July Trailer Orders Increase 36.7%, Fueled by Surge for Reefer Units
An 80% jump in orders for refrigerated trailer units helped fuel a 36.7% gain in industrywide orders in July from the same month a year earlier, ACT Research reported.
September 1, 2014Trucking Cautions NHTSA on GHG Rule
Trucking companies and equipment manufacturers told the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration they are willing to cooperate on further regulation of greenhouse-gas emissions but also raised concerns that they hope will keep any proposal from unintentionally backfiring.
September 1, 2014Electric Terminal Truck Completes Two-Week Demonstration
Orange EV said its retrofitted electric terminal truck completed a two-week demonstration at a Kansas intermodal facility.
August 27, 2014Diesel Slides 1.4¢ to $3.821 in Eighth Straight Decline
Diesel’s national average price fell for the eighth straight week, dipping 1.4 cents to $3.821 a gallon, the Department of Energy reported Aug. 25.
August 25, 2014Diesel Average Slips for Seventh Week to Lowest Level Since Mid-November
The U.S. diesel average dipped 0.8 cent to $3.835 a gallon, its lowest level since mid-November, the Department of Energy reported.
August 25, 2014U.S. Court Rejects Emissions Case Argument
A U.S. Appeals Court rejected a bid by three California community groups to overturn a lower court ruling that emissions from trucks and locomotives in BNSF Railway and Union Pacific facilities did not violate a federal waste disposal law.
August 22, 2014Diesel Drops to $3.835; Price Lowest in Nine Months
The national average price of retail diesel fuel dipped 0.8 cent to $3.835 a gallon, the lowest level in nine months, the Department of Energy reported Aug. 18.
August 19, 2014FleetCor Plans $3.45 Bln. Comdata Deal to Add Fuel Card Services for Carriers
Trucking fuel card provider Comdata Inc. has agreed to a $3.45 billion acquisition by FleetCor Technologies Inc., another provider of fuel cards, which intends to expand its North American electronic fleet payment services.
August 18, 2014Blu Launches First US Natural-Gas Recapture System
Liquefied natural gas-fueling company Blu said it has launched the first U.S. system to recapture boil-off gas from storage tanks and return it to the pipeline.
August 14, 2014FleetCor to Buy Comdata for $3.45 Billion
Trucking fuel card provider Comdata Inc. has agreed to a $3.45 billion acquisition by FleetCor Technologies Inc., another provider of fuel cards, which intends to expand its North American electronic fleet payment services.
August 13, 2014