Fuel Economy, CO2 Requirements Won’t Add Cost, Suppliers Say

By Tom Berg, Senior Editor The federal government’s planned requirements for minimum fuel economy and limited carbon dioxide emissions will add little or no cost to trucks built starting in 2014 while saving money for buyers, industry consultants said …

Internet Truckstop launches ITEX load board

Internet-based load board provider Internet Truckstop announced the launch of ITEX (Instant Messaging), designed to make it easier for customers to manage available freight and trucks by allowing instant access to business opportunities using a text message on the Internet Truckstop website.
“We developed ITEX using feedback we heard from our members who want to communicate […]

Correction

Due to a production error, Navistar’s ad in this week’s print edition, entitled “The Customer-Friendly Emissions Solution,” failed to print properly. As a result, much of the text on Page 3 is missing. We will be printing a corrected version of the ad …

Green Speed: Veritas RSIII KERS / Plug-in Hybrid

This is the new Veritas RSIII Hybrid sportscar … which (for better or for worse) looks an awful lot like the “regular” Veritas RSIII sportscar it’s based on.
The new Hybrid Veritas is powered by a 600 hp version of the 5.0 liter V10 found in BMW…

ANSI convening EV codes and standards workshop

On behalf of the US Department of Energy (DOE) and the Idaho National Laboratory, the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) is convening a standards needs assessment workshop on the codes and standards needed to facilitate the successful introdu…