNG is a smart one – and that critics have understated the company’s strong position in CNG fueling.

February 12, 2014

Photo Flashback: Trucking, 1977 (Part I)

By 1977, trucking was all the rage in the U.S. The free-wheeling highway life was captured in a succession of popular films like “Convoy” and “Smokey and the Bandit.” And the good times were reflected in the high-profile ads seen in issues of CCJ at the time.

February 11, 2014

Eaton adopts customer input for aftermarket transmission program

Power management company Eaton has made several enhancements to its lineup of FLEX REMAN transmissions to better equip truck dealers and truck OEMs (original equipment manufacturers) to meet the aftermarket needs of their customers. Among the improvements to the FLEX product line is changing the part numbers to a model based part number. This change […]

February 11, 2014

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Kinedyne offering training video for Kaptive Beam System

Kinedyne has produced a free training video outlining the best-use tips and common misuses for its Kaptive Beam System. The 11-minute training video will be available to all new and existing Kaptive Beam customers by special request made to Kinedyne’s National Product Manager – Engineered Solutions, Scott Frazier. Interested customers can contact Scott Frazier through […]

February 11, 2014

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Fleet Compliance

The cost of fleet compliance failures

Compliance failures are threatening fleet survival. Industry experts reveal the critical gaps costing carriers millions.

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Cargo theft costs trucking $18 million per day, most loads never recovered

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Trump delays heavy truck tariff one month, adds medium-duty tax

All New Volvo Vnl On Highway Fully Loaded Test Drive

Test driving Volvo's all new VNL

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Trimac acquires Service Transport Company

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