Daimler Trucks North America announces 2010 pricing August 6, 2009 PORTLAND, Ore. -- Freightliner and Western Star trucks with Detroit Diesel engines using BlueTec selectiv...
Sustainability Navistar hosts US president to kick-off all-electric vehicle production August 6, 2009 WAKARUSA, Ind. -- Navistar hosted a special guest at its manufacturing plant here yesterday – US pr...
Sustainability Glasvan Great Dane to showcase hybrid shunt truck August 6, 2009 MISSISSAUGA, Ont. -- Glasvan Great Dane is heralding the arrival of what it claims to be Canada’s f...
Freightliner Custom Chassis walk-in vans now eligible for hybrid retrofit August 4, 2009 GAFFNEY, S.C. -- Walk-in vans built by Freightliner Custom Chassis (FCC) can now be retrofit with hybrid-...
Sustainability Navistar expanding biz in Middle East, North Africa July 31, 2009 DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- Navistar’s plans to grow its global truck business have the manufacturer ...
Sustainability Kenworth plant receives award for environmental efforts July 31, 2009 KIRKLAND, Wash. -- Kenworth’s manufacturing plant in Renton, Wash. has been awarded for its outstanding ...
Sustainability Bridgestone seeking nominations for Canadian Truck Hero Award July 30, 2009 MISSISSAUGA, Ont. -- With the Sept. 30 deadline fast approaching, Bridgestone Canada is urging members of the ...
Sustainability CORRECTION July 30, 2009 In the May 21, 2009 episode of Transportation Matters, we presented the results of Energotest 2008, a series o...
Sustainability Major US corporations go electric July 29, 2009 WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The largest road-going electric truck in North America has come into the hands of four maj...
Sustainability Navistar announces 2010 pricing; $6K emissions surcharge for mid-range, $8K for big bore July 28, 2009 WARRENVILLE, Ill. -- Navistar announced pricing for its EPA2010-compliant engines today during a conferen...
Regulations Ontario trucking getting ‘greener’ but barriers to investment still exist July 27, 2009 TORONTO, Ont.-- Despite current economic conditions and financial pressures, Ontario trucking companies a...
Sustainability ATA backs higher fuel taxes with proceeds going towards infrastructure July 24, 2009 ARLINGTON, Va. -- It may seem peculiar, a trucking industry lobby group lobbying for higher fuel taxes, b...
Sustainability FTR downgrades 2010 Class 8 truck production forecast July 23, 2009 NASHVILLE, Ind. -- Industry forecaster FTR Associates has downgraded its 2010 heavy-duty truck production...
Navistar makes Meritor axles standard on MD trucks July 23, 2009 WARRENVILLE, Ill. -- Navistar has announced it has inked a long-term supply agreement with ArvinMeritor, ...
European SCR manufacturer increases NA presence July 23, 2009 NOVI, Mich. -- A European manufacturer of vehicle exhaust aftertreatment systems is establishing a major ...