Green Energy Buys Peterbilt LNG Trucks
Green Energy Oilfield Services said it will take delivery of 60 Peterbilt 388 liquefied natural gas-powered trucks in April.
February 21, 2012Smith Electric Vehicles, Wanxiang Group Announce Joint Venture
Smith Electric Vehicles Corp., a manufacturer of all-electric commercial vehicles, said it has signed a letter of intent with Wanxiang Group, a maker and supplier of automotive parts, to develop electric commercial vehicles for multiple industries in China.
February 21, 2012Brenntag Expands DEF Distribution in Canada
Brenntag North America, a distributor of diesel exhaust fluid, said it opened a bulk rail transfer terminal in Leduc, Alberta, its fourth in Canada.
February 21, 2012Engine Report, Carbon Emissions Top Agenda at Maintenance Council’s Annual Meeting
Fleet maintenance directors and their suppliers will return to Tampa, Fla., this week to discuss ever more complicated techniques for eking out new slender margins of efficiency to keep the nation’s trucks rolling down highways longer and more smoothly.
February 20, 2012iTECH: EOBRs Across the Pond
With a federal mandate on the use of electronic onboard recorders looming over the trucking industry, U.S. carriers may be following a regulatory course similar to one that their European counterparts have been dealing with for several years.
February 13, 2012Phillips & Temro Industries Acquired by Equity Firm
Equity firm Audax Group on Monday announced it has acquired Phillips & Temro Industries, a manufacturer of heating, cooling and silencing products for heavy-duty truck engines. Terms were not dislosed.
February 13, 2012Ortec and Xata Launch Mobile Compliance Software
Software providers Ortec and Xata Corp. have announced enhancements to Ortec Mobile, a routing and scheduling software for fleets.
February 13, 2012Xata Reports Wider Fiscal 1Q Loss
Xata Corp. on Thursday reported a fiscal first quarter loss of $1.7 million, or 16 cents per share, compared to a loss of $85,000, or one cent, a year ago.
February 8, 2012Five Manufacturers on Track to Meet SuperTruck Goals
WASHINGTON — Five manufacturers are on their way toward meeting the Department of Energy’s goal of increasing a truck’s efficiency by 50% under the agency’s SuperTruck program, a DOE official said.
February 6, 2012Ryder System Debuts Next-Gen RydeSmart
Ryder System said it has launched RydeSmart 3.0, the next generation of RydeSmart, its onboard telematics system.
February 6, 2012