US Gasoline Cheapest Since Mid-May
Drivers paid an average $2.8328 a gallon for regular gasoline at U.S. pumps over the past two weeks, the lowest since May 15, according to Lundberg Survey Inc.
July 13, 2015Opinion: Maximizing Benefits of Onboard Technology
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July 13, 2015Editorial: Trucking Transforms the Economy
We are proud to bring you, in this issue, our annual Top 100 For-Hire list of U.S. and Canadian trucking companies.
July 13, 2015TT Archives: Bigger Trailers
As the 1980s drew to a close, efforts to enact laws in each state permitting use of 53-foot trailers were gaining momentum and now the larger trailers are legal everywhere in the United States with the exception of the District of Columbia.
July 13, 2015June Truck Orders Fall 26%
New Class 8 truck orders declined in June and dipped below the 20,000 mark for the first time since 2013, ACT Research reported.
July 13, 2015Texas Man Bilks Oil Refiners in $78 Million Biodiesel Fraud
A Houston man who amassed a fortune selling renewable fuel credits given for producing biodiesel, although he never actually made any of the alternative fuel, has pleaded guilty to federal criminal charges.
July 13, 2015Trucking’s 2Q Earnings Expected to Climb on Higher Rates, Declining Fuel Prices
Rising rates and falling fuel prices should drive higher second-quarter earnings in the trucking sector when results begin to roll in this week, analysts said.
July 13, 2015Trailer Makers Are Ready to Supply 33-Foot Doubles
Most major trailer manufacturers said they would expect to see an immediate surge of demand for 33-foot twin trailers, should the government approve their use for U.S. roads. They also said they would be ready to build the longer doubles as soon as fleets begin submitting orders.
July 13, 2015EPA Grants Three-Year Extension for New Trailer Foam, Refrigerants
A new rule from the Environmental Protection Agency gives the manufacturers of refrigerated trailers and their suppliers another three years, through 2019, to develop a new foam-blowing agent that does not incorporate strong greenhouse gases.
July 13, 2015Autonomous Technology Needs US Standards, Volvo Executive Tells Transportation Panel
WASHINGTON — For autonomous driving technologies to continue to advance, lawmakers will have to approve federal standards that address various regulations at the state level, a Volvo Group executive told a Senate transportation panel July 7.
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