Equipment

SuperValu, a grocery wholesaler and retailer, has taken delivery of 35 compressed natural gas (CN) Volvo Trucks’ VNL day cabs. The vehicles will operate out of the company’s Mechanicsville, VA, distribution center....More

Dart Transit Co. has partnered with U.S. Oil on construction of a Gain compressed natural gas station for the trucking company. It is the second station U.S. Oil will build and operate for Dart. The new station will be located in Fort Wayne, IN, and compressed natural gas (CNG) to Dart’s fleet as well as other trucking companies and the general public....More

Captured by our intrepid reporter at the big ExpoTransporte truck/bus show in Guadalajara, Mexico, last month was this spectrally minimalist Navistar International that appears to have been purpose-built in the Batcave for strategically positioning a platoon of Caped Crusaders all over Gotham City. In any event, it sure can’t be Ralph Kramden’s idea of a busman’s holiday ride....More

The 2013 U.S. Capitol Christmas tree was harvested from the Colville National Forest in Washington State.  Its cross-country trek will take the 80-year-old, 88-ft.-tall Engelmann Spruce from near Usk, WA, to the West Lawn of the Capitol in Washington, DC.  The tree was slated to make 24 stops along the way. Hauling the evergreen load of holiday cheer was a 2014 Mack Pinnacle Axle Back model.  The truck is wrapped with a custom decal featuring a resolute Mack Bulldog who is, yes, pulling a Christmas tree toward our nation’s capital....More

Backed by its owner’s preferences, and lured by the low cost and green benefits of the fuel, Dillon Transport has made the leap into the world of natural gas tractors. The Burr Ridge, IL-based liquid and dry bulk carrier has taken delivery of 25 Kenworth T800s with the Cummins Westport ISX12 G natural gas engine, bringing its fleet of natural gas tractors to around 60. Dillon has another 100 units on order, which would bring its total natural gas units to about 35% of its 450 or so trucks by the middle of 2014....More