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Used-truck sales volumes decline in May

Challenged by a lack of available inventory, sales volumes of used trucks fell in all sales channels during May 2011, according to ACT Research Co. Sales volumes were down approximately 15% from April’s level. ...

US-Mexico cross-border
trucking agreement
draws mixed responses

The United States and Mexico have signed a cross-border trucking agreement that means the United States will open its roads to Mexican trucks while Mexico will suspend about $2 billion in tariffs on US goods....

Peterbilt makes Bendix brakes standard

Bendix Spicer Foundation Brake LLC (BSFB) says its patented Bendix ADB22X air disc brakes have attained standard position on the steer axles of all Peterbilt Motors Company Class 8 truck models....

Demand for Class 8 trucks stays strong

Despite some recent easing in freight growth and a softening in the path of the US economy, demand for commercial vehicles continues to be strong. Widespread strength was apparent across all segments of the commercial vehicle market, according to recent data reported by ACT Research Co....

Dean Foods enhances
Southern California fleet
with Ryder CNG vehicles

Ryder System Inc (NYSE: R) has delivered five natural gas-fueled delivery vehicles to Dean Foods, Ryder’s first customer for NG commercial vehicles made available through its agreement with the San Bernardino Associated Governments (SANBAG) in Southern California....

VT Hackney Inc begins
expanding Kansas plant

VT Hackney Inc, a unit of VT Systems Inc, has broken ground for a plant addition at its 27-acre Independence KS manufacturing site....

Quantum, Agility help
dairy trucks run cleaner

Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide Inc (Nasdaq: QTWW) has received a $434,000 contract for high-capacity natural gas on-board storage tanks from Agility Fuel Systems for use in Class 8 renewable natural gas-powered dairy trucks....

DTNA will ramp up production at plants

Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) plans to sharply increase production and employment levels at its Mt Holly NC and Portland OR truck manufacturing plants during the last half of 2011....

Clean Energy contracts
with Fair Oaks affiliate
to build CNG fuel station

Renewable Dairy Fuels, an affiliate of Indiana milk producer Fair Oaks Dairy, has contracted with Clean Energy Fuels Corporation (Nasdaq: CLNE) to build and operate a new compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling station that will dispense CNG fuel to power the initial fleet of 42 CNG milk-hauling trucks the dairy plans to deploy later in 2011....

Trucking Conditions Index falls in April

FTR’s April Trucking Conditions Index, as reported in the June Trucking Update, fell to a reading of 7.57 from a March reading of 13.30....

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