Max KvideraBusinessNatural gas growing as trucking fuel optionMore fleets are buying natural gas-powered trucks as the fueling infrastructure grows, Kenworth and Westport executives said.August 12, 2011BusinessDOT updates rules timetableAgency has updates on electronic recorders, hours of service and speed limiters on trucks.August 12, 2011BusinessHow to spot flood-damaged trucksAlthough shoppers should consider if the truck is for sale in an area that’s sustained flood damage, the truck could have been taken to another region to sell.August 9, 2011BusinessTrucking adds 1,300 jobsCompared to July 2010, trucking employment is up by 43,000 positions, or 3.5 percent.August 5, 2011BusinessTrucking adds 1,300 jobs in JulyCompared to July 2010, trucking employment is up by 43,000 positions, or 3.5 percent.August 5, 2011BusinessObama to unveil truck fuel economy standardsThe standards, to be announced Aug. 9, will affect work trucks, buses and other heavy-duty vehicles.August 5, 2011BusinessObama to unveil truck fuel economy standardsThe standards, to be released Aug. 9, will affect work trucks, buses and other heavy-duty vehicles.August 5, 2011BusinessTruck orders fall in JulyPreliminary orders fell 12 percent in July from June to the lowest monthly total since September 2010.August 4, 2011VoicesMost important eventAugust 4, 2011BusinessNew Ill. laws favor truckersBeginning Jan. 1, truckers and four-wheelers will share a 65 mph speed limit on four-lane highways outside the Chicago area.August 4, 2011Previous PagePage 12 of 51Next PageTop StoriesCustom Rigs'One thing led to another' for Lacoh Transport's custom 2024 Peterbilt 389 buildWhat started out as a modest build for a nice working truck turned into an all-out custom transformation by Geis Peterbilt's Cody McCandless. Along the way, "a lot of days that you don’t succeed," McCandless said, "but the challenge has been accepted, and we’re having fun with it.”RegulationsELD tampering in crosshairs for CVSA’s annual Roadcheck blitzRegulationsCalifornia capitulation: CHP finally enforcing English language proficiency roadsideBusinessFMCSA issues Final Rule banning non-domiciled CDLs almost entirelyRegulationsELD-tampering out-of-service orders: New for CVSA's 2026 OOS criteria
