NS extends fuel efficient technology rebates

HALIFAX -- Conserve Nova Scotia is extending Trucking Energy Efficiency Incentive Program rebates to Class 8 trucking carriers to September 30, 2010.

Gas turbine engine concept revived?

TORONTO -- Yep, it's back. Sort of. A Florida company called Turbine Truck Engines has declared plans to build what it calls a Detonation Cycle Gas Turbine

Study links diesel pollution to premature death

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- A new controversial California Air Resources Board report concludes that there is a causal relationship between exposure to fine particle pollution and premature death.

Frito-Lay rolling out largest hybrid fleet

NEW YORK -- Frito-Lay is preparing to launch the largest commercial all-electric hybrid fleet in North America.

Bill FOCUSes on hefty diesel tax hike

WASHINGTON - U.S. Congresswoman Laura Richardson, (D-CA), has tabled a bill that would increase the tax on diesel fuel by 12 cents a gallon.

Hybrid truck market energized: HTUF panelists

DEERBORN, Mich. - The recession slowed the development and commercialization of hybrid commercial trucks in North America, but things are charging up once again.

Fuel efficiency test to be part of licensing

MONCTON, N.B. - Minding chocks and blocks, properly measuring pushrod stroke and not stalling in the middle of an intersection isn't all you'll have to do if you want to get a commercial driver's licence in Canada in the future.

Robert does a one-eighty with LNG-powered Petes

BOUCHERVILLE, Que. -- Groupe Robert is buying 180 new Petes powered by liquefied natural gas (LNG).

CTA says LNG bellyaches not just gas pains

OTTAWA -- The trucks are expensive; they've got no resale value, you can't find fuel when you need it and if it is available, there's no telling if it will remain at a good price.

Navistar: NOx-compliant engine achieved

HUNSTVILLE, Ala. -- Navistar International says it is on the verge of submitting for certification a MaxxForce 13 engine that finally meets the EPA's 0.2g NOx standard, but it will continue selling engines that exceed that EPA limit until its banked emissions credits run out.

Oil: Two bills a barrel by 2035?

PARIS -- China's short on oil and that's bad news for everyone else in the world that has to fill up a truck or car.

US transport panel urges 15-cent fuel tax hike

WASHINGTON -- One way to bite into the U.S.'s massive deficit is to hike fuel taxes, President Obama has been advised.

US pumps 100% ULSD compliant

WASHINGTON - It took about four years, but as of Dec. 1, all highway diesel fuel in the U.S. is ultra-low sulfur diesel (ULSD) fuel.

Cold climates propel fuel prices upward

NEW YORK -- Here's an inconvenient truth Al Gore might want to take note of: Cold weather around the world is being blamed for escalating global diesel prices.

LNG? Sure it’s good, but incentives are essential: CTA

OTTAWA - A new study by Natural Resources Canada highlights many of the environmental benefits of natural gas trucks, but industry leaders says government tax incentives are needed to put more of these vehicles on the road.