The FBI said Aug. 25 the former operator of Appeal Insurance Agency, based in Norcross, Georgia, has been sentenced to four years in federal prison for insurance fraud.

State air quality regulators in California said proposed Phase 2 standards for reducing greenhouse-gas emissions and increasing fuel efficiency for medium- and heavy-duty trucks do not go far enough.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The sprawling Mid-America Trucking Show here, the largest of its kind, was bigger than ever in 2006 as about 80,000 people crisscrossed more than 1.2 million square feet of exhibit space, organizers said.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Freightliner’s top executive said the company would introduce a global engine platform in 2007, as scheduled, but the launch date has slipped a few months amid the complexity of developing the new powerplant.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — With many fleets undecided about which engine brands to buy in 2007 when emission standards toughen, some manufacturers are focusing on improving customer service to coincide with the launch of those new engines.

U.S. retail sales of Class 8 trucks continued at their torrid pace in February, jumping 18.7% as fleets sped up purchases to beat the upcoming changes in engine-emission standards and to respond to the robust economy, according to industry experts. br clear=all.