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Cummins to Add SCR Technology in 2010 Engines

Diesel engine maker Cummins Inc. said Wednesday it will add selective catalytic reduction aftertreatment to its heavy-duty 2010 engines.

August 13, 2008

Bridgestone Firestone to Hike Prices by Up to 10%

Bridgestone Firestone North American Tire said Thursday that it will raise prices by up to 10% on all of its truck, bus, pickup and passenger tires because of higher raw materials costs and persistently high fuel prices.

July 31, 2008

Ryder Offers New GPS Tool

Ryder System is offering its customers a new high-tech tool to help its customers save fuel, the Miami Herald reported Monday.

June 23, 2008

Caterpillar to Exit Class 8 Engine Market After 2010

Caterpillar Inc., which said Thursday it has signed an agreement to develop a heavy-duty truck with Navistar International Corp., said it would not develop and sell engines that meet 2010 emissions standards to other truck original equipment manufacturers.

June 13, 2008

Several Class 8 Hybrids Being Developed, But Experts Say Many Obstacles Still Loom

WASHINGTON — Several prototype Class 8 hybrid trucks are currently under development, but the technical and economic obstacles in the way of placing reliable and fuel-efficient heavy hybrid over-the-road trucks in service remain daunting, experts told a House subcommittee.

June 16, 2008

Trucking Consolidation Seen Benefiting Surviving Firms

Soaring fuel prices have driven trucking bankruptcies up 143% over the same time last year, and industry analysts said the market may need to consolidate more before it improves for those companies that survive, the Associated Press reported.

June 10, 2008

Ford, American Axle Plan Job Cuts

Ford Motor Co. plans to lay off up to 12% of its salaried employees by August as part of a restructuring in the face of slumping sales and high fuel prices, the Associated Press reported Wednesday.

May 28, 2008

As Tire Retreading Market Grows, So Do Counterfeits, Look-Alikes

As fuel prices have skyrocketed, trucking companies have been forced to look closer at other parts of their businesses to trim costs.

May 26, 2008

Calif. Says Mack, VTNA, Cummins Engines Meet NOx Standard, Exempt From Idling Rule

The California Air Resources Board has confirmed to Transport Topics that Mack Trucks Inc., Cummins Inc. and Volvo Trucks North America have received certification that their heavy-duty engines meet California’s nitrogen oxide emission standards, providing users an exemption from the state’s five-minute idling regulation.

May 12, 2008