NB diesel tax hike bites truckers bottom line

FREDERICTON -- New Brunswick's truck freight carriers could expect a hit to their bottom lines now that a diesel fuel tax hike took effect this week.

‘@MATS: Navistar talks up 15L diesel; announces 13L power boost

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Although Navistar been proudly marketing its 13-liter MaxxForce in the heavy-duty segment for the last year, the company explained its reasoning for introducing a Cat-based 15-liter big bore at the Mid America Trucking Show in Louisville.

Navistar DT MaxxForce midrange gets EPA certification

WARRENVILLE, Ill. - Navistar International is inching closer to the EPA's 2010 0.20g NOx limit for its 2011 model year MaxxForce DT mid-range diesel.

CTA to Feds on biodiesel: “Fail”

OTTAWA - Now, as fuel prices soar through the ozone layer, is not the time to make Canadian truckers buy biodiesel.

Beaver State builds on biodiesel mandate

SALEM, Ore. - Oregon has increased the bio blend mandated for diesel from 2 percent (B2) to five percent (B5).

US tables tax breaks for nat gas truck buyers, developers

WASHINGTON -- Scaled back from its original proposal, a new NAT GAS Act was reintroduced in Congress yesterday to provide incentives for the purchase of natural gas trucks and to build refueling infrastructure across the U.S.

Trucking optimism high, but reigned by rising costs: GE

IRVING, Tex. - Nearly three in four trucking companies expect business conditions to improve through the end of 2011, but an increasing number of execs are concerned with underlying factors which can affect profit margins.

Biofuel law a diesel-user’s soar point

TORONTO -- Truckers and bus operators are united in their fight against the biofuel mandate coming into effect July 1.

CTA hopes creation of committee answers biodiesel questions

OTTAWA - Industry Minister Tony Clement has asked fuel refiners, distributors and retailers to come to Ottawa to explain their pricing methods to a parliamentary committee.

Diesel prices fall in consecutive weeks

NEW YORK -- On-highway diesel prices fell by 6.4 cents in the U.S., an even larger drop than last week, according to a weekly report from the Department of Energy.

Traffic congestion kills, but cleaner vehicles helping: Harvard

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - More than 2,200 Americans a year die prematurely due to exposure of fine particulate matter in fuel emissions while idling in traffic.

EPA to toughen DEF-dosing standards on new engines

WASHINGTON - The EPA dismissed Navistar's bold claim that its rivals' SCR engine systems are routinely 'tricked' and circumvent the 2010 emissions regulation, but the agency did propose tougher guidelines for those engines.

Navistar launches lawsuit against EPA over rival engines

CHICAGO -- Anyone who wondered whether Navistar is satisfied with the EPA's recent announcement to impose tougher standards on rival SCR engine suppliers, now have their answer:

EPA changes SmartWay-approved language

WASHINGTON -- The Environmental Protection Agency is changing the designation for trucks and trailers from "SmartWay Certified" to "SmartWay Designated."

CTA: ‘Like it or not, Industry will live with biodiesel consequences’

OTTAWA -- With the publication of the Canada Gazette Pt. II, diesel fuel sold in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Ontario will have to contain an average biofuel blend of 2 percent,