UPS (NYSE:UPS) has announced updates to 125 hybrid electric delivery trucks that extend their range and improve fuel economy as part of the company’s broader Rolling Laboratory approach. A compact, quiet-running 2-cylinder engine replaces a prior 4-cylinder engine to extend their range, improve performance and fuel efficiency. The updated trucks deliver significant fuel economy […]
Clean Energy Fuels Corp., (NASDAQ: CLNE) has secured a contract to provide Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) to Hawaii Gas, the State of Hawaii’s only franchised gas utility. In addition, Clean Energy has also signed multiple agreements throughout the United States representing the grow of natural gas fueling. Transit Clean Energy announced that it has extended […]
A private trade group,Together for Safer Roads (TSR), a coalition of global private sector companies, has released the Advancing Road Safety Best Practices for Companies and Their Fleets report. The report outlines practices that companies can use to keep employees, partners, and contractors safe on the world’s roads, as well as minimize costs. TSR member […]
Heavy duty vehicle lift leader Stertil-Koni has announced that it has expanded its exclusive distributor network recently with the addition of City Lift & Lube, based in Rochester, NY. The fit is a particularly good one for both companies. Chuck Bauerschmidt, president, City Lift & Lube, now a Stertil-Koni distributor, headquartered in Rochester, NYCity Lift […]
EpicVue, providers of premium in-vehicle satellite TV packaged exclusively for the trucking industry, has announced that Millis Transfer is installing EpicVue systems in 700 company tractors. The in-cab satellite TV is helping the truckload carrier retain drivers in its over-the-road, regional and dedicated operations. “We consider EpicVue to be a key part of our driver […]
Thanks to the use of advanced materials like high-strength, military-grade aluminum alloy and EcoBoost® engine technology, Ford has reported that it recycles as much as 20 million pounds of aluminum stamping scrap per month using the closed-loop system at Dearborn Truck Plant. There it builds the F-150. And get this: the savings or recycling is […]
SkyBitz Local Fleets, the leader in fleet management solutions for sales, service and delivery vehicles, has introduced the SA2000, a new plug-and-play GPS fleet tracking product that can be deployed in minutes. It provides an uninterrupted flow of vehicle tracking data including vehicle location, speed, mileage, fuel usage, and more. The SA2000 is available for […]
Freight shipments slowed to only a 1.4 percent rise in March, following an 8.3 percent jump in February, according to the Cass Freight Index. Expenditures for freight declined 1.0 percent in March—reversing a portion of the 6.3 percent increase in February. Manufacturing and building construction have been on an upward trend and have just started […]
American Trucking Associations’ advanced seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index decreased 4.5% in March, following a 7.2% surge during February. In March, the index equaled 137.6 (2000=100), down from 144 in February. February’s level is an all-time high. Compared with March 2015, the SA index was up 2.2%, which was down from February’s 8.6% year-over-year […]
SkyBitz®, a leader in commercial telematics, has announced that Mesilla Valley Transportation (MVT), one of the largest locally-owned transportation providers in New Mexico and West Texas, has renewed its asset management technology solutions from SkyBitz for its fleet of roughly 5,000 trailers. MVT was able to update its entire fleet with the latest technology without […]
