COLUMBUS, Ind. ACT Research is planning a long-term study on how regulatory and business changes and technological advances will reshape trucking and transportation during the next decade.
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Truck Integration Trend Will Continue, Mack Execs Say
COLUMBUS, Ind. Mack Trucks expects the industrys trend toward vertical integration to continue and anticipates a near-record Class 8 market this year, company executives said.
March 25, 2015Cummins Plans New Product Rollout for 2017
LOUISVILLE, Ky. Independent engine maker Cummins Inc. will roll out new products in 2017 including a model of its best-selling ISX15 when the federal government next tightens greenhouse-gas emissions ceilings.
March 25, 2015Trucking Industry Safety Coalition Achieves 2014 Fundraising Goal
LOUISVILLE, Ky. After reaching its $1 million fundraising mark for 2014, an American Trucking Associations-led coalition that promotes the industrys safety record plans to surpass that this year, a senior industry executive said at the Mid-America Trucking Shows media day March 25.
March 25, 2015Thermo King Introduces Truck Parking App
LOUISVILLE, Ky. Refrigeration and auxiliary power unit supplier Thermo King announced a new smartphone/device application that guides drivers to overnight parking in 2,250 stalls at Thermo King dealers.
March 25, 2015Peterbilt Announces Truck Upgrades, Customer-Convenience Options
LOUISVILLE, Ky. Peterbilt Motors Co. unveiled a series of truck improvements and customer-convenience options in the middle of what executives said could be the second- or third-best sales year ever.
March 25, 2015Daimler Says SuperTruck Program Shows 115% Efficiency Improvement (with video)
LOUISVILLE, Ky. Daimler Trucks North America said its Freightliner SuperTruck has achieved 115% freight-efficiency improvement, more than doubling the Department of Energys goal of 50% improvement.
March 25, 2015Magellan Unveils RoadMate GPS Device
LOUISVILLE, Ky. Magellan is unveiling an Android truck GPS device at the Mid-America Trucking Show, the company said.
March 25, 2015ACT Economist Says Outlook Very Positive Despite Recent Slowdown
COLUMBUS, Ind. ACT Research predicted that the U.S. economy will continue to accelerate in 2015 despite a decline in retail sales and manufacturing activity in recent months.
March 24, 2015Class 8 Market to Peak in 2015, Driven by Trucker Profitability, ACT Forecasts
COLUMBUS, Ind. ACT Research projected that the Class 8 market will peak in 2015, driven by a favorable freight market and improved trucker profitability.
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