Diesel Dips Below $4 while Oil Tops $100 — Briefly
The Department of Energy’s Weekly Pump Price survey shows diesel fuel tumbled 4.6 cents a gallon from last week’s national average price.
Bergstrom’s Jack Shaffer Re-Elected HDMA Chairman
The Heavy Duty Manufacturers Association has elected its 2012 slate of officers and governors. Jack Shaffer, president and CEO of Bergstrom, has been re-elected for a second term and is 2012 chairman of the HDMA Board of Directors.
World’s strongest men take Mack truck for a ride
GREENSBORO, N.C. — Talk about heavy-haul. Mack’s Titan tractor was featured at The World’s Strongest Man competition’s recent truck-pull event. [Full Story]
Freightliner Trucks Announces Design Competition
Freightliner Trucks is opening its doors to fresh ideas through its “Design the Future of Pride & Profit” truck design contest.
Alberta energy rebate program coming to a close Dec. 31
EDMONTON, Alta. — Alberta truckers have until the end of 2011 to apply for energy efficiency rebates as part of the province’s Trucks of Tomorrow program. In the past year, the commercial vehicle incentive program has resulted in an estimated… [Full…
Driver Solutions and eGears Celebrate Truck Driver Appreciation Week Contest Winners
The body can’t live without its cells, nor can a country survive without its trucks.
Women In Trucking Plans Third Annual Salute to the Women Behind the Wheel
The Women In Trucking Association is making plans for its third annual Salute to the Women Behind the Wheel, to be held in Louisville, Ky., on March 24, 2012, at the Mid-America Trucking Show.
Third Mexican Carrier Clears Safety Audit
A third Mexican carrier, Moises Alvarez Perez, has cleared a pre-authorization safety audit for long-distance service across the border under the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s cross-border pilot program.
Accused pot trucker to be free on bail
A self-employed Lansdale tractor-trailer driver, arrested in September on charges of transporting 223 pounds of marijuana having a street value of about $223,000, will be released from the county prison on Friday to support his family while he waits fo…
Cummins to Expand Test Center in North Carolina
Cummins says it will invest $24 million over three years to expand the research and development capabilities at its technical center in North Charleston, S.C.