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Engine changeover pulls
truck demand forward

In the April North American Commercial Truck and Trailer Outlook flash update, FTR Associates reports strong current production but cautions that a significant portion of current demand is a short-run surge...

ATA March Truck Tonnage
Index rises; level highest
tallied since November ‘08

The American Trucking Associations’ advance seasonally adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index increased 0.4% in March 2010 after a revised 0.3% decrease in February....

Nissan Diesel America
announces name change

As a part of the company’s 25th anniversary celebration, Nissan Diesel America’s president, Dayle Wetherell announced that Nissan Diesel America’s company name will become UD Trucks North America Inc effective May 1, 2010....

ATA will strongly oppose
VMT tax implementation

Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) taxes have proven costly to administer, enforce, and comply with, and the trucking industry will strongly oppose implementing a VMT tax...

HOS rules are working
but need flexibility: ATA

Current federal hours-of-service (HOS) rules, which govern the durations that a commercial driver can be on duty and behind the wheel, have played a role in improving highway safety...

ATA applauds senator’s
bill that would curtail
energy market speculation

The American Trucking Associations (ATA) applauds US Senate Agriculture Committee Chairwoman Blanche Lincoln (D-AR) for introducing a strong derivatives market reform bill to curb excessive commodity speculation while protecting the ability of the trucking industry to hedge its exposure to increased fuel prices. The legislation could be attached to the Financial Reform Legislation...

TransAm Trucking orders
1,050 Kenworth T660s
to bolster its reefer fleet

Kenworth Truck Company announced it has received a major order for 1,050 T660 trucks with Paccar MX 2010 engines from TransAm Trucking, a refrigerated fleet based in Olathe KS....

Meijer takes delivery
of trucks providing
near-zero emissions

Meijer, an US Environmental Protection Agency SmartWay award-winning Michigan-based retailer, has begun taking delivery of the nation’s first fleet of US EPA 2010 trucks from Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) that feature near-zero emissions technology....

Michigan carrier enjoys
lower drag, fuel savings
of its new Kenworth T700

Since 1972, M C VanKampen Trucking has been a leader in transporting fresh produce, frozen foods, and furniture. With a reputation for providing on-time, damage-free deliveries, the Wyoming MI-based company is known for its late-model fleet of trucks—mostly Kenworths....

Oregon congressman
drives move to repeal
Mexican trucks program

US Rep Peter DeFazio (D-OR) sent a bipartisan letter signed by 78 members of Congress to Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood and US Trade Representative Ron Kirk, asking that they consider repealing the program that opens US roadways to Mexican trucks....

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