Equipment: Page 11

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

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

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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

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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

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 for exemplary efforts to reduce air pollution from their local maritime and goods-movement operations. “We’re delighted to honor these companies […]

August 14, 2012

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, saving more than $2,600 per vehicle annually, by engaging in fuel-efficient eco-driving best practices. “With the volatility of fuel prices, […]

August 13, 2012

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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 key pollutants that compares 2011 to 2005. The port said the air pollution reductions reflect its efforts to aggressively limit […]

August 9, 2012

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 standards. EPA filed its final rule for review with the Office of Management and Budget but did not disclose details. […]

August 7, 2012

Trucking industry stakeholders asked to rank top concerns

The American Transportation Research Institute, the trucking industry’s not-for-profit research organization, has launched the 2012 Top Industry Issues Survey. The annual survey, commissioned by the American Trucking Associations, asks trucking industry stakeholders to rank the top issues of concern for the industry along with appropriate strategies for addressing each issue. This year, the survey has […]

August 7, 2012

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Prime, Universal Truckload choose Raildecks intermodal flatbed platform

Raildecks, a provider of intermodal flatbed trailers, announced that Universal Truckload Services and Prime Intermodal both now are “Certified Equipment Partners” and that both companies have completed the Raildeck Equipment Certification Training Program, which enables their trainers to certify others drivers within their organization. “In the preliminary work we have done to start the project, […]

August 7, 2012

Report: Natural gas a critical fuel for U.S. transportation sector

The largest study of alternative fuel options for on-road transportation in the United States has concluded that natural gas is a promising fuel from both an economic and technology perspective. The National Petroleum Council’s Report “Advancing Technology for America’s Transportation Future” is the result of two years of work examining the potential for a variety […]

August 6, 2012

U.S. diesel price climbs for fifth consecutive week

The national average retail diesel price climbed for the fifth consecutive week, climbing 5.4 cents to $3.85 a gallon during the week ended Monday, Aug. 6, according to the U.S. Department of Energy’s Energy Information Administration. During 12 straight weekly declines from April 16 through July 2, the price of diesel had dropped 49.9 cents […]

August 6, 2012

CARB launches ‘Gear Up for Clean Truck Month’ campaign

The California Air Resources Board announced the launch of a multiagency “Gear Up for Clean Truck Month” campaign to make sure that trucks traveling the state’s highways are in compliance with state air pollution laws. “Our goal this month is to do everything in our power to make sure truckers know the rules and that […]

August 3, 2012

Trillium, AMP Americas to collaborate on CNG station network

Trillium CNG, a business unit of Integrys Energy Group, and AMP Americas on Monday, July 23, announced a joint venture, AMP Trillium, focused on building a network of CNG stations across the United States. Initially, AMP Trillium will construct stations along the Interstate 65 and I-75 trucking corridors and major routes in Texas, with the […]

July 23, 2012

Hino to launch new cabover trucks in U.S. this fall

Hino Trucks announced that its new Class 5 195 and 195h COE trucks will be arriving at Hino dealerships across the country this fall. Available with a diesel (195) or diesel-electric hybrid (195h) powertrain, the 19,500 GVW trucks feature 210 horsepower and 440 lb.-ft. of torque from Hino’s 5-liter J05E Series engine. Hino says the […]

July 23, 2012

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DHL Express launching 100 Roush CleanTech propane autogas P&D vans

DHL Express, an international express services provider, on Monday, July 23, announced the launch of 100 pickup-and-delivery vans fueled by propane autogas. The new Ford E-250 cargo vans, each equipped with a Roush CleanTech-dedicated liquid propane autogas fuel system, will be on the road by late August and will support DHL Express P&D service within […]

July 23, 2012

Eaton working on home NG refueling station

Eaton Corp. on Friday, July 20, announced it will develop an affordable home refueling station for natural gas vehicles, utilizing existing natural gas sources in the home and compressor technology to deliver the alternative fuel source safely and efficiently to vehicles. The effort is funded in part by a $3.4 million grant from the Department […]

July 20, 2012

TransAm specs Eaton’s UltraShift Plus for 1,000 Kenworth T680s

Eaton Corp. announced it recently received one of the company’s largest single fleet orders for its lineup of fully automated UltraShift Plus transmissions. As part of a new truck order for 1,000 Kenworth T680 tractors, TransAm Trucking of Olathe, Kan., has specified Eaton’s UltraShift Plus Linehaul Active Shifting model 10-speed transmissions on all of the […]

July 19, 2012

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Dash video camera

Drivers rank camera as top safety tech, as long as it faces outward

Truck drivers ranked a camera, depending on which way it faces, as having a good and bad influence on driver safety.

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Trucking's youth movement lagging, but no retirement in sight for most drivers

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Transportation a top 10 target of cyberattackers, cases nearly triple last year

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