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Independents Suffer More Than Big Fleets, But the Difference Is Hard to Quantify
Once again, all of trucking is feeling the pain of a fuel price crisis, reminiscent of similar cost runups in the late 1970s and 80s.
April 19, 2000
Jim Nebergall of Cummins discusses the fuel-agnostic engine that can adapt to multiple fuel types and cut emissions without sacrificing performance.
The Geography of Fuel: Buying Where It’s Cheapest
Trucking companies base fuel purchasing decisions on regional variations in prices, and that tendency has increased with the advent of products or policies that point drivers to truck stops with the lower diesel prices.
April 19, 2000L.A. Smog Causes Desert Bus Company to Try Alternative
A transit company in the California desert is a hot spot for alternative fuel research.
April 19, 2000Going After Sulfur’s Dregs
As the decade wears on, trucks will be burning a cleaner type of fuel, according to the Environmental Protection Agency, but it probably will be a more costly diesel.
April 19, 2000Particulate Traps Are on Retrofit List
The Environmental Protection Agency stepped up efforts to make existing diesel engines run cleaner by reducing particulate matter, which goes hand-in-hand with its plans to reduce sulfur content in diesel fuel by 2006.
April 19, 2000International Showcases 'Green' Diesel Technology
International Truck and Engine Corp. held a press conference at the recent Mid-America Trucking Show to point with pride to — nothing at all.
April 19, 2000Engine Without Camshaft Is International’s Next Step
Forget alternative fuels. “Clean diesel” is the way to go, and a division of International Truck and Engine Corp. thinks it has the technology to get there.
April 19, 2000Class 8 Retail Still Defies Expectations
Class 8 truck sales went up again in March, staying above 1999’s pace, despite projections the truck market would drop off this year.
April 19, 2000Roadlink USA Expects to Alter Face of Intermodal Business
The top boss at RoadLink USA made big promises of changing the business model for intermodal trucking and logistics.
April 19, 2000Intermodal Expo to Be Held Every 2 Years, Not Annually
Declining attendance and exhibitor participation is forcing changes in the International Intermodal Expo sponsored by the Georgia Freight Bureau and the Intermodal Association of North America.
April 19, 2000