As Gas Prices Rise, So Does Fuel Theft
Gasoline is still one of the cheapest liquids-per-gallon in the U.S., but across the pond the Brits are once again dealing with record petrol prices. This has prompted thieves to take to stealing petrol from parked vehicles.
We’re not quite at $4 a g…
Ken Kelley Promoted to New Role with Marmon Highway Technologies
Ken Kelley has been promoted to vice president of business development for the Brake and Wheel Ends Group of Marmon Highway Technologies.
Polar Tank Trailer Names Frank Lukacs President
Polar Corp. named Frank Lukacs president of its Polar Tank Trailer division.
California Cap-and-Trade Hits Roadblock
California’s landmark attempt to implement a ‘cap-and-trade’ system of reducing carbon emissions hit a roadblock last week when a judge ruled that the state had not looked hard enough at alternatives.
On-Highway Diesel Prices Continue Rise After Brief Fall
U.S. on-highway diesel prices are up 2.5 cents from last week, and up 99.3 cents from last year, according to the Department of Energy. The rise to a $3.932 national average follows a slight decline last week that broke a 15-week streak of steady pr…
Green Truck Association Names Officers
The Green Truck Association, an affiliate division of the National Truck Equipment Association, elected new officers of the board of directors during the annual Board meeting held in Indianapolis, Indiana, March 8, 2011.
Gordon Trucking Adds 2,000 Freight Wing Aeroflex Side Skirts
Gordon Trucking is set to begin installing 2,000 additional side skirt sets on its trailers that will join the 2,200 plus trailers already using the skirts in the GTI fleet.
Arsenault: Don’t Over-Buy on Parts
Many maintenance shops buy more parts than necessary, in effect storing company cash on parts room shelves.
Pike forecasts annual global plug-in vehicle sales to exceed 1M units by 2015
Pike Research forecasts that global sales volumes of plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) (plug-in hybrid electric and battery-electric vehicles) will cross the 1 million unit threshold for the first time by 2015. Pike notes that total PEV penetration will…
Volvo Trucks to begin selling hybrid heavy-duty trucks
As part of the Volvo Group’s focus on hybrid vehicles, Volvo Trucks is now commencing sales of hybrid heavy-duty trucks (earlier post), under the name Volvo FE Hybrid, to customers in selected European markets. The hybrid trucks permit fuel savings o…