JASPER, IN - Remanufacturing is a "greener" alternative to manufacturing vehicles. Compared to data from the U.S. Department of Energy, Jasper's remanufacture of a drivetrain component averaged only 1 percent of the energy consumed of manufacturing the entire vehicle
Read More →WASHINGTON - Investment in highway construction and repair will create jobs and spur economic recovery, officials from the American Trucking Associations (ATA) told President Barack Obama at last week's National Jobs Summit.
Read More →Two Texas-based companies - Reynolds Asphalt & Construction and TexOp Construction - have agreed to test the 2011 Ford Super Duty for six months, and will feed performance data back to Ford engineers for further analysis.
Read More →WASHINGTON - Truck tonnage declined less than one-half-percent in October, the last month for which tonnage numbers were available.
Read More →The trucks use selective catalytic reduction to bring nitrogen oxide emissions down to EPA 2010 levels.
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DEARBORN, MI - Ford will introduce inflatable rear seat belts on the next-generation Ford Explorer, which goes into production next year for the North American market. Over time, Ford plans to offer the technology in vehicles globally.
Read More →Ford introduces the auto industry's first-ever production inflatable seat belts, which are designed to provide additional protection for rear-seat occupants, often children and older passengers who can be more vulnerable to head, chest and neck injuries.
Read More →In an attempt to meet EPA 2010 emissions, Mitsubishi Fuso Truck of America will use BlueTec technology, an emission control technology that utilizes selective catalytic reduction (SCR) to reduce nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions.
Read More →Trucking companies won't have to file financial reports.
Read More →The Information Technology Guide-written by fleet managers-provides tools for fleet managers to function in a data-rich, information-poor work environment by better using technology tools they most likely already have at their disposal.
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