HILTON HEAD, S.C. - The American Trucking Associations are addressing the challenges to freight transportation by encouraging size and weight provisions to maximize productivity and decrease roadway demand; examining the potential for truck-only lanes; and improving use of existing infrastructure through freight planning.
Read More →Average wholesale used vehicle prices have risen by almost $750 since their trough in October, according to Adesa auction data.
Read More →MINNEAPOLIS - XATA Corporation, an expert in fleet operations optimization, is now shipping a significant addition to navigation capabilities within its two main fleet operations products, XATANET and MobileMax.
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Replacement tire costs rose 5 percent and labor rates increased 3-4 percent in 2008-CY. Although extended OEM warranties protect powertrains against catastrophic failures, expanded maintenance requirements may increase cost.
Read More →SHELTON, CT - OEM Data Delivery has introduced the RFID Cube, another option in its fleet management line of products.
Read More →HALIFAX, N.S. - TruckWeight Inc. introduced TruckWeight FleetLink, a telematics device that gives fleet managers the ability to electronically capture and communicate axle-weight data generated by the company’s Smart Scale wireless scale for commercial vehicles.
Read More →PRINCETON, N.J. – Heavy- and medium-duty commercial truckers knowledgeable on the upcoming 2010 EPA diesel emissions changes would mostly rather have exhaust gas recirculation technology in new diesel engines than selective catalytic reduction technology.
Read More →ORLANDO, FL– Detroit Diesel announced that it has completed 12 million miles of testing on its BlueTec Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) technology, including its third year of engineering testing in some of the harshest of winter environments possible.
Read More →IRVINE, CA –Isuzu Commercial Truck of America announced that it intends to use selective catalytic reduction (SCR) to achieve the 2010 standards for emissions of nitrogen oxides (NOx) by diesel engines.
Read More →New data estimates show that 31,110 people died in highway accidents in 2008 compared to 34,502 in 2007.
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