Clean Energy Fuels Corp. said Tuesday it has opened the worlds largest natural gas truck fueling station, on a site adjacent to the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, Calif.
June 30, 2009BusinessSafetyGovernment
Chicago Factory Index Improves
Manufacturing activity in the Chicago improved in June but continued to show contraction, the Institute for Supply Chain Management-Chicago said Tuesday.
June 30, 2009BusinessEquipment
ArvinMeritor Divests from Light-Chassis Ventures
Truck components maker ArvinMeritor Inc. said Monday it will sell one of its light-vehicle chassis businesses to a private equity firm, selling its Control Products North America to OpenGate Capital.
June 29, 2009Business
Paccar Delays Engine Plant Opening Until Late 2010
Truck maker Paccar Inc. has pushed back by a year the opening date of a diesel engine plant in Mississippi to late 2010, the Associated Press reported.
June 29, 2009BusinessSafety
May Truck Tonnage Falls 11%; Month-to-Month Level Rises
Truck tonnage decreased 11% in May compared with a year ago, but increased from April, American Trucking Associations said.
June 29, 2009Business
FedEx, OfficeMax Set Retail Shipping Deal
FedEx Corp. said Monday it has entered into a multi-year agreement with OfficeMax stores to allow customers domestic shipping more than 900 OfficeMax retail locations by the fall.
June 29, 2009GovernmentBusiness
International Dealer Offers Sessions on EGR for Potential Customers
MEMPHIS, Tenn. International Truck dealer Diamond Companies Inc. here has embarked on a two-pronged program to educate potential customers about the engine technology Navistar Inc. will offer next year. Diamond plans lunch and learn seminars at its dealerships and to take clients to Navistars new engine plant in Alabama.
June 29, 2009FuelBusinessLogisticsGovernment
Gas Prices Steady in Past Two Weeks, Lundberg Says
Gasoline prices held steady over the past two weeks at $2.66 per gallon for regular grade, according to the national Lundberg Survey of fuel prices released Sunday.
June 29, 2009BusinessGovernmentFuel
Trucking Raises Concerns over House-Passed Energy Bill
The trucking industry has raised concerns over the energy bill passed by the House that would include a cap and trade provision to set up a market for greenhouse gas emissions.
June 29, 2009Letters to the EditorBusinessSafetyGovernment
Letters: Highway Safety, Safety Concerns, Belt-Tightening, Offensive Analysis, Most Expensive Gas
There are some good safety points that should be considered, including a graduated commercial driver license, but it makes no sense for new CDL drivers to be transporting hazardous materials, oversize loads or double and triple trailers until they have accumulated 100,000 or more accident-free miles driving a commercial vehicle.
June 29, 2009