Max KvideraBusinessNew oil category planned for 2016 enginesDevelopment is under way on creating new heavy-duty engine oils that will be used in truck engines to debut in January 2016.February 9, 2012BusinessBendix malfunction delays new truck shipmentsPaccar, Navistar and Volvo have deferred shipments of Class 8 vehicles equipped with the defected part.February 3, 2012BusinessCalifornia backs fuel standard that could raise costsTwo years ago, the American Trucking Associations and others filed suit against the state board’s low carbon fuel standard.February 3, 2012BusinessNavistar submits MaxxForce 13 for EPA certificationCalifornia Air Resources Board had issued a public letter to Navistar saying the company’s emissions credits for the engine will expire Feb. 29.February 1, 2012BusinessFMCSA medical certificate rule beginsTruckers must keep paper copies of their medical examiner’s certificate with them for another two years until Jan. 30, 2014.January 30, 2012BusinessHouse to tackle highway funding billHouse committee will work on legislation Feb. 2. The current surface transportation funding extension expires March 31.January 27, 2012BusinessCourt sets new FMCSA deadline on recorder motionCourt granted extension to Feb. 21 for the FMCSA’s response to the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association’s motion.January 27, 2012BusinessGroups want hours case dismissedPrevious settlement agreement sought to replace the 2008 hours of service rule that resulted in December hours rule.January 24, 2012BusinessGroups want hours of service case dismissedPrevious settlement agreement wanted to change 2008 hours of service rule.January 24, 2012BusinessGroups take sides in EPA emissions suitDalton Trucking and additional petitioners have said the new rule will increase transportation costs substantially.January 19, 2012Previous PagePage 4 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
