Volvo AB’s North American heavy-duty truck sales rose 61% in October from a year ago, the company said Wednesday.
November 17, 2010Business
Manufacturers’ Guidelines Vary for Filter Care
Heavy-duty trucks built in 2007 and later all have diesel particulate filters, but owners are still confronting perplexing decisions about their proper maintenance.
November 17, 2010Business
Fleets Give Mixed Reviews Of DPF Performance
Some fleet maintenance managers say they have seen higher-than-expected failure rates from diesel particulate filters that cracked or melted before the first scheduled maintenance cleaning or replacement.
November 17, 2010Business
Group Eyes Electronics to Help Truckers Park on I-81 Corridor
A Virginia Tech researcher said a group studying freight movement on Interstate 81 may create an electronic system to help direct truck drivers to available parking spaces, the Associated Press reported.
November 17, 2010Business
October Housing Starts Fall 12%
Housing starts fell 12% in October to the lowest level since a record low was set a year and a half ago, the Commerce Department said Wednesday.
November 17, 2010Business
Consumer Price Index Rises 0.2%
The consumer price index rose 0.2% in October, the Labor Department said Wednesday.
November 17, 2010Business
Trimac Names Malysa President, Starting in 2011
Canadian transportation firm Trimac Income Fund Tuesday named Edward Malysa to be president and chief operating officer of Trimac Transportation Services, effective Jan. 1.
November 17, 2010GovernmentBusiness
U.S. Lags in Reducing Traffic Fatalities, Report Says
The U.S. has fallen behind other high income nations in reducing traffic fatalities and injuries, according to a report released Tuesday by the National Research Council, which studied accident data in the U.S. and 15 other countries.
November 16, 2010Business
Express-1 Reports Higher 3Q Profit
Express-1 Expedited Solutions’ second-quarter profit rose to $1.7 million, or 5 cents per share, from $811,000, or 3 cents, a year ago.
November 16, 2010BusinessFuel
Diesel Jumps 6.8¢ to Two-Year High $3.184 a Gallon
Diesel rose to the highest level in more than two years, jumping 6.8 cents to $3.184 a gallon, while gasoline gained 2.7 cents to $2.892, the Department of Energy reported.
November 16, 2010