Thermo King Introduces Truck Parking App
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Refrigeration and auxiliary power unit supplier Thermo King announced a new smartphone/device application that guides drivers to overnight parking in 2,250 stalls at Thermo King dealers.
March 25, 2015Daimler Says SuperTruck Program Shows 115% Efficiency Improvement (with video)
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Daimler Trucks North America said its Freightliner SuperTruck has achieved 115% freight-efficiency improvement, more than doubling the Department of Energy’s goal of 50% improvement.
March 25, 2015Peterbilt Announces Truck Upgrades, Customer-Convenience Options
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Peterbilt Motors Co. unveiled a series of truck improvements and customer-convenience options in the middle of what executives said could be the second- or third-best sales year ever.
March 25, 2015Kentucky Acts at Last Minute to Stem Plunge in Fuel Tax Revenues
Kentucky lawmakers agreed just hours before adjourning March 24 to halt the precipitous decline in fuel tax revenues that has cost the state millions of dollars in road funding.
March 25, 2015AAR Report Shows Rise in Weekly Intermodal Rail Traffic
U.S. rail intermodal traffic rose 6.7% in the week ended March 21 compared with the same week last year, the Association of American Railroads reported.
March 25, 2015Magellan Unveils RoadMate GPS Device
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Magellan is unveiling an Android truck GPS device at the Mid-America Trucking Show, the company said.
March 25, 2015Kenworth Launches New Tech Offerings, Icon 900 Truck
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Kenworth Truck Co. unveiled two new technology offerings, as well as a customized, limited-edition truck known as the Icon 900.
March 25, 2015Sen. Deb Fischer Criticizes FMCSA’s Approach to Rulemaking on 34-Hour Restart
If the federal government had taken a performance-based rather than a prescriptive approach to its 34-hour restart rule, the regulation might have enhanced safety rather than adversely affected trucking operations, Sen. Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) said at a hearing this week.
March 25, 2015Phase 2 Greenhouse-Gas Standards Being Developed with Market Transition in Mind, EPA Official Says
COLUMBUS, Ind. — Federal regulators are aiming for a smooth market transition with their upcoming proposal for the next round of tighter greenhouse-gas emissions standards for commercial vehicles, an official with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said.
March 25, 2015Dean Foods to Deploy 64 CNG Freightliners; Will Fuel at New Clean Energy Nat-Gas Station
Food and beverage company Dean Foods Co. will roll out 64 compressed natural gas-powered Freightliner trucks in the next few months, and Clean Energy Fuels Corp. will build a CNG station to fuel the mix of heavy- and medium-duty vehicles.
March 25, 2015