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Tata Motors launches 10 new Prima LX trucks for affordable yet modern trucking

Tata Motors launches 10 new Prima LX trucks for affordable yet modern trucking

Covers gamut of segments – from haulage to construction Extends the Tata Prima advantage with the launch of 10 new heavy duty trucks from the Prima LX range of Heavy Commercial Vehicles Uncompromisingly built and designed as per world-class standards, with an ideal blend of technology and economy, with a combinati ... Continue reading

Range Ts and Archer's Transport

Range Ts and Archer's Transport

Premier distribution specialists, Archer’s Transport, whose company maxim is ‘Strength through Diversity’, has taken delivery of the first two Renault Range T460.26 6x2 tractor units to join its immaculately presented fleet. Supplied by Renault Trucks dealer, Allports Truck Centre in Lichfield, the Range ... Continue reading

Ford to Move Production of All-New 2016 F-650/F-750 Medium-Duty Trucks from Mexico to Ohio Assembly Plant in Early 2015

Ford to Move Production of All-New 2016 F-650/F-750 Medium-Duty Trucks from Mexico to Ohio Assembly Plant in Early 2015

Ford investing $168 million to shift production of all-new 2016 Ford F-650 and F-750 medium-duty trucks from Mexico to Ohio Assembly Plant in Avon Lake, near Cleveland F-650/F-750 trucks anchor Ford’s commercial truck range – America’s best-selling line of commercial trucks for 29 years. Every vehicle in ... Continue reading

ATA Urges Obama Administration to Proceed Judiciously with Emissions Rule

ATA Urges Obama Administration to Proceed Judiciously with Emissions Rule

Today, leaders of the American Trucking Associations, while supporting the goal of improved fuel efficiency of large trucks, pressed the Obama Administration to proceed cautiously with the setting of new standards. ... Continue reading

Engine and Truck Manufacturers Commit to Working with EPA and NHTSA on Second Phase National Program to Improve Fuel Efficiency and Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Engine and Truck Manufacturers Commit to Working with EPA and NHTSA on Second Phase National Program to Improve Fuel Efficiency and Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions

The Obama Administration announced today that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) will again be coordinating their efforts to implement a uniform, second phase national program to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and improve fuel efficiency from medium and ... Continue reading

2014 Toyota 4Runner - Heels on Wheels Review

2014 Toyota 4Runner - Heels on Wheels Review

2014 Toyota 4Runner - Heels on Wheels Review ... Continue reading

2014 Chicago Auto Show - The Auto Channel's Purdy And Cannell Wrap-up

2014 Chicago Auto Show - The Auto Channel's Purdy And Cannell Wrap-up

CHICAGO AUTO SHOW 2014 HIGHLIGHTS By Steve Purdy and Thom Cannell TheAutoChannel.com Michigan Bureau lede photo CannellChicagoAuto2014-6062 Chicago February 9, 2014; Your TACh team was all over the Chicago Auto Show this week as a variety of manufacturers made news. Characteristically, here in the Windy City (and it wa ... Continue reading

2014 Toyota Tundra Review By Steve Purdy

2014 Toyota Tundra Review By Steve Purdy

2014 Toyota Tundra Review By Steve Purdy ... Continue reading

2014 Ram 1500 EcoDiesel Rated 28 MPG

2014 Ram 1500 EcoDiesel Rated 28 MPG

2014 Ram 1500 EcoDiesel Rated 28 MPG ... Continue reading

Eric Jorgensen Takes the Helm as the New Chairman of the American Truck Dealers

Eric Jorgensen Takes the Helm as the New Chairman of the American Truck Dealers

Eric Jorgensen, president and CEO of JX Enterprises in Hartland, Wis., is the new chairman of the American Truck Dealers (ATD). He replaces Dick Witcher, chief executive officer of Minuteman Trucks in Walpole, Mass., who served as chairman for two years. ... Continue reading

American Truck Dealers Announce Winners of 2014 Commercial Truck of the Year

American Truck Dealers Announce Winners of 2014 Commercial Truck of the Year

The American Truck Dealers (ATD) announced today the winners of the 2014 ATD Commercial Truck of the Year, an award recognizing the top truck entries in the heavy- and medium-duty categories. Winners were announced during the ATD Convention & Expo in New Orleans. ... Continue reading

Navistar Sweeps 2014 ATD Truck of the Year Honors

Navistar Sweeps 2014 ATD Truck of the Year Honors

Navistar swept the competition during this week's annual American Truck Dealers (ATD) Convention and Exposition in New Orleans with the International® ProStar® with Cummins ISX15 engine with selective catalytic reduction (SCR) named "2014 Heavy-Duty Commercial Truck of the Year" and the International® TerraStar® 4x ... Continue reading

Dave Osiecki to Lead ATA's Legislative Affairs Office

Dave Osiecki to Lead ATA's Legislative Affairs Office

Today, American Trucking Associations President and CEO Bill Graves said Senior Vice President of Policy and Regulatory Affairs Dave Osiecki will also oversee the association's legislative affairs efforts and team. Graves made the announcement following the departure of Mary Phillips, formerly senior vice president of ... Continue reading

Trucking Calls on Washington to Have a Productive 2014

Trucking Calls on Washington to Have a Productive 2014

With Congress returning to Washington this week, leaders of American Trucking Associations called on lawmakers and policymakers in Washington to take several steps to improve the nation's economy and make our highways safer. ... Continue reading

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