Mack engine orders
surpass 10,000 mark

Mack Trucks Inc announced that its orders for Class 8 vehicles equipped with EPA 2010-compliant engines, when combined with those of its sister company Volvo Trucks North America...

NATSO urges support
for measure to extend
biodiesel tax credit

NATSO, the national association representing truckstops and travel plazas, along with industry partners, urged congressional leaders to support US Sen Charles Grassley's amendment to the Small Business Lending Act of 2010...

What’s lighter, quieter,
safer—and now green?
Schwan’s delivery fleet

Many Americans have come to know and recognize the big yellow Schwan’s truck, but few are aware that it’s actually green....

Price Chopper market’s
reduction of refrigerants
earns GreenChill award

The Price Chopper supermarket in Warwick NY has been awarded the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) GreenChill Silver-Level Certification award for streamlining/reducing the use of refrigerants in its continuing efforts of environmental stewardship....

Trucking associations
support campaign
to reduce vehicle idling

The American Trucking Associations (ATA) and several of its affiliates support the Diesel Idle Reduction Campaign headed by the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (COG), in partnership with the District Department of the Environment, District Department of Transportation, and Maryland Department of the Environment....

EPA salutes Detroit Diesel
plant for energy efficiency

Detroit Diesel’s Engine Manufacturing Center in Redford MI has been recognized by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as one of the first manufacturing facilities to meet the Energy Star Challenge for Industry...

SmartTail with WindTamer
satisifies CARB requirements

The Environmental Protection Agency’s SmartWay program says fleets installing Aerodynamic Trailer Systems’ new IAS Integrated Automated System (SmartTail with WindTamer) will satisfy California Air Resources Board (CARB) legislation....

Carrier Corporation cuts
emissions more than 30%

Carrier Corporation, provider of high-technology refrigeration, air-conditioning, and heating systems, is reducing fuel usage and global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions after a systematic analysis of its fleet of trucks and cars....

Stevens Transport orders
500 aerodynamic T700s
from Kenworth Truck Co

Kenworth Truck Company announced it has received an order for 500 aerodynamic Kenworth T700 trucks from Stevens Transport, a North American refrigerated transport carrier based in Dallas TX....

GreenRoad earns award
from Frost & Sullivan

GreenRoad has received the 2010 Technology Innovation and Green Excellence of the Year Award from Frost & Sullivan. The firm was selected for its groundbreaking use of technology to improve sustainability of fleets and reduce emissions from vehicles worldwide...

Henningsen Cold Storage
has solar-electric system
installed to reduce costs

Solar Nation has announced the installation and commissioning of a 200-kilowatt solar-electric system on the Henningsen Cold Storage Company facility in Gresham OR....

Dean Foods, Thermo King
unveil vehicle that has
eco-friendly reefer system

Dean Foods (NYSE: DF), a leading dairy processor and owner of a large refrigerated direct-store delivery distribution network, has unveiled a delivery vehicle equipped with a new prototype truck refrigeration system developed by Thermo King....

LNG fueling station serves
trucks in California ports

Speedy Fuel held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for its first full-service liquefied natural gas (LNG) fueling station to serve heavy-duty Class 8 trucks in the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach CA recently....

‘Fresh from Florida’
caters to preference
for locally raised poultry

In a move aimed at appealing to customers who prefer locally grown products, Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation (NYSE:PPC), in partnership with the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, is introducing “Fresh from Florida” chicken at several retailers in the state....

Market for hybrid
trucks, buses surging

Transit buses have long been an important platform for testing new drivetrains in the heavy-duty vehicle market, but within the past couple of years, manufacturers have increased development of hybrid electric and hydraulic hybrid drivetrains for the medium- and heavy-duty truck segments...

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