The Houston-based trucking company is converting 24 of its 36 diesel engines to newer technology with the help of an $871,110 federal grant. When Bealine Service Company decided to replace the majority of the engines in its aging fleet with cleaner-burning diesel engines, the Houston-based intrastate hauling […]

There is record demand for medium truck tires and a corresponding shortage of supply. Besides the cyclical upturn in truck sales, the increased demand is also being fueled by the upcoming 2007 diesel emission standards. There is record demand for medium truck tires and a corresponding shortage […]

The American Trucking Associations’ advanced seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index rose 1.2 percent in March, which was the second consecutive monthly gain. The index increased 1.6 percent in February.  On a seasonally adjusted basis, the tonnage index improved to 114.6 (2000 = 100) in March from 113.3 the previous month. The index […]

CRST International will soon start work on a new training and lodging center to be built on the CRST corporate complex in Cedar Rapids. The three-level facility will encompass 36,000 square feet and will be large enough to accommodate more than 110 people. Construction on the $2.5 million building is scheduled to begin in June […]

Peterbilt’s two most aerodynamic trucks, the Models 387 and 386, have been recognized as fuel efficient and environment friendly by the Environmental Protection Agency’s SmartWay program, the company reports. The SmartWay program establishes a comprehensive set of fuel-saving, low-emission equipment specifications for new Class 8 long-haul tractors and trailers. Peterbilt’s SmartWay compliant vehicles offer […]

Trucking interests, along with safety and environmental advocacy groups, are asking a federal court not to open the gate for 100 Mexican trucking companies lining up long-haul, transborder operations under a pending U.S. program.The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association, International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Public Citizen, the Sierra Club, and the Environmental Law Foundation filed a complaint […]

Volvo Group truck makers Mack Trucks Inc. and Volvo Trucks North America today characterized the recently issued Environmental Protection Agency guidance on selective catalytic reduction (SCR) as a key step in the ongoing effort to dramatically reduce diesel engine emissions, specifically with regard to federal regulations scheduled to take effect in 2010.“This document is a […]

The United States ranks second in world maritime container traffic with one in nine maritime containers in the world either bound for or coming from the United States, according to “America’s Container Ports: Delivering the Goods,” a new report from the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS).
BTS, a part of the U.S. Department of Transportation’s […]