ARLINGTON, VA — The American Trucking Associations’ advance seasonally adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index increased 2.8% in June after decreasing a revised 2.0% in May 2011. May’s drop was slightly less than the 2.3% ATA reported on June 27, 2011. The latest gain put the SA index at 115.8 (2000=100) in June, up from [...]

Arlington, Va. – In testimony before a Senate subcommittee today, Dan England, chairman and president of C.R. England Inc., and vice chairman of the American Trucking Associations urged Congress to adopt several ATA-suggested initiatives to improve highway safety.
Specifically, Mr. England urged Congress to raise the bar for new companies entering the industry by requiring them [...]

STE-THERESE, Que – A Kenworth T370 was recently recognized as the historic 100,000th medium duty truck produced at the state-of-the-art PACCAR Ste-Therese, Que., manufacturing plant, which was opened as an all-new facility in 1999.
“The employees at the PACCAR Ste-Therese are especially dedicated to building excellent medium duty trucks. We’re especially honored that a Kenworth T370 [...]

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif – It’s not every day you work with a distribution company as environmentally-focused as Veritable Vegetable. Not only do they distribute certified organic fresh fruits and vegetables, but they also maintain their commitment to sustainability in every part of their company, including their fleet of trucks. As the nation’s oldest distributor of [...]

KIRKLAND, Wash – Kenworth Truck Company announced today that its all-wheel drive Kenworth T270 Class 6 and T370 Class 7 models now can be factory-ordered with a Fabco® power take-off option (PTO) on the two-speed transfer case.
“Kenworth is the first in the industry to offer a factory-installed PTO output drive on the transfer case [...]

Planning is very essential part of today’s life. We almost plan in advance for all issues big or small. This is a very good exercise to avoid last minute stress due to small mistake or recognize hidden opportunities. Buying a car need to be planned in advance too. Take out time to collect all necessary [...]

Two Renault Premium Distribution 320 hp, DXi 7, Euro IV vehicles, operated by LLM (Logistique, Location, Multiservice - Logistics, Rental, Multi-service) will soon have covered more than 1,000,000 km in only 2 years. These two trucks are operated on an intensive, three shifts a day, basis for deliveries throughout France. Michel Delassise, LLM’s CEO, cannot [...]

OTTAWA - It’s now official; with the publication of the Canada Gazette Pt. II, effective 60 days from July 20, 2011, diesel fuel sold in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Ontario will have to contain an average annual biofuel blend of 2 per cent. Diesel fuel sold in Quebec and the Maritimes will be [...]

TORONTO - The president of the Ontario Trucking Association, David Bradley, says he thinks “most people will see through the blatant self-interest” inherent in the television advertisements bought and paid for by the Canadian arm of the US company that privately owns the Ambassador Bridge – North America’s busiest border crossing – which attack Ontario [...]

According to the AUTO-Consulting, in the first six months on the Ukrainian market of trucks over 16 tonnes lifting capacity of KAMAZ trucks have been sold a 13.3% increase over the same period last year. The “KAMAZ” has kept the market leader, having taken in this segment for almost 30%.
The best-selling truck in the segment [...]