Shell announced plans to promote liquefied natural gas in North America, including a partnership with Westport Innovations and providing LNG in Canada. Shell is partnering with Westport Innovations to promote LNG vehicles and fuels in… Read More »Shell Pursues LNG in North America
UPDATED: 9/9/2011 10:15:00 AM Write a Letter to the Editor Tweet Print This Wholesale inventories rose 0.8% in July, the Commerce Department said Friday. Wholesale sales were flat in July, Commerce said. The inventories… Read More »Wholesale Inventories Rise 0.8% in July
Walmart is one fleet that works hard on turning sustainability into greenbacks, as with this hybrid-electric Freightliner Cascadia project. “All That’s Trucking” blog by Deborah Lockridge, Editor in Chief We’re working on the October issue… Read More »The True Meaning of "Sustainability"
UPDATED: 9/8/2011 5:30:00 PM Write a Letter to the Editor Tweet Print This Heavy rains are flooding northeastern states, forcing road and bridge closures in New Jersey, upstate New York and Pennsylvania, where as… Read More »Heavy Rains Force Road and Bridge Closures in Northeast
Diesel prices were up nearly 5 cents a gallon this week, to $3.868 per gallon nationwide, according to the Energy Department’s weekly figures. That’s 93.7 cents per gallon higher than a year ago. The highest… Read More »Diesel Prices Up, Crude Down
UPDATED: 9/7/2011 3:30:00 PM Write a Letter to the Editor Tweet Print This The U.S. economy’s growth slowed in some regions of the country in July and August on tighter consumer spending and factory… Read More »Economy Shows Mixed Activity, Fed Says
Hugh K. Schilling founded Horton in 1951. “All That’s Trucking” blog by Deborah Lockridge, Editor in Chief The history of many companies in the trucking business is often colorful. I had no idea Horton’s history… Read More »Horton looks back at 60 years
UPDATED: 9/6/2011 5:00:00 PM Write a Letter to the Editor Tweet Print This Phillip Pines, former president and chief operating officer at trailer manufacturer Great Dane, died Sept. 5 in a plane crash near… Read More »Former Great Dane Executive Phillip Pines Dies in Plane Crash
No news will be posted Monday, September 5, in recognition of the Labor Day Holiday. News will resume on Truckinginfo.com on September 6. Printer Friendly Version Email This Story RSS Industry : Related News 9/5/2011 – Happy… Read More »Happy Labor Day!
UPDATED: 9/2/2011 11:00:00 AM Write a Letter to the Editor Tweet Print This The U.S. unemployment rate held at 9.1% in August, while payrolls also remained unchanged, the Labor Department said Friday. Trucking jobs… Read More »Trucking Jobs Slip by 900; August Unemployment Rate Holds at 9.1%
Marangoni Tread North America has expanded its retread plant in Madison, Tenn. This $10 million commitment to the North American market has allowed MTNA to increase production capacity of Ringtread, its splice-less retread technology, by… Read More »Marangoni Expands North American Operations
UPDATED: 9/2/2011 12:30:00 PM Write a Letter to the Editor Tweet Print This The National Transportation Safety Board is urging regulators to require rollover-prevention technology on fuel-tanker trucks, following its probe of a 2009… Read More »NTSB Recommends Anti-Rollover Retrofits for Tanker Trucks