What’s up with electric trucks?
It seems every time I turn around the past few weeks, I see something about how the demand for electric and hybrid vehicles is not meeting expectations.
Lawyers deliver closing arguments in 2009 big rig slaying
Rodolfo Rodriguez, left, and Nolan Lopez leave West Valley Superior Court in Rancho Cucamonga in 2009 after both pleaded not guilty to the murder of truck driver Rafael Valencia Ochoa.
Talbert Names New Director of Business Development
Talbert Manufacturing appointed industry veteran Gerald (Jerry) Rothwell as director of business development. This position is designed to create and expand markets for the Talbert trailer lines throughout North America.
A Quick Guide to Alternative Fuels
The world no longer seems concerned about “peak oil” (the idea that oil reserves are going to run out), and today’s clean-diesel engines have addressed many environmental concerns about truck exhaust. Most industry experts believe conventional diese…
Caltrans Proposes Truck-Only Expressway on I-710
In its proposal for improvements to Interstate 710 in Los Angeles County between Ocean Boulevard and State Route 60, the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) is looking at a provision of a separate four-lane freight corridor to be used…
Attorney: Reenactment shows trucker jailed in Mexico made ‘mistake’
There was new hope Thursday for the mother of the North Texas truck driver who has been in a Mexican prison since April 17.
Where to put all those CNG tanks?
One of the key factors limiting the use of compressed natural gas in trucks has been the question of range. A commercial vehicle body and trailer manufacturer based in Germany may have a solution — putting extra CNG tanks on the trailer.
May Used Class 8 Truck Sales Slide, Dealer Inventories Shrink
May showed a continued decline in the availability of low-mileage used heavy-duty trucks, according to analysts with Great American Group LLC.According to the American Truck Dealers and Used Truck associations, the average mileage for May was 560,00…
Fewer Truckers Getting Behind the Wheel
Transportation companies have said the jobs are tough to fill because fewer younger drivers want to deal with the sacrifices that come with the job.
Allison Buys Equity Stake in Odyne Systems
Allison Transmission has invested in a non-controlling equity stake in Odyne Systems LLC, which designed and developed a plug-in hybrid power system that interfaces with the Allison family of commercial vehicle transmissions.