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Utah House Votes to Overturn City’s Truck Idling Limits

A bill passed by Utah’s House of Representatives last month would overturn Salt Lake City’s ban on excessive idling and restrict the ability of other municipalities to pass similar ordinances.

March 6, 2012
BusinessTechnology

Xata, ALK Launch Navigation Software for XataNet

Fleet software providers Xata Corp. and ALK Technologies on Monday announced the launch of CoPilot Truck 8 Professional for XataNet.

March 6, 2012
BusinessFuel

One Leg of Keystone Pipeline to Be Built

Trans Canada said it plans to build the portion of the Keystone XL Pipeline that would run from Cushing, Okla., to Texas refineries as a stand-alone project that could be completed next year.

March 5, 2012
Business

Factory Orders Fall in January

Factory orders decreased 1% in January, the first decline in three months, the Commerce Department reported.

March 5, 2012
BusinessLogistics

Stevens Buys 1,200 Reefers from Utility

Refrigerated carrier Stevens Transport Co. said it has purchased 1,200 model 3000R refrigerated trailers from Utility Trailer Manufacturing Co. Terms were not disclosed.

March 5, 2012
BusinessTechnology

QuikQ Announces Cardless Fueling Project

QuikQ, a provider of cardless fueling for trucking fleets, said it is teaming with LHP Software and Impinj Inc. to develop a product that will deliver internal vehicle data to and from RFID tags during fueling.

March 5, 2012
BusinessTechnology

Engineers Mull Various Technologies OEMs Will Use to Meet 2014, 2017 Fuel Standards

TAMPA, Fla. — Engineers for truck makers said they are comfortable with their approaches to meet 2014 and 2017 federal greenhouse-gas and fuel-mileage standards for heavy- and medium-duty trucks.

March 5, 2012
BusinessTechnology

Fleets Say Newest Engines Cost More, but Reliability and Efficiency Are Better

TAMPA, Fla. — Fleet managers said they generally prefer the current generation of U.S. truck engines over 2007-2009 models because of improved fuel economy and reliability, but they also cost more and are more complicated, a new survey found.

March 5, 2012
BusinessFuel

Oil Trades Near Four-Day Low

Oil fell to near a three-day low in early trading Monday after a report on projected lower demand in China, Bloomberg reported.

March 5, 2012
BusinessTechnology

CARB Pushes Back Compliance Deadline for Fleets to Phase in SmartWay Add-Ons

California environmental regulators have delayed until June the first compliance deadline for large fleets seeking to phase in SmartWay technologies for 2010 and older model 53-foot box-type trailers and the tractors that pull them.

March 5, 2012