CARB Offers New Leasing Option for Cleaner Trucks
The California Air Resources Board is now offering a lease-to-own financing opportunity to encourage early compliance with CARB’s on-road diesel vehicle and tractor-trailer greenhouse gas regulations.
Fatal ’08 truck accident settled for $5.2 million
Acompany that hired a meth-using trucker whose big rig hit and killed another truck driver on Siskiyou Pass in 2008 will have to pay $5.2 million to the deceased’s family.
Parker Reports Positive Results for RunWise Hybrid Drive System
Parker Hannifin confirmed a 43% reduction in fuel consumption and 99% uptime for refuse vehicles using its RunWise Advanced Series Hybrid Drive System after more than a year of service for its fleet of pre-production vehicles operating in several com…
Via, Verizon Developing a Series Hybrid Van for Installers’ Use
Verizon Communications and Via Motors are developing a gasoline-electric series hybrid van for possible large-scale integration into Verizon’s fleet. Based on a General Motors G-2500 cargo van, the hybrid system will be capable of generating on-site …
Accuride Chairman Stepping Down; Company Names VP/CFO
William M. Lasky, chairman of Accuride Corp.’s board of directors, has decided not to stand for re-election at the company’s annual meeting of stockholders on April 24, 2012.
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ATA’s Bill Graves to Address Technology Challenges at Pegasus TransTech User Conference
ATA President and CEO Bill Graves will address recent accomplishments in transportation technology by the ATA and the American Transportation Research Institute in his keynote at the Pegasus TransTech Users Conference in Clearwater, Fla., on April 18.
Baseball Executive Billy Beane to Headline Qualcomm Conference
Major League Baseball executive Billy Beane, the subject of Michael Lewis’ bestselling book “Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game” and the Oscar-award-winning film “Moneyball,” will headline Qualcomm’s Vision 2012 Management Conference, June …
Work Starts on I-69 Upgrades to Former Western Kentucky Parkway
A contractor for the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet started installing new Interstate 69 signage along the former Western Kentucky Parkway between Eddyville, Ky., and the Pennyrile Parkway interchange near Madisonville, Ky.
DTNA Recalls Trucks for Fuel System Problems
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has issued a recall notice on up to 110,000 trucks equipped with Detroit Diesel DD13, DD15 and DD16 engines manufactured from January 20, 2006, through February 20, 2012.