ArvinMeritor Reports Financial Results, Sees Strengthening in Global Truck Markets
ArvinMeritor, which announced it will change its name back to Meritor, reported financial results for its first fiscal quarter ended Dec. 31, 2010, with sales and EBITDA up, but negative cash flow and a greater net loss.
Cummins Reports Best Year in Company History
Cummins Inc. reported record profits for all of 2010, as well as record quarterly sales and profits for the fourth quarter, on the strength of significant growth in key international markets and improved productivity in its global manufacturing oper…
FTR’s Trucking Condition Index Increases to New High
FTR’s Trucking Condition Index rose to 7.1 in December, the highest level yet recorded during the current recovery.
Got any Horror Stories About New Jersey’s Snow and Ice Removal Law?
The New Jersey Motor Truck Association reports it has been fielding one horror story after another of the lengths to which some in law enforcement are enforcing the state’s new snow and ice law, and is asking for further documentation to present to …
Q1 2011 Fleet Sentiment Report Buying Index Surges to New Highs
The quarterly Fleet Sentiment Report Buying Index as reported by CK Commercial Vehicle Research rose to a new high of 102.3 for the first quarter of 2011.
TravelCenters of America Nashville Location Reopens
TravelCenters of America will reopen a Nashville travel center this week that was ravaged by floods last May.
Questions Arise About Study Used to Justify 34-Hour Restart Change
Some of the scientific evidence used to justify changes in the 34-hour restart provision is being questioned by the trucking industry.The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is relying in part on a two-part study conducted at the University …
November NAFTA Surface Trade Up 15.5 Percent From Previous Year
Trade using surface transportation between the United States and its North American Free Trade Agreement partners Canada and Mexico was 15.5 percent higher in November 2010 than in November 2009, reaching $68.1 billion,
Technip launches offshore floating wind turbine project
Filed under: Emerging Technologies, Etc.Technip, along with partners Nénuphar, Converteam and EDF Energies, recently launched Vertiwind, an offshore floating wind turbine project. The Vertiwind concept, which eliminates the laborious process of …
HyET BV achieves single-stage 400 bar electrochemical hydrogen compression
The Netherlands-based HyET BV (Hydrogen Efficiency Technologies), has achieved a milestone in electrochemical hydrogen compression, reaching for the first time a single-stage pressure increase of more than 400 bar.
Building on this promising result, t…