20 Apr ATA Wins EPA's SmartWay Affiliate Challenge Award Again The Environmental Protection Agency has awarded American Trucking Associations its seventh SmartWay Affiliate Challenge Award. Read more...
20 Apr Wal-Mart Sets Ambitious Goal for Reducing Emissions in Supply Chain Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has set a goal of eliminating 1 billion tons of emissions from its supply chain by 2030, an effort dubbed Project Gigaton that will focus on reducing fuel use by suppliers and customers. Read more...
20 Apr Navistar Unveils RH to Replace TranStar MONTREAL - Navistar Inc. launched its new RH (regional haul) tractor April 20, less than 24 hours after Volvo Trucks North America showed off its three new VNR models at ExpoCam, a major Canadian truck show. Read more...
20 Apr USA Truck Names Jason Bates as New Chief Financial Officer USA Truck Inc. appointed Jason Bates on April 19 to become the company's next chief financial officer, plucking away Swift Transportation's vice president of finance. Read more...
20 Apr Indiana UPS Driver Marks 25 Years of Accident-Free Deliveries John "Randy" Fuller said he learned the rules of the road from his dad when he was just 10 years old driving a pickup truck on his family farm in Anderson, Ind. Read more...
20 Apr 'Warning Signs Are Getting Darker' for the US Economy, Says CEO of World's Largest Money Manager Laurence Fink, CEO of BlackRock Inc., said the lackluster growth of the U.S. economy and uncertainty around the Trump administration's ability to quickly pass key reforms pose a risk to markets. Read more...
20 Apr Jobless Claims Rise While Benefit Rolls at 17-Year Low Filings for U.S. unemployment benefits rose last week while total benefit rolls dropped to the lowest in 17 years, indicating the job market remains tight, a Labor Department report showed April 20. Read more...
19 Apr Volvo Trucks Displays New VNR for North American Regional Market MONTREAL - Anticipating further growth in shorthaul trucking, Volvo Trucks North America unveiled its new regional haul tractor here, the VNR, which will be available for delivery in September. See video of interior, exterior. Read more...
19 Apr Peterbilt Truck Celebrates Canada's 150th Anniversary Peterbilt will produce a Model 389 Canadian 150th Anniversary edition to salute Canada's history using distinctive styling and exclusive Canadian features, the truck manufacturer said. Read more...
19 Apr Carrier Transicold to Acquire Impco Product Lines Carrier Transicold signed an agreement to acquire select road and rail transport product lines from the Impco Technologies unit of Westport Fuel Systems Inc., including Westport's ComfortPro auxiliary power unit. Read more...