Allison Announces Transmissions for FCCC
Allison Transmission announced uprated variants of the Allison 1000 Series and 2000 Series transmissions will be integrated into Freightliner Custom Chassis Corp.’s new powertrain combination for its MT walk-in van chassis. FCCC is a unit of Daimler Truck North America.
March 11, 2022Why Nearly Empty Auto Lots Make This Pump-Price Shock Different
Gasoline soaring above $4 a gallon this month has inspired comparisons to 2008, when pump prices sapped demand for fuel-guzzling SUVs and helped push Detroit’s automotive behemoths into bankruptcy.
March 11, 2022Oil Traders Jump Into Action as Europe Screams for Diesel Supply
Traders are snapping up ships to haul millions of barrels of diesel westward from Asia and the Middle East as oil supply chains react to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
March 11, 2022ATA Urges Biden to Increase Oil, Natural Gas Production
American Trucking Associations, in a letter sent to the White House, is urging the Biden administration to expand domestic oil and natural gas production.
March 10, 2022New Jersey Drivers Still Don’t Want to Pump Their Own Gas
Last week, for what seemed like the zillionth time, lawmakers introduced a bill to end New Jersey’s status as the only state that prohibits motorists statewide from filling their own tanks. A Rutgers-Eagleton poll found that 73% of residents prefer to have an attendant do it for them, while 22% said otherwise.
March 10, 2022With Pump Prices High, Buy an EV? ‘Lots of Luck’
Spiking gasoline prices have hiked Americans’ monthly bills to fuel popular pickups and SUVs by hundreds of dollars, which is leading more consumers to kick the tires on electric vehicles.
March 10, 2022ATA President Spear Pushes Energy Independence
ORLANDO, Fla. — With U.S. fuel prices rising at a record pace, achieving energy independence nationally would help the commercial transportation sector, American Trucking Associations President Chris Spear said March 7.
March 10, 2022California’s Power to Set Auto Emissions Rules Restored
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is restoring California’s authority to set its own tailpipe pollution standards for cars, reversing a Trump administration policy and likely ushering in stricter emissions standards for new passenger vehicles nationwide.
March 9, 2022States Pitch Tax Cuts, Rebates to Ease Gas Price Surge
Governors from California to New York are proposing tax cuts, rebates and other forms of relief to drivers paying more than $4 a gallon to fill their gasoline tanks amid Russia’s war with Ukraine.
March 9, 2022Gas Prices Prompt Newsom to Seek Rebate for California Drivers
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Gov. Gavin Newsom proposed sending money back to taxpayers to offset record-high gas prices but rejected calls to increase oil drilling, saying he wants to free the state “once and for all from the grasp of petro-dictators.”
March 9, 2022