Volvo’s XE13 powertrain makes it possible to stay in top gear longer, which saves fuel and improves drivability. Humped torque curves were the norm in North American heavy-duty on-road diesel engine power maps for decades.… Read More »A Revolutionary Development in Powertrain Technology
UPDATED: 9/21/2011 11:30:00 AM Write a Letter to the Editor Tweet Print This Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.) has sent a letter to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration demanding that the agency “address serious… Read More »DeFazio Hits FMCSA on Mexican Trucking Plan
Greatwide Logistics, Dallas, announced the deployment of three alternative-fuel vehicles in its fleet. Switching from diesel fuel to cleaner burning compressed natural gas, the 2012 Freightliner M2s will support Greatwide’s Ontario operations. “As the economy… Read More »Greatwide Adds 'Green' to Fleet
UPDATED: 9/20/2011 8:45:00 AM Write a Letter to the Editor Tweet Print This Tom Biery/Trans Pixs Diesel’s national average pump price fell for a second straight week, declining 2.9 cents to $3.833 a gallon,… Read More »Diesel Falls for Second Week, Declining 2.9¢ to $3.833; Gas Drops 6¢ to $3.601
“Trailer Talk” blog by Tom Berg, Senior Editor That commercial vehicles have been getting old has become an adage in the last few years, and here are more numbers to support it. This past summer,… Read More »Aging trailers, healthy freight business push fleets into buying new equipment
UPDATED: 9/19/2011 5:00:00 PM Write a Letter to the Editor ATA Hits Proposal, Saying It Would Harm Trucking, Economy Tweet Print This Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell (R) said Monday the Federal Highway Administration has… Read More »Virginia Receives Conditional Approval to Toll I-95
“All That’s Trucking” blog by Deborah Lockridge, Editor in Chief Last December, I blogged about the great image people who watched the uDrove Humanitarian Bowl were getting of trucking. The Truckload Carriers Association ad, which… Read More »Helping trucking's image and recruiting efforts at the same time
UPDATED: 9/16/2011 8:30:00 AM Write a Letter to the Editor Tweet Print This Bruce Harmon/Trans Pixs PORTLAND, Ore. — Western Star expects to double its market share in the heavy-duty truck market by 2014,… Read More »Western Star Predicts Its Market Share Will Double
Allison says its TC10 TS (for tractor series) is 41 inches long and weighs 1,030 pounds, with overall system weight about the same as a 13-speed Eaton UltraShift Plus. By Tom Berg, Senior Editor In… Read More »Allison TC10 to Aim at Road Tractor Market When It's Available in Late 2012
UPDATED: 9/16/2011 9:00:00 AM Write a Letter to the Editor Tweet Print This The U.S. Senate approved a short-term extenstion of transportation funding that averts a shutdown of the Federal Aviation Administration and will provide… Read More »Senate Approves Short-Term Highway-Funding Measure
Worldwide sales of natural gas vehicles are expected to grow rapidly over the next five years, to 3.2 million units annually by 2016 from 1.9 million in 2010, according to a recent report from Pike… Read More »Commercial Fleets Will Power Global Natural Gas Vehicle Market Through 2016
UPDATED: 9/16/2011 10:30:00 AM Write a Letter to the Editor Tweet Print This Consumer confidence rose this month from its lowest level in almost three years, according to the Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan consumer… Read More »Consumer Confidence Improves