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Volvo Trucks unveils "Blue Power" natural gas strategy for North America
MIAMI, Fla. -- Volvo Trucks has announced it will launch its own 13-liter liquefied natural gas (LNG) engine for the North American market in 2014, claiming “significant” fuel efficiency gains compared with current natural gas...
COMPETITION WATCH: Apps Transport replaces a third of its fleet with new Pete...
BRAMPTON, Ont. -- Apps Transport Group has taken delivery of the first of 17 new Peterbilt 386s the company has ordered.
TransCore reports record spot market freight volumes available in April
PORTLAND, Ore. -- TransCore’s North American Freight Index indicated a record volume of spot market freight was available in April.
Cat now offering 15-litre engine in CT660 vocational truck
PEORIA, Ill. -- Caterpillar has announced the availability of its 15-litre CT15 engine in the CT660 vocational truck.
Michigan opens long-delayed bridge truck road
DETROIT, Mich. -- A dedicated truck road, long in the planning, has finally opened on the Detroit side of the Ambassador Bridge, a win-win for truckers who no longer have to navigate the streets of inner city Detroit, and for neighbourhood...
Canadian fleets finish in top four of TCA's Weight Loss Showdown
ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- Bison Transport and Brian Kurtz Trucking – the lone Canadian entrants into the Truckload Carriers Association’s (TCA) Weight Loss Showdown – both finished in the top four.
Westport upgrades 15-L LNG engine
VANCOUVER, B.C. -- Westport Innovations says it has improved the performance of its flagship HD15L LNG engine.
US issues NPRM mandating electronic stability control systems
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has issued a long-awaited notice of proposed rulemaking that will mandate the use of electronic stability control (ESC) systems on heavy vehicles.
COMPETITION WATCH: Challenger rejuvenates fleet, modernizes paint scheme
CAMBRIDGE, Ont. -- Challenger Motor Freight has embarked on an aggressive strategy to rejuvenate its fleet, and by year’s end will have replaced more than 400 tractors – or nearly a third of its entire fleet.
COMPETITION WATCH: Celadon wins new award celebrating health, fitness of drivers
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. -- The first-ever Healthy Trucking Fleet of the Year award, a collaboration between FusionHealth and Navistar, has been presented to Celadon Group at its headquarters in Indianapolis. The award honours trucking companies that...
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Emerald Biofuels to build renewable diesel refinery in Louisiana
Emerald Biofuels LLC announced that it is planning to site an 85 million gallon per year renewable diesel refinery in Louisiana.
Pegasor announces sensor calibrations for particle mass and number
Pegasor announced that it has successfully completed extensive calibration of its soot sensor for mass-based particle measurments.
NYT: A Grim Portrait of Palm Oil Emissions
The New York Times talks about GHG emissions from deforestation in Indonesia.
Transport and Air Pollution Conference 2012
Transport and Air Pollution Conference 2012 has extended its abstract submission deadline.
Cummins to acquire SCR dosing business from Hilite
Cummins has signed an agreement to acquire the assets associated with the emissions control products of Hilite International.
Conference report: Emission sessions at SAE 2012 Congress
Summary of emission sessions at the SAE 2012 Congress.
Emission Standards: Canada: Off-Road Engines
Updated summary of Canadian emission standards for off-road engines.
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