Navistar Showcases ProStar Fuel-Economy Spec, Enhances Remote-Diagnostics Platform
SAN DIEGO — Navistar Inc. showcased a ProStar tractor featuring what it described as its most fuel-efficient Class 8 specification and announced several enhancements for its OnCommand Connection remote diagnostics platform at a press conference here.
October 5, 2014Blunt Expects Congress to Revisit HOS Suspension in Lame-Duck Session
SAN DIEGO -- Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) said Congress is likely to take up a proposal in a November lame-duck session to halt last year’s hours-of-service rule change.
October 5, 2014Trucking Executives Recognized for Outstanding Service
SAN DIEGO — Several state trucking association executives were commended by American Trucking Associations for notable service to the industry.
October 5, 2014ATA Honors 4 For Image Efforts
SAN DIEGO — Two individuals, a state trucking association and a company were recognized by American Trucking Associations for their efforts to bolster the industry’s image.
October 5, 2014Van Steenburg: FMCSA to Seek Comments on ‘Alternative Compliance’
SAN DIEGO -- Jack Van Steenburg, chief safety officer at the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, said he expects the agency to seek input from the public in the coming months on an “alternative compliance” program aimed at giving carriers and drivers credit for installing safety technologies.
October 5, 2014Byrd Grateful for Year as Chairman, Urges Successors to Continue Unfinished Work
SAN DIEGO — Even after a 35-year career in trucking, Philip Byrd Sr. said he has been amazed at what he has learned about the industry during his one-year term as chairman of American Trucking Associations.
October 5, 2014UPS Urges Study of LRR Tires
SAN DIEGO -- Parcel carrier UPS Inc. continues with its investments in and operation of alternative-fuel vehicles, aiming for 1 billion miles driven by 2017, but one of the company's engineers said low-rolling-resistance tires need to be analyzed carefully as they have problems as well as advantages.
October 5, 2014Execs: Analytics, Big Data to Become Standard Business Tools
SAN DIEGO — With millions of smartphones and apps on hand today, the trucking industry is poised to more easily share data and considerably lower operating costs.
October 5, 2014MC&E Opens With a Bang as Epes CEO Records Ace
SAN DIEGO — Al Bodford was grinning from ear to ear as he approached a group of mostly strangers waiting for an elevator at the San Diego Marriott Marquis & Marina Oct. 4. “Anybody else here get a hole-in-one today?” he asked.
October 5, 2014Trillium CNG Says New Compressor Cuts Refueling Time in Half
SAN DIEGO – Trillium CNG announced it has developed a new version of its hydraulic intensifier compressor that will cut refueling time for CNG vehicles in half.
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