Business

Mack Unveils 2017 Powertrain

AUSTIN, Texas — Mack Trucks presented a new powertrain that it said was designed to meet the second stage of Phase 1 federal greenhouse-gas limits. Those limits tighten the maximum legal amount of carbon dioxide output from a truck starting in January.

Jonathan S. Reiskin | Associate News Editor
May 2, 2016
Business

UPS Posts First Quarter Net Income Gain, Could Face $3.8 Billion Pension Charge

Parcel and logistics company UPS Inc. posted first-quarter increases in revenue and net income despite mixed economic conditions, nationally and internationally, and warned it might have to take a charge against future earnings of as much as $3.8 billion related to a pension issue.

Jonathan S. Reiskin | Associate News Editor
May 2, 2016
Business

UPS First-Quarter Results Improve, But Company Might Face $3.5 Billion Pension Charge

Parcel and logistics company UPS Inc. posted first-quarter increases in revenue and net income despite the mixed economic situation — nationally and internationally — and also acknowledged it might have to take a charge against earnings of about $3.5 billion related to a pension issue.

Jonathan S. Reiskin | Associate News Editor
April 28, 2016
Business, Equipment

Wabash National First-Quarter Sales Grow, Earnings Surge

Booming sales of dry and refrigerated vans enabled trailer maker Wabash National Corp. to post first-quarter records for sales and operating income as well as gains in net income and earnings per share, the company said April 26.

Jonathan S. Reiskin | Associate News Editor
April 27, 2016
Fuel

GHG Comments Reveal Rift Among Industry Stakeholders

Federal regulators are intent on publishing the final version of Phase 2 of greenhouse-gas regulations for trucks by August, but recent comments on the proposal show an abundance of disagreement by truck and engine makers, industry and environmental advocates and manufacturers of glider kits.

Jonathan S. Reiskin | Associate News Editor
April 25, 2016
Business, Government, Safety, Autonomous

Mack Unveils 2017 Powertrain

AUSTIN, Texas — Mack Trucks celebrated Earth Day here by rolling out its 2017 powertrain designed to meet the second part of Phase 1 federal greenhouse-gas limits that start in January, including new technologies for its MP7 and MP8 engines.

Jonathan S. Reiskin | Associate News Editor
April 22, 2016
Business, Autonomous

Paccar Changes Kenworth, DAF Leadership

Truck maker Paccar Inc. shuffled the deck on the leadership of its subsidiaries, sending Preston Feight to the Netherlands to serve as president of DAF Trucks and bringing Mike Dozier home from Australia to succeed Feight as general manager of Kenworth Truck Co.

Jonathan S. Reiskin | Associate News Editor
April 19, 2016
Equipment, Business, Technology, Safety, Autonomous

Tech Training, No-Water Batteries, Portable Lift Systems Among New Products

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The recent annual meeting of the Technology & Maintenance Council included a spacious exhibit hall filled with vendors hoping to lure truck maintenance directors into making purchases for their shops back home.

Jonathan S. Reiskin | Associate News Editor
April 15, 2016
Business, Government, Safety, Autonomous

New North American Trucking Supershow Slated for Atlanta in September 2017

Companies from Canada and Germany said they will launch a new event focused on the commercial fleet and heavy-duty truck market in Atlanta in late September of 2017.

Jonathan S. Reiskin | Associate News Editor
April 14, 2016
Business, Fuel, Government

Energy Department Trims US Oil Production Forecast

U.S. crude oil production is expected to fall more this year and in 2017 than had been expected, and that should lead to a slow rise in crude oil and retail diesel and gasoline prices, the Department of Energy said in its latest Short-Term Energy Outlook released April 12.

Jonathan S. Reiskin | Associate News Editor
April 13, 2016