Calstart to Again Manage California Electric/Hybrid Incentive Program
The California Air Resources Board selected Calstart for the third year in a row to manage the state’s incentive program for electric and hybrid trucks and buses.
TMTV attracts more than 10,000 views on YouTube to start 2012
TORONTO, Ont. — Trucknews.com’s award-winning WebTV show, Transportation Matters, started 2012 with a bang, earning more than 10,000 views on its YouTube channel in January. [Full Story]
N.A. surface trade jumps 12.7% y-o-y in November
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Trade using surface transportation between Canada, the US and Mexico, was 12.7% higher in November than in November 2010, totalling $76.7 billion, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics of the US Department of… [Full…
Trucking conditions improve for third straight month: FTR report
NASHVILLE, Ind. — FTR’s Trucking Conditions Index (TCI) increased to a reading of 7.0 in December, marking the third straight month that the reading has increased. [Full Story]
Calstart to Again Manage California Electric/Hybrid Incentive Program
The California Air Resources Board selected Calstart for the third year in a row to manage the state’s incentive program for electric and hybrid trucks and buses.
Paccar Reports Record Quarterly Revenues
Paccar reported its 73rd year in a row of net profit, with its 4.85 billion in quarterly revenues marking the highest in company history.
Natural Gas Gets Big Boost in Deal by Navistar, Clean Fuels and T. Boone Pickens
Natural gas will become a more popular fuel for commercial trucks if Navistar International and Clean Fuels Corp. can help it, and they intend to. T. Boone Pickens, the oilman-turned-gas promoter whose BP Capital owns Clean Fuels, joined Navistar exe…
House Highway Bill Challenges Hours of Service Restart Provision
In the House highway bill unveiled yesterday, Rep. John Mica, R-Fla., finally revealed what he meant when he said he will challenge the new hours of service rule. The bill could force the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to rewrite the 34-…
YRC Becomes YRC Freight
YRC Inc., a subsidiary of YRC Worldwide, is rebranding itself as YRC Freight.
Kasson trucker uninjured in crash that kills Alden woman
A Kasson truck driver escaped injury in a crash Wednesday morning that took the life of a 27-year-old Alden woman.