PARK CITY, Utah — Shell Lubricants is introducing a fuel-efficient and long-life transmission and gearbox oil that meets the requirements of automatic transmissions used by Volvo Trucks and Mack Trucks, company officials said.

Several engine makers said they were still working to get required certification for their new 2007 engines, and were considering enhanced warranties in an attempt to attract buyers.

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. nternational Truck and Engine Corp. plans to lay off 230 workers at its medium-duty truck production plant in Springfield, Ohio, by the end of October because of declining sales, a company spokesman told Transport Topics on Thursday.

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. img src="http://www.ttnews.com/images/printeditiontag_new.gif" width=120 align=right>WASHINGTON — An Environmental Protection Agency official said last week EPA was sticking with its June 2006 deadline for the rollout of ultra-low-sulfur diesel fuel.

Knowing where their trailers are at any given moment is increasingly important for a growing number of freight lines in an age of heightened security, just-in-time delivery, intense competition and movements across various modes of transport.

U.S. retail sales of Class 8 trucks in January kept up the same blistering pace they set in 2004, setting an apparent all-time record for the month by reaching 18,257 — a 61.9% increase over sales in the first month of last year.

U.S. retail sales of Class 8 trucks surged 44.5% in December to their highest level in almost four years, pushing sales for the full year above 200,000 for the first time since 2000.

Two vendors of trailer-tracking technology unveiled new products last week for the untethered trailer market.

A number of trucking and logistics companies are communicating voicelessly with drivers through mobile text messaging, which can lessen the frequency of phone conversations with dispatchers.