#MATS: Volvo Trucks adds natural gas-powered VNL daycab to lineup

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Volvo Trucks announced at the Mid-America Trucking Show the addition of a natural gas-powered Volvo VNL daycab.

#MATS: Volvo hybrid truck, Mean Green, to attempt world speed record

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Who said hybrids can’t be fast? Volvo had Mean Green, the world’s fastest hybrid truck and its record setting owner and driver, Bojje Ovebrink, at its booth here and used the event to announce an attempt to...

Load securement: Take a load off your mind

TORONTO, Ont. -- Load securement rules for flatdeck haulers are a constant concern; the rules are often in a state of flux and enforcement’s interpretation of the rules is not always consistent.

ATA, TCA ramp up challenge against HoS changes

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The American Trucking Associations (ATA) and Truckload Carriers Association (TCA) have submitted filings with the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit to contend changes to US hours-of-service regs.

When greening your fleet, focus on existing vehicles first: FedEx exec

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. -- Greening your fleet starts with optimizing the vehicles that are in the fleet today, Russell Musgrove, managing director, global vehicles with FedEx Express explained during his keynote address at the recent Green Truck...

CTA bends Ottawas ear on safety, environmental initiatives

OTTAWA, Ont. -- The Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) recently appeared before a Commons Standing Committee on Transport to appeal to the feds for support in rolling out environmentally friendly transport alternatives, such as natural gas.

NADA, ATD say EPA underestimated costs to meet emissions mandates

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) and American Truck Dealers (ATD) have released a report which questions the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) cost analysis of emissions control requirements for...

Going to gas: What you need to know about transitioning to natural gas-fueled vehicles

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. -- Much of the buzz at this year’s Green Truck Summit revolved around the potential of natural gas to lower operating costs for fleets.

Success stories abound at Green Truck Summit

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. -- Those who like green trucks, like them a lot. That’s the sense one got in attending day one of the Green Truck Summit, hosted by NTEA and Calstart and attended by a record crowd of about 750 delegates.

Record audience gathers to talk ‘green’ trucks

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. -- The general sentiment at this year’s Green Truck Summit, attended by more than 750 suppliers, regulators and environmentally-conscious fleet managers, was that alternative fuel vehicles have moved beyond the...

Energy independence must be part of US economic growth plan, Jeb Bush tells TCA

KISSIMMEE, Fla. -- Committing to energy independence is key to the long term revival of the US economy, former Florida governor Association convention Jeb Bush, told delegates attending the 74th annual Truckload Carriers Association (TCA).

ATA, FMCSA come together to defend electronic logging proposal

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The American Trucking Associations (ATA) has set aside its beef with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) over hours-of-service, in order to file an amicus brief supporting its stance on electronic...

AMTA calling for increase in allowable weight on wide-base single tires

CALGARY, Alta. -- The Alberta Motor Transport Association is working with the province to allow an increase in the allowable weight on wide-base single tires. An AMTA delegation met recently with Alberta Transport Minister Ray Danyluk to...

Used truck prices rise in January as volumes slip

COLUMBUS, IN – Used Class 8 truck prices in the US market rose  in January, according to the latest release of the State of the Industry: U.S. Classes 3-8 Used Trucks, published by ACT Research.

Safety groups challenge US HoS changes; FMCSA rep defends rule

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Self-described safety groups including Public Citizen, Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety and the Truck Safety Coalition have announced they are suing the US Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration over its new...