Oct 12, 2011
Andreas Renschler, Member of the Board of Management of Daimler AG, responsible for Daimler Trucks and Daimler Buses, will host a special briefing to update the media on Daimler's truck business in North America and worldwide. In this briefing, Andreas Renschler will discuss: The state of Daimler Trucks' business Curre ... Continue reading
Seegrid Robotic Industrial Trucks Hosted White House Job Council
Oct 11, 2011
Seegrid Vision-Guided Pallet Trucks are the leader in Robotic Industrial Trucks. Today Seegrid hosted President Obama's Job Council for a Manufacturing Listening and Action Session roundtable. This session provided industrial executives the opportunity to share their views and network with those advising the president. ... Continue reading
Oct 10, 2011
Road tests conducted by BAE Systems reveal that commercial trucks powered by the company's green HybriDrive parallel hybrid electric propulsion system use 30 percent less fuel than trucks running on traditional diesel engines. Our HybriDrive parallel development program is on track. ... Continue reading
Sep 29, 2011
Caterpillar Inc. and Navistar International Corporation today announced the next phase of cooperation between the two companies to develop, manufacture, sell and support vocational and on-highway trucks for the North America market and the rest of the world. In June of 2008, the two companies announced plans to form an ... Continue reading
ATA's Safety Management Council Announces 2011 Award Recipients
Sep 27, 2011
ATA's Safety Management Council announced its 2011 award winners at its Safety & Human Resources National Conference & Exhibition in Albuquerque, N.M. last weekend. The ATA President's Trophy recognizes the three companies whose fleets have been judged to have the best overall safety programs from the Truck & Industria ... Continue reading
Sep 22, 2011
GE Capital Fleet Services broke ground today on a customer experience and learning center that will showcase GE's comprehensive portfolio of electric vehicle deployment solutions and help GE commercial customers evaluate EVs and other alternative fuel vehicles for their fleets. ... Continue reading
Commercial Vehicle Group to Present at 2011 CITI Global Industrials Conference
Sep 19, 2011
Commercial Vehicle Group, Inc., a leading supplier of fully integrated system solutions for the global commercial vehicle market, today announced that Mervin Dunn, President and Chief Executive Officer, and Chad M. Utrup, Chief Financial Officer, will participate in the CITI 2011 Global Industrials Conference at 3:55 P ... Continue reading
National Safety Council Supports NTSB Recommendation to Ban Cell Phone Use by Commercial Drivers
Sep 17, 2011
-The National Safety Council applauds the National Transportation Safety Board recommendation to ban all cell phone use, both handheld and hands-free, by commercial motor vehicle drivers (except in emergencies). This ban is one of 15 new safety recommendations issued by NTSB this week. ... Continue reading
Watch More Than 2,200 Automotive Videos FREE on Your iPad and Any Smart Phone
Sep 16, 2011
Hundreds of hours of auto-related videos No Fees No App required No Flash needed AUTO CENTRAL - June 8, 2011: One of the big draw backs about Apple's mobile devices (iPad and iPhone) is that it can't play flash videos. Because of this, an enormous amount of video content is lost to users of these devices. But TheAutoCh ... Continue reading
Commercial Fleets Will Power Natural Gas Vehicle Market through 2016, According to Pike Research
Sep 14, 2011
There are currently about 12.6 million natural gas vehicles (NGVs) in use worldwide, and sales of NGVs vary widely from region to region and country to country. The majority of NGVs are located in Latin America, the Middle East, and Africa, particularly in countries like Pakistan and Iran that lack extensive gasoline r ... Continue reading
Waste Management Announces Plans for Clean-Burning Natural Gas for its Columbus Area Fleet
Sep 12, 2011
Waste Management today announced plans to convert to clean burning natural gas-powered trucks for its waste and recycling collection operations in Columbus, Ohio. This will be Waste Management's first fleet of compressed natural gas (CNG) trucks in Ohio. A new CNG fueling facility will also be installed at the company' ... Continue reading
Volvo Trucks' Flagship Celebrates with New 750 hp Engine +VIDEO
Sep 9, 2011
The Volvo FH16 is now available with 750 hp and 3550 Nm to handle the heaviest and most demanding transport assignments. It will reach the market just in time to celebrate the 16-litre engineâs 25th anniversary. STOCKHOLM - September 9, 2011: 1987 saw the introduction of the Volvo F16 with Volvoâs first-ever ... Continue reading
Sep 6, 2011
As the global economy begins tentative steps toward recovery, truck manufacturers are looking to technologies that can help mitigate the rising cost of diesel fuel while meeting increasingly strict emissions requirements. Trucks that utilize electricity to meet these goals come in four variations: hybrid electric, plug ... Continue reading
EMA and TMA Become the Truck and Engine Manufacturers Association
Sep 6, 2011
The Engine Manufacturers Association, which includes the Truck Manufacturers Association, announced today the use of the name Truck and Engine Manufacturers Association for the trade group, effective immediately. "The name change announced today reflects the reality of how we have been doing business for some time." Th ... Continue reading
Sep 1, 2011
Autocar, the first name in alternative fuel and custom severe-service trucks, is pleased to welcome three experienced, and powerful distribution and service partners to the Autocar Xspotter Terminal Tractor team. "All three distributors have deeply experienced Sales and Service personnel who truly know and understand t ... Continue reading
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