Sales of Nat Gas-Powered Trucks Slow as Diesel Prices Plummet, Reports Say
Growth in the natural-gas truck market has stalled this year as the steep drop in diesel prices has cut into the potential savings offered by the alternative fuel.
August 17, 2015Senate Panel OKs Tax Relief For Equipment, Alt Fuels
Senate Finance Committee members agreed on a broad package of tax-extension provisions before leaving the capital for summer break, including those important to trucking.
August 17, 2015NTSB Blames Wal-Mart Driver's Fatigue in Fatal Crash That Hurt Comedian Morgan
The National Transportation Safety Board has unanimously placed the primary blame on a fatigued driver of a Wal-Mart Transportation truck in the June 2014 highway crash in New Jersey that killed one person and seriously injured comedian Tracy Morgan.
August 17, 2015NTDC 2015: Photo Galleries, Video, News, Features and More
See photos, video and stories from the 78th annual National Truck Driving Championships and National Step Van Driving Championships.
August 15, 2015At NTDC 2015, Automatic Transmissions Unpopular With Drivers
ST. LOUIS — You might think that a heavy truck with an automatic transmission would make it easier to negotiate the tight course here at the 2015 National Truck Driving Championships. You would be wrong.
August 14, 2015NTDC 2015: North Carolina Trooper Wins Inspectors' Grand Champion Title
ST. LOUIS — North Carolina Highway Patrol Trooper J.D. Berrong was presented the Jimmy K. Ammons Award, the highest honor for roadside inspectors.
August 14, 2015Fewer Women Qualify for NTDC One Year After Record
Eleven women drivers were in the National Truck Driving Championships competition last year — the most ever. But this year they lost ground, with only five women qualifying.
August 14, 20152015 NTDC Video: Truck vs. Duck Redux
Quack by popular demand, it's the truck vs. duck showdown from the skills course at NTDC. Watch the video to see if the bathtub toy is a sitting duck.
August 14, 2015Oil's Worst-Ever Summer Signals Price Rout Nowhere Near Done
If crude’s slump back to a six-year low looks bad, it’s even worse when you reflect that summer is supposed to be peak season for oil.
August 14, 2015Consumer Sentiment Declines for Second Month
Confidence among U.S. consumers eased for a second month in August as households braced for an increase in interest rates that could slow growth.
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