The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency expects to issue a notice of proposed rulemaking later this year aimed at establishing new emissions standards for oxides of nitrogen (NOx) and other pollutants for highway heavy-duty engines, an EPA official told the S.11 study group of the Technology & Maintenance Council of American Trucking Associations during TMC’s virtual spring meeting.
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Three experts from Transport Enterprise Leasing discuss strategies for buying and selling trucks amid regulatory shifts, trade tensions and economic uncertainty.
UAW Strikes VTNA’s New River Valley Plant
Volvo Trucks North America on April 19 announced the United Auto Workers has called a strike at its New River Valley truck assembly operations in Dublin, Va.
April 19, 2021Iveco Sale Talks End With China FAW as Italy Opposes
The billionaire Agnelli family’s CNH Industrial NV ended talks to sell its Iveco SpA truck and bus unit to China FAW Group Co. after the Italian government signaled it would oppose the deal.
April 19, 2021Task Forces Set Sights on Controlling Corrosion
An American Trucking Associations Technology & Maintenance Council task force called for action April 16 to develop best practices to address cab corrosion.
April 16, 2021TMC Highlights Big Changes to VMRS Coding System
A vehicle maintenance coding system used by repair shops across the trucking industry is receiving an update that has been years in the making, and is also evolving to include the burgeoning electric vehicle segment.
April 15, 2021TMC Plans Closer Look at Mirrorlike Camera Monitor Systems
The increasing interest in camera monitor systems has prompted the Technology & Maintenance Council of American Trucking Associations to decide how it can help fleets understand how the systems would best fit into the truck cab environment.
April 15, 2021March Trailer Orders Hit 29,500, More Than Triple a Year Earlier
North American trailer orders for March hit 29,500, more than triple the volume compared with a year earlier, ACT Research reported.
April 14, 2021Medium-Duty Sales Rise 36.7% in March, Led by Class 5
U.S. retail sales of Classes 4-7 trucks in March climbed 36.7% compared with a year earlier, riding the surge in demand in Class 5, WardsAuto .com reported.
April 14, 2021Tractor-Trailer Interfaces Take Shape in Many Ways
Efforts to ensure the needed connections for exchanging more data between a tractor and trailer continue from many directions as electronics and sensors are increasingly coming to trailers, experts said.
April 14, 2021Hankook Debuts First Line of Trailer Tires
Hankook Tire America Corp. debuted its first trailer tires, the company announced April 5.
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