Ryder’s First-Quarter Income Rises
Ryder System on Tuesday said its first-quarter profit rose from a year ago on higher freight volumes, stronger used vehicle sales and improved rental and leasing revenue.
April 24, 2012EPA Sets $20 Million for Clean Diesel Grants
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Monday announced $20 million in grant funding for projects aimed at reducing pollution from diesel vehicles.
April 23, 2012New $100 Million Truck Scale Planned on I-80 Near Port of Oakland
California state officials broke ground Friday on a truck weight scales facility on Interstate 80 in Cordelia, Calif., a move that will help trucks leaving the Port of Oakland, the Contra Costa (Calif.) Times reported.
April 23, 2012iTECH: Technology Helps Fleets Develop New Business
As the U.S. economy continues to progress at a less-than-robust pace and motor carriers looking to improve their bottom line turn to the potentially risky tactic of diversifying their service offerings, experts, tech firms and carrier execs said one way to reduce the risk is to adapt the fleets’ existing technology to the new services.
April 23, 2012UPS Adds Biomethane Trucks
UPS Inc. said it has deployed its first 10 dual-fuel biomethane-diesel vehicles.
April 23, 2012Opinion: New Stopping Distances, New Technology
I’m proud to be a member of the North American heavy-truck supplier community. Together, we’ve made significant strides in Class 8 truck brake safety, but not since the introduction of non-asbestos brake linings more than 20 years ago has the heavy-duty industry seen technological changes to brakes as significant as those we are experiencing today.
April 23, 2012Roadrunner Purchases Flatbed Carrier
Roadrunner Transportation Systems said it has purchased D&E Transport, an asset-light flatbed carrier, for $11.2 million.
April 20, 2012Qualcomm Offers Low-Cost EOBR Model
Qualcomm Inc. said it has made its low-cost MCP50 electronic onboard recorder available for sale.
April 16, 2012iTECH: Advanced RFID Tracks More Than Location
While radio frequency identification technology has been viewed for years by freight carriers as simply a way for shippers to keep track of inventory, the marriage of advanced electronics and RFID technology is, in fact, creating new ways for carriers and shippers to utilize the tags.
April 16, 2012EBE Technologies Reports 2Q Revenue Growth
EBE Technologies said it generated record revenue results for its 2012 fiscal second quarter.
April 16, 2012