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Expanding UPS Green Fleet Travels 200 Million Miles

Expanding UPS Green Fleet Travels 200 Million Miles

ATLANTA--UPS today announced its fleet of alternative fuel and technology delivery vehicles has driven 200 million miles since 2000. The alternative fuel fleet (AFV) now numbers more than 1,900 and another 62 vehicles have just been ordered. “At UPS, we expand our alternative fuel fleet using a ‘rolli ... Continue reading

Pall Corporation Provides Webcast Details for Second Quarter Fiscal 2011 Results

Pall Corporation Provides Webcast Details for Second Quarter Fiscal 2011 Results

PORT WASHINGTON, N.Y.--Pall Corporation will report second quarter fiscal 2011 results on Thursday, March 10, 2011 after 5:00 p.m. EST. A conference call to review the Company's results will be broadcast live over the Internet at 8:30 a.m. EST on Friday, March 11, 2011. Eric Krasnoff, chairman, CEO & president and Lisa ... Continue reading

Chrysler Group Executive Named to HispanicBusiness Magazine's 2011 Corporate Elite

Chrysler Group Executive Named to HispanicBusiness Magazine's 2011 Corporate Elite

PR Newswire AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Feb. 25, 2011 AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Feb. 25, 2011 -- President and CEO of Ram Truck Brand Fred M. Diaz, Jr. receives "Corporate Elite" honor List includes the 25 most influential, engaged and dynamic Hispanic business leaders in America Selectees must have made "a significant professiona ... Continue reading

RECALL: Ford F-150 Pickups

RECALL: Ford F-150 Pickups

WASHINGTON February 23, 2011; The AP reported that Ford Motor Co. says it will recall nearly 150,000 F-150 pickup trucks to fix air bags that could deploy without warning. The government had raised concerns about the problem. Ford said Wednesday the recall covers trucks from the 2005-2006 model years in the United Stat ... Continue reading

Semi Truck Accident Statistics Continue to Rise in U.S. for 2010

Semi Truck Accident Statistics Continue to Rise in U.S. for 2010

PR Newswire NEW YORK, Feb. 22, 2011 NEW YORK, Feb. 22, 2011 -- The statistics are out for 2010 for Semi Truck, Tractor Trailer, and Commercial Vehicle accidents in the U.S. And the numbers continue to go up. In 2010 over 500,000 Large Truck and Commercial Vehicles were involved in accidents; with over 100,000 people su ... Continue reading

Alcoa Wheels Recognized with Top 20 New Product by Heavy Duty Trucking

Alcoa Wheels Recognized with Top 20 New Product by Heavy Duty Trucking

CLEVELAND--Heavy Duty Trucking recognized Alcoa Wheels, a key supplier to Wheel Torque Solutions, as a “Top 20�?? new product recently at the TMC Annual Convention in Tampa, Florida. Heavy Duty Trucking editors, in combination with members of the American Trucking Associations’ Tec ... Continue reading

Truck Review: 2011 Chevy Silverado 2500

Truck Review: 2011 Chevy Silverado 2500

CHEVY’S BIG TRUCK IS A VERY BIG DEAL By Marty BernsteinSenior Editor at Large Nothing gets road respect and the job done like a good looking, powerful big truck and the new Chevy Silverado 2500 4 WD Crew Cab model tops ‘em all. If you need to haul a big boat, trailer or lots of job materials with room for fiv ... Continue reading

Webcast Alert Supreme Industries to Announce 2010 Fourth-Quarter and Full-Year Financial Results on Feb. 23; Conference Call to Be Held Feb. 24

Webcast Alert Supreme Industries to Announce 2010 Fourth-Quarter and Full-Year Financial Results on Feb. 23; Conference Call to Be Held Feb. 24

GOSHEN, Ind.--Supreme Industries, Inc. (NYSE Amex: STS), a leading manufacturer of specialized commercial vehicles, including truck bodies, shuttle buses, armored vehicles and homeland response vehicles, invites you to listen to a live webcast of its conference call to discuss 2010 fourth-quarter and full-year financia ... Continue reading

Used Commercial Vehicle Registrations Hit Record Levels in 2010, According to Polk

Used Commercial Vehicle Registrations Hit Record Levels in 2010, According to Polk

PR Newswire SOUTHFIELD, Mich., Feb. 18, 2011 SOUTHFIELD, Mich., Feb. 18, 2011 -- Used commercial vehicle registrations (GVW 3-8) in the U.S. achieved a record level in 2010 with approximately 672,000 units registered, according to Polk, the recognized leader in data-driven solutions for the commercial vehicle industry. ... Continue reading

Cascade Corporation Releases Information Regarding Operations in Australia

Cascade Corporation Releases Information Regarding Operations in Australia

PORTLAND, Ore.--Cascade Corporation announced today its facility in Brisbane, Australia was significantly damaged in the mid-January flooding in the Queensland, Australia region. The Company continues to assess the impact of the flooding on ongoing operations and is working with its insurance carriers and landlord to a ... Continue reading

Los Angeles County Fire Department 'Go Green Initiative' Has Been Validated With the DynoValve

Los Angeles County Fire Department 'Go Green Initiative' Has Been Validated With the DynoValve

SaviCorp announces the Los Angeles County Fire Department (LACOFD) has validated the DynoValve after testing the emission reduction PCV valve on multiple vehicles over a two year period. In a letter confirming positive emissions reduction testing results, the DynoValve has demonstrated substantial reduction in emission ... Continue reading

Top 10 Fuel Economy Lists

Top 10 Fuel Economy Lists

EPA Rated - 2011EPA Rated - All Years Real World - All Years Misconceptions 2011 vehicles are ranked by city, then highway MPG. In the event of a tie, multiple vehicles may share the same ranking. Electric vehicles are not considered for this list. 1. 2011 Toyota Prius City 51 Highway 48 4 cyl, 1.8 L, Automatic (variab ... Continue reading

Quantum Awarded Contract for High Capacity Ultra Light-Weight Carbon Composite Natural Gas Vehicle Storage Systems

Quantum Awarded Contract for High Capacity Ultra Light-Weight Carbon Composite Natural Gas Vehicle Storage Systems

Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide, Inc. announced today that it has secured a new purchase contract from a leading Utah-based natural gas vehicle integrator to supply a series of large capacity natural gas vehicle tanks for medium and heavy duty trucks that operate long distances. The Quantum next generation ... Continue reading

J.D. Power and SA's CAR Magazine Report: Initial Quality Gap Between Passenger Vehicles and Pickup Trucks Improves Notably in 2010

J.D. Power and SA's CAR Magazine Report: Initial Quality Gap Between Passenger Vehicles and Pickup Trucks Improves Notably in 2010

New-vehicle quality in South Africa has improved considerably, with the quality gap between passenger vehicles and pickup trucks narrowing by more than 50 percent in 2010, compared with 2008, according to the J.D. Power and Associates/CAR Magazine 2010 South Africa Initial Quality Study(SM) (IQS) released today. ( "The ... Continue reading

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