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Plans for a $900 million upgrade to New Jersey's I-295/I-76/Route 42 interchange can move forward now that federal officials have given final environmental approval, U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced.View the full article

The Environmental Protection Agency's campaign to reduce diesel emissions and improve air quality could help drum up business for the nation's struggling medium and heavy-duty truck dealers.View the full article

ArvinMeritor announced a suite of Meritor blended learning programs for 2009 incorporating self-guided online learning, virtual classroom webinars, and on-site instruction. View the full article

Western Star Trucks announced a new configuration option for its 4900 FA model series.View the full article

Carrier Transicold has introduced the X2 Special Edition, a custom configured model 2100A refrigeration unit with a chrome grille and stainless accents, silver metal-flake paint job and a "Special Edition" emblem.View the full article

Freightliner Trucks announced that the ParkSmart HVAC System is available as a factory-installed option for the Cascadia.View the full article

Western Star Trucks announced that it has entered into an agreement with TravelCenters of America LLC to add Western Star ServicePoint branded repair services to Petro:Lube facilities at Petro Stopping Center locations.View the full article

Geez, I can't remember anything...oh, it's coming back slowly now. Made three rounds last week for the first time in a while. Took some treated lumber to Akron Thursday and thought I was coming home empty, but got a load out of Malta, Oh. late Friday evening going to Bedford, Va. When I unloaded in Bedford Monday I went to the shop and got a Conestoga and loaded Kyanite for Chester, W.V. Sat all day in Chester after I unloaded Tuesday-didn't have a return load. I did get a load Wednesday going to Roanoke, but it was next week's load, so I just brought it to the shop and dropped it. Then Thursday I loaded treated lumber going to Middlefield, Oh. and reloaded in Canton at Ohio Steel Slitters. I don't know if everyone who works there is an a-hole, or just the guy that loaded me. Probably just him, odds are against everyone there being one, but he was certainly an arrogant, hateful jerk-pure a-hole, like he holds it against you for coming there to pick up a load in the first place. Unfortunately, that's most often the case where ever you go to load steel or make a delivery. Makes it hard to be sympathetic when they close the doors because people decide to get their steel from China or Brazil. Gotta deliver in Suffolk tomorrow. And I got started on the garden yesterday-planted some cabbage. Gotta pick up some onion sets this week, and i'll be good for a while. I'm going to start some tomato and pepper plants in a plant bed. took a few pictures last week, nothing spectacular- loaded with lumber at the truckstop couple of Macks in Fairplain,W.V. closer view of the b-model, Fairplain,W.V. Attached thumbnail(s) // // // View the full blog entry

Hi guys i have never had a blog before and hope this goes well and could use your help. iam helping a friend work on his B 53 1964 dump. i plumbed the truck for air to the rear for his trailer and rewired it so it will not start to glow (get my drift) the truck was set up with a turn signal circut and a brake circut. easy fix with 2 sets of lites in the rear. now the issue of my friend pulling my small trailer with electric brakes. i will install a brake controller in the cab but i have 2 circuts to work with. is my best bet to put a new turn signal switch in and wire the brake lites in through that so the signals work together with the brakes and work with the trailer wiring....the truck isnt on the road yet, but soon to be. thanks guys ( don) GreenGiant2 PS MACKS AND BROCKWAY'S WHAT A PERFECT COMBINATION View the full blog entry

President Barack Obama Thursday previewed an innovative plug-in hybrid electric utility truck with a power system developed by Eaton and the Electric Power Research Institute. The President visited the Electric Vehicle Technical Center of Southern California EdisonView the full article

The U.S. is not in a depression, said Clare Zempel, a noted economist and financial advisor, in remarks Wednesday at the Pegasus Transtech Users Conference in Clearwater, Fla.View the full article

Heavy Duty Trucking magazine has captured the 2009 Grand Neal Award-the highest honor in business journalism. The magazine won for its special theme issue, Fuel Crisis Survival, published in June 2008 as trucking struggled with sky-high fuel prices.View the full article

Surface transportation trade between the United States and its North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) partners Canada and Mexico was 4.1 percent higher in 2008 than in 2007, reaching $830 billion,View the full article

Decisiv Inc., the provider of an advanced web-based technology designed to enable more informed and timely decisions critical to maintaining commercial vehicles, announced that Darry Stuart, founder and principal of DWS Fleet Management Services has joined its Board of Advisors.View the full article

Penske Truck Leasing announced it has teamed up with Smith System, the global leader in driver safety training.View the full article

Rounding out its series of all-new, heavy-duty engines, Detroit Diesel Thursday unveiled the DD16, is the most powerful engine offered by Detroit Diesel and the first to be launched with BlueTec emissions technology.View the full article

Volvo trucks equipped with selective catalytic reduction (SCR) emissions control systems will not undergo driving or parked active regeneration of diesel particulate filters (DPF) during normal highway operating conditions, the company announced Thursday.View the full article

Freightliner Trucks launched its new, proprietary RunSmart Predictive Cruise system. This innovative technology evaluates the upcoming road profile more than one mile in advance and determines the most fuel efficient vehicle speed.View the full article

Volvo Trucks North America now offers advanced collision avoidance technology with Volvo Enhanced Cruise (VEC), a system that works with a truck's cruise control to maintain a safe following distance between vehicles.View the full article

Cummins Inc. unveiled its on-highway engine lineup ready to meet the new Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations for the North American market.View the full article

Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems introduced Bendix Wingman ACB − Active Cruise with Braking − an innovative technology that delivers warnings and proactive interventions to help drivers avoid collisions and data to help with fleet operations and driver training.View the full article

Alcoa announced that its Commercial Vehicle Wheels business has launched an innovative new line of forged wheelsView the full article

ATDynamics announced the launch of two new products designed to improve the fuel efficiency of trucking fleets throughout North America,View the full article

Bendix Spicer Foundation Brake is offering several new cost-effective air disc brake solutions. Bendix brand double diaphragm spring brakes, new heavy-duty rotors and a universal replacement parts strategy for Bendix ADB22X air disc brakes will be available during the second quarter.View the full article

Cummins Filtration announced plans to extend availability and offering of Fleetguard® Diesel Exhaust Fluid to support all customer requirements for 2010 Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR)-equipped engines.View the full article