IdleAire Technologies Corp., a designer of anti-idling systems for long-haul trucks at truck stops, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, but its facilities will remain open to truckers, the company said Friday.
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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, 2008Continental Boosting Truck Tire Prices
Continental Tire North America said it will boost prices up to 8% on all Continental and General Tire Brand truck tires in North America, effective Aug. 1.
May 19, 2008ArvinMeritor Sets Commodity Surcharge
Auto and truck component maker ArvinMeritor Inc. said late Tuesday it will institute a monthly surcharge for components due to rising materials prices.
May 14, 2008Calif. 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, 2008Accuride’s First-Quarter Widens
Commercial vehicle component maker Accuride Corp. said Thursday it lost $11.7 million, or 33 cents a share, in the first quarter, compared with a loss of $1.9 million, or 5 cents, a year ago.
May 8, 2008Letters to the Editor: Idling, Govt. and Fuel, Owner-Operators, Time for Protest
Your front-page article April 7 about auxiliary power units possibly saving on fuel quoted an APU maker’s spokesman who stated (like many others I have seen) that idling truck engines use up to 1.8 gallons of fuel an hour.
May 6, 2008Cummins’ 1Q Profit Jumps
Diesel engine maker Cummins Inc.’s first-quarter profit jumped 33% to $190 million, or 97 cents a share, from $143 million, or 71 cents, a year ago.
April 30, 2008FAST Card Applications Now Being Taken Online
The U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agency has implemented an online application for Free and Secure Trade, or FAST, cards through its Global Online Enrollment System, or GOES.
April 30, 2008Used Truck Prices Buoyed by Rising Foreign Demand
An unprecedented wave of exports, mostly to Russia, has cushioned a downturn in the Class 8 used-truck business, which has been hurt by high fuel prices and a weak freight market, according to industry executives.
April 28, 2008