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Rice Lake onboard scale
Rice Lake’s new Legal for Trade onboard scale, TradeRoute, lets drivers bypass local truck scales and conduct business directly to and from their payload. TradeRoute operates from a parked position via hydraulics. The scale’s load cells support the vehicl
November 16, 2012
Business
Finding 10 mpg: Testing the Cascadia Evolution
We looked at the Freightliner Cascadia here earlier this year, but this one is different. Way different.
November 15, 2012
Business
Shell giving away calendars with oil purchase
In announcing that its 2013 Shell Rotella SuperRigs calendar is available for purchase, the oil maker says it is giving away calendars through Nov. 30.
November 15, 2012
Business
Expedited advantage, part 1: Equipment, carriers
The time-sensitive freight niche could be one of the last profitable bastions of irregular route long-haul, offering fuel mileage and other reduced costs, more income on fewer miles and load and lane novelty.
November 14, 2012
Business
Path of least resistance: Aero trailers gaining traction
With much of the tractor aero gains already carved out from years of wind-tunnel testing and refined engineering, attention now has swung to trailers.
November 14, 2012
Business
Diesel price drops to below $4
The national average price of a gallon of diesel has dropped below $4 for the first time since an 11.5-cent jump followed by a 6.1 in consecutive weeks in August.
November 13, 2012
Business
Three ways to get more from your tires
There’s hundreds of dollars a year to be saved by careful tire management.
November 12, 2012
Business
Crete named top vet employer
The Lincoln, Neb.-based Crete Carrier Corp. has been named a Top 100 employer of former military members, says G.I. Jobs.
November 9, 2012
Business
Suggested maintenance, inspection practices for flooded trucks
Superstorm Sandy left lots of vehicles, including Class 8 trucks, subject to flooding from contaminated waters. Meritor offers a few tips on what to do if your truck has been affected.
November 8, 2012
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SuperRigs 2013 calendar: Familiar face in an unfamiliar place
Sneak peak at familiar faces in the Shell SuperRigs 2013 calendar, now available with an oil change at participating locations. And: Vid from the 2012 30th anniversary show in Joplin, Mo., highlighting the city’s rebuilding efforts.
November 8, 2012
Business
Diesel falls again, still above $4
The national average diesel price stopped just short of falling below the $4 mark this week, edging down another 2 cents to $4.01 a gallon for the week ended Nov. 5. The price is 12.3 cents higher than the same week last year. For seasonal trends and more information, see CCJ’s report.
November 6, 2012
Business
Buyers beware: Trucks flooded by Sandy could pop up for sale
In Hurricane Sandy’s wake, fraud experts are warning of unscrupulous truck sellers who may attempt to hide flood damage from buyers.
November 5, 2012
Business
Volvo takes on emissions
Volvo has announced a plan to meet a target of reducing vehicle greenhouse gas emissions by 23 percent by 2017. The company wants to achieve this goal with Bin 4 aerodynamics, low-rolling resistance tires, a reduction in vehicle weight, five-minute idle shutdown and a speed limiter, which requires vehicle speed to be limited to a […]
November 2, 2012
Business
Sandy hasn’t affected diesel prices, reports say
Despite Sandy’s destruction to the Northeast, AAA reports a slight drop in national diesel prices over the past week, even in New Jersey, where many pumps are closed.
November 2, 2012
Business
Peterbilt announces availability of 2013 engines
Peterbilt Tuesday announced that the next-generation of Paccar engines, designed to comply with the EPA’s 2013 emissions standards will be available in all of the truck maker’s medium and heavy-duty models starting in 2013.
October 31, 2012
Business
Navistar closing Texas plant
As part of a cost-cutting measure, Navistar has announced it is closing its Garland, Texas, truck manufacturing facility to save roughly $25 to $35 million annually.
October 31, 2012
Business
Diesel sees largest drop since 2008
Diesel prices dropped more this week than any time during the last four years, according to the Energy Information Administration.
October 29, 2012
Business
Fast-fill CNG station coming to Savannah
As part of an effort to build several large compressed natural gas fuel centers and convenience stores, energy company Colonial Group announced plans for a “state-of-the-art” natural gas station for I-95 near Savannah, Ga.
October 29, 2012
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