A series of refinery shutdowns last week pushed the price of diesel fuel to $1.443 per gallon last week, while the price of gasoline soared to $1.619. The weekly increase in the gasoline price, which was 4.8 cents, was eight times as great as the diesel increase of 0.6 cent.

The situation in the big-truck market has been described as “the perfect storm,” after the hit movie that described a situation when a series of weather elements combined to create a once-in-a-lifetime killer tempest.

Sales of Class 8 trucks rebounded slightly in March, reaching 12,505, up from the 10,699 sold in February, but still 46.9 % below the 23,562 sold in March 2000.

A $35 million measure aimed at saving some 500 jobs at Cummins Inc. is to be considered by a conference committee in the Indiana General Assembly.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Motor sports fans may soon be cheering for Peterbilts and Freightliners instead of Dodges and Chevys, if a new group unveiled at the Mid-America Trucking Show has anything to say about it.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – James Hebe, president of Freightliner Corp., unveiled March 21 a series of programs he said are designed to “rebuild the North American heavy-duty used truck industry” by dealing with the used truck crisis.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Those who blame overproduction for current problems in the market for big rig class 8 trucks are taking an "idiot's view" of the situation, Freightliner President James Hebe said here Wednesday.

The Technology and Maintenance Council hopes to persuade truck manufacturers and their suppliers to speak the same language when it comes to warranties.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Maintenance Council of the American Trucking Associations this week was holding its last meeting under that name, and numerous members here embraced the group’s new mission for the future.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Oil, in a variety of forms, dominated Monday’s press conferences at the Technology and Maintenance Council, as two major oil companies and two oil-related firms rolled out new products. Most of these products dealt, in one way or another, with extending the life of engine oil.