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• A Look at the New Paradigm of Freight Transportation

  

  The world of freight transportation is changing rapidly. The signs are there and they are unmistakable. Recognizing and responding effectively to these signals... Read more

  Posted on 08 May 2012 BUSINESS

• Delivery Businesses Brace for Summer Fuel Price Spike

  

  WATERLOO, Iowa — At a time when gas prices are generally expected to rise, Iowa has seen prices level off and drop after having moved upward in March. Read more

  Posted on 08 May 2012 BUSINESS, GADGETS, TECH

• Privatizing S.C. School Bus Service

  

  If state lawmakers decide to divest themselves of the state’s school bus system, they must do so in a manner that doesn’t place an unfunded mandate on school... Read more

  Posted on 08 May 2012 BUSINESS

• Sunny Delight CNG Fleet to Cut 400,000 Gallons of Diesel

  

  Sunny Delight Beverages has put into service a fleet of compressed natural gas vehicles for distribution in southern California, in markets including Los... Read more

  Posted on 08 May 2012 BUSINESS

• Trucking Ripe for Deal Making, Firm Says

  

  The sluggish U.S. economy combined with tight capacity levels continues to make mergers, acquisitions, partnerships and other deal-making initiatives... Read more

  Posted on 07 May 2012 BUSINESS

• EasyTracGPS Debuts New GPS Tracking and Fleet Management Website

  

  EasyTracGPS, Inc, a leading provider of GPS tracking and fleet management systems to businesses and consumers worldwide, is pleased to announce the redesign... Read more

  Posted on 07 May 2012 GADGETS, TECH

• Slip in Truck Orders May Portend Little Ill for Trucking

  

  Class 8 truck order rate dipped in April Net orders for Class 8 trucks fell in April, but it’s debatable whether that reflects poorly on the state of the ongoin... Read more

  Posted on 04 May 2012 GADGETS, TECH

• New York Program Targets Dirty Diesels

  A week-long crackdown on polluting diesel trucks by the New York Dept. of Environmental Conservation (DEC) as part of the agency’s statewide clean air... Read more

  Posted on 04 May 2012 GADGETS, TECH

• Missouri Senate Stalls I-70 Toll Plans

  

  Plans to charge tolls along most of Interstate 70 in Missouri have been put on temporary hold as the state Senate voted to form a committee to study the issue... Read more

  Posted on 04 May 2012 GADGETS, TECH

• Figuring out Customer Needs

  “One year ago, people were looking for financial stability in companies they were purchasing from because of all of the business closings. Read more

  Posted on 04 May 2012 GADGETS, TECH

• Fuel Trials Lead to 300 Scania Trucks Order

  

  Independent transport operator Gregory Distribution has declared Scania its preferred supplier, following detailed comparative fuel trials involving vehicles... Read more

  Posted on 04 May 2012 GADGETS, TECH

• Study: Big Rigs Susceptible to Fire in Crashes

  Large trucks — semi-trucks in particular — are more likely to catch fire in higher speed vehicle crashes compared to light trucks and passenger vehicles,... Read more

  Posted on 03 May 2012 MOTO

• Schneider Replacing About One-third of Its Fleet Tractors

  

  Schneider National will replace about one-third of its tractor fleet by the end of this year, the company said. The national truckload carrier is purchasing... Read more

  Posted on 03 May 2012 GADGETS, TECH

• Penske Truck Leasing Refinances, Extends Partnership to 2023

  

  Penske Truck Leasing Co., LP (PTL) has announced completion of a series of transactions that include $700 million of new equity investments from its existing... Read more

  Posted on 02 May 2012 BUSINESS

• FMCSA Issues Rule to Stop ‘reincarnated’ Carriers – Rule Effective May 29, 2012

  A new Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration rule establishes procedures for issuing out-of-service orders to “reincarnated” motor carriers in order to... Read more

  Posted on 02 May 2012 BUSINESS

• Lightweight, Low-cab-forward LoadStar Refuse Truck on Display

  

  Navistar showed off its International LoadStar lightweight, low-cab-forward refuse truck this week at Waste Expo 2012 in Las Vegas. Read more

  Posted on 02 May 2012 MOTO

• Mack Shows Natural Gas TerraPro Models at Waste Expo

  

  Mack Trucks is showing three natural gas TerraPro models this week at Waste Expo 2012 in Las Vegas. Two cabover models and one low-entry model, all equipped wit... Read more

  Posted on 02 May 2012 GADGETS, TECH

• Kansas Troopers and Truckers Team up for Safety

  The Kansas Highway Patrol’s Trucks on Patrol for Safety, or TOPS, program is rolling across the state’s highways for the sixth year in a row. Read more

  Posted on 02 May 2012 BUSINESS

• Manufacturing Confidence Bodes Well for Freight

  

  “Optimism regarding the U.S. economy among U.S. industrial manufacturers improved markedly during the first quarter of 2012, while views of the worldwide econom... Read more

  Posted on 02 May 2012 TECH

• Strategic Alliance to Provide Automated, Cardless Fleet Fueling

  Austin, TX-based eFueling Technologies,a provider of automated fleet fueling software and transaction processing equipment for automated unattended fueling,... Read more

  Posted on 01 May 2012 TECH