Mack Truck shows off heavy-duty hybrid
Mack Trucks Inc. today displayed on Capitol Hill a prototype hybrid electric powertrain for Class 8 trucks mounted on an Air Force R-11 6,000 gallon refueler truck built on a Mack RD 6x4 chassis...
Tonnage fell 0.8% in August
For-hire truck tonnage dropped 0.8% in August, following a 0.5% July decline, according to the American Trucking Assns. ...
NTEA Work Truck Show housing available
The National Truck Equipment Assn. (NTEA) has announced registration and housing is now available for its Work Truck Show in Atlanta, GA on March 1-3, 2006...
Diesel up 6.6 cents to $2.798
The national average price for a gallon of diesel rose 6.6 cents to $2.798 last week after responding to market fears surrounding Hurricane Rita...
HOS comes under fire
The advocacy group Public Citizen, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, and various safety groups have filed a petition to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) to reconsider the new truck drivers’ hours of service (HOS) rule announced by the agency on Aug. 19...
Overnite 100% Highway Watch certified
The Highway Watch program has announced that Overnite Transportation has had all of its drivers certified under the program...
TMW Systems agrees to sale
Management software provider TMW Systems has finalized an agreement to be purchased by Wachovia Capital Partners and Peppertree Capital Management...
Texas trucker named ATA’s Driver of the Year
Larry Springer, a linehaul driver for Central Freight Lines, has been named 2005 National Truck Driver of the Year by the American Trucking Assns....
Wallis to head Freightliner Parts
Jeff Wallis has been named general manager of Parts Sales & Marketing for Freightliner LLC, where his responsibilities include increasing parts sales and profitability for the combined Freighter and Detroit Diesel Corp. (DDC) aftermarket parts business worldwide...
Hurricane Rita: Fuel impact seen to be slight
Diesel fuel and gasoline prices should only see a short-term hike at the most in the wake of Hurricane Rita....
Pyle opens Syracuse NY terminal
Regional LTL carrier A. Duie Pyle, based in West Chester, PA, has opened a 32-acre, 65-door terminal in Syracuse, NY, to help expand capacity and better serve the central New York State area....
Mexican fleets profiled
The 2005-06 Mexican Motor Carrier Directory includes detailed profiles on over 1,100 Mexican trucking fleets, according to Transportation Technical Services...
Boyich joins NPTC board
Gary Petty, president & CEO of National Private Truck Council (NPTC), has announced that Robert J. Boyich, vp-- sales & marketing of CPC Logistics Inc., was elected to fill the remaining 19 months of a two-year term representing the Allied Small Supplier Division on NPTC’s board of directors...
Webb Wheel opens AL facility
The OEM Truck Business Unit of Webb Wheel Products Inc. has opened a facility to manufacture wheel ends for medium- and heavy-duty trucks...
No calm before the storm
Awaiting the onslaught of Hurricane Rita, trucking companies in Texas and Louisiana are working to move assets out of the storm’s path...
New EPA & NRCan partnership
The U.S. EPA and Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) recently announced that the organizations will coordinate voluntary cross-border projects with the trucking industry ...
Slip them seats
Birmingham, AL. Duff Swain pulls no punches when he talks about why trucking needs to change the way it thinks about its business tactics, simply because such changes represent an opportunity to increase profitability in a time of escalating operating costs...
Pocket PC tire-tracking system revealed
Birmingham, AL. A new method for tracking a fleet’s tires is on the way from maintenance software provider Squarerigger Inc. of Silverdale, WA...
Midnight Radio offers driver hotline
The Midnight Trucking Radio Network (MTRN) has announced it is offering a "Hurricane Crisis Hotline" for use by trucking companies needing to get a hurricane-related message to drivers...
ATA seeks to continue regulatory relief post-Rita
American Trucking Assns. (ATA) president & CEO Bill Graves today requested that states implement and extend emergency trucking regulation relief s instituted after Hurricane Katrina so that the trucking industry can respond as effectively as possible after Hurricane Rita hits...
Goodyear rolls out Class 7-8 drive tire
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. has announced a new commercial drive tire for Class 7-8 trucks that features long life and quiet performance...
KATRINA UPDATE: ATA delivers for Red Cross
The American Trucking Assns. (ATA) this week delivered $1.5 million in donations to the American Red Cross for use in Hurricane Katrina relief efforts on behalf of the U.S. trucking industry, its member motor carriers and their drivers, and supportive industry suppliers...
Web seminar to address fuel challenges in trucking
Cube Route is hosting a web seminar with Adrian Gonzales, director-- logistics executive council at ARC Advisory Group, to discuss trends, challenges and opportunities related to escalating fuel costs for the trucking industry...
Prime Inc. orders 3,000 reefer units
Prime Inc. has placed an order with Carrier Transicold for 3,000 Ultima XTC refrigeration units as part of a major fleet upgrade and expansion...
Energy impact unknown as Rita looms
With Hurricane Rita aiming to make landfall in the Gulf of Mexico, oil suppliers are bracing for the worst-case scenario that the Category 4 hurricane could slam into Houston—a nerve center for U.S. refining capacity—or other concentrated areas with refineries...
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