ARLINGTON, VA – American Trucking Associations (ATA) President and CEO Bill Graves offered his congratulations to congressional leaders and President Barack Obama after the long-delayed highway authorization bill was signed into law.
Read More →GRAIN VALLEY, MO – A new provision in the U.S. Senate’s highway transportation funding legislation, will add an expensive “big brother,” according to the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA), who wants it removed from the Senate bill.
Read More →INDIANAPOLIS – “Green” was a definite theme at this week’s NTEA Work Truck Show, and not more so as during the the Green Truck Summit portion of the week-long show.
Read More →McLEAN, VA - The ATD division of NADA sent a letter to President Obama urging the creation of a federal stimulus program to boost new-truck sales and put cleaner, more fuel-efficient trucks on the road.
Read More →WASHINGTON - President Obama has directed the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to boost the fuel efficiency of medium- and heavy-duty trucks, starting with model-year 2014 vehicles.
Read More →SACRAMENTO, CA - Navistar, Inc. delivered some of its first eStar vehicles - the only full-production, purpose-built all-electric trucks - to Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E).
Read More →WASHINGTON - A $1-per-gallon biodiesel tax credit that expired Dec. 31 would be extended under legislation that passed the U.S. House of Representatives.
Read More →WASHINGTON - At a White House Rose Garden ceremony, President Obama signed a policy calling on two federal agencies to develop national standards for fuel economy and greenhouse gas emissions for medium and heavy trucks.
Read More →WAKARUSA, IN - Hundreds of Navistar employees welcomed President Barack Obama to its Wakarusa, Ind., manufacturing facility to celebrate the award of a $39 million federal grant to develop and build all-electric delivery vehicles and bring jobs to the Elkhart County, Ind., communities.
Read More →PRINCETON, NJ – President Obama has signed into law the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, which includes significant funds for fleets.
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