By the end of last year, ethanol-blended gasoline accounted for 46 percent of the nation's fuel supply, according to the Renewable Fuels Association.
Read More →Volvo Group says it aims for 20 to 25 percent market share in Asia, about the same it controls in the U.S. and Europe.
Read More →ALBANY, NY – New York State Senator Toby Ann Stavisky has introduced a bill that would make drowsy driving illegal. A recent poll of American drivers showed that 37 percent admit they've nodded off while driving.
Read More →North American Ford Fleet's market share increase of 0.4 percent in 2006 led the industry, and it delivered nearly 900,000 sales, up 6 percent from 2005, outpacing the industry sales increase by 5 percent.
Read More →Many truck OEMs and industry suppliers are predicting a 30 to 35 percent drop in heavy truck orders in 2007. In the medium-duty market, Bear Stearns says the class 5 – 7 pre-buy was smaller than expected.
Read More →NHTSA has completed frontal, side-impact and rollover ratings for 63 of 70 vehicles from the 2007 model year, accounting for nearly 80 percent of the new vehicles in the fleet.
Read More →JEFFERSON CITY, MO – Seventeen major biodiesel producers, representing 40 percent of the market, are now certified as meeting the National Biodiesel Board's BQ9000 quality standard..
Read More →Miles-per-gallon ratios expected to lower by 8 percent to 12 percent. Hybrids mpg may drop by as much as 30 percent.
Read More →MIAMI – In Ryder's Dedicated Contract Carriage (DCC), fourth quarter 2006 revenue totaled $140.2 million, down 2 percent compared with $142.5 million in the fourth quarter of 2005.
Read More →ALEXANDRIA, VA – The American Trucking Associations' Truck Tonnage Index rose 3.9 percent in December after falling 3.6 percent in November. The December jump was the largest month-to-month increase in tonnage since January 2005.
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