Upcoming Transit Van to Get EcoBoost V-6, Ford Says

INDIANAPOLIS — Ford’s full-size Transit commercial van will come with the company’s 3.5-liter EcoBoost V-6 engine when it debuts in 2013, executives announced Monday on the eve of the opening of the Work Truck Show.

FTR’s Trucking Conditions Index Expected to Climb in 2012

In spite of a reading of 6.1 for January’s Trucking Conditions Index, FTR Associates forecasts a slow climb to strongly positive territory for trucking throughout 2012, with volumes and profits sufficient for investment for growth by year’s end.

Success stories abound at Green Truck Summit

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — Those who like green trucks, like them a lot. That’s the sense one got in attending day one of the Green Truck Summit, hosted by NTEA and Calstart and attended by a record crowd of about 750 delegates.