Inaugural NACV to Focus on Equipment Sales — And Being a Different Show From MATS
The inaugural North American Commercial Vehicle Show is due to open later this month in Atlanta and is shaping up to be very different from the rival Mid-America Trucking Show: smaller but richer — and with an obsessive focus on equipment sales.
Seasonally Strong Trailer Orders in June Up 51% Year-Over-Year, Top 20,000
U.S. trailer orders shot up 51% in June and notched the seventh consecutive month of year-over-year gains.
Tractors With 6×2 Powertrains Save Fuel, but Fleets Still Reluctant to Adopt
Highway tractors with 6×2 power configurations have been heralded as an important technology for improving fuel mileage, but fleet owners have been hesitant in selecting the systems because they have a tendency to run through tires more quickly and because diesel is less costly than it was earlier this decade.
Summer Begins on Positive Note as Class 8 Orders Top 18,000
North American Class 8 orders cleared 18,000 in June, for a 40% year-over-year gain, according to ACT Research Co.
Class 8 Truck Repair Firm to Undergo $9 Million Expansion
Fitzgerald Collision & Repair will undergo a major expansion and create 220 new jobs in Tennessee.
Researchers Studying Wireless Transfer of Electricity to Vehicles
Scientists at Stanford University have succeeded in wirelessly transmitting electricity to a nearby moving object, the wide-ranging implications of which could affect the recharging of electric cars and trucks, robots and cellphones.
UPS Looks to Add More Green Vehicles to Its Fleet by 2025
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June 27, 2017Ohio EPA to Lower Nitrogen Oxide Output; Effort to Be Funded by $71.4 Million from VW
Ohio expects to receive $71.4 million from the Volkswagen Mitigation Trust Agreement between 2017 and 2027 to fund projects to reduce nitrogen oxide emissions from commercial trucks and other sources in the transportation sector, the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency said.
Designers of Wave Piston Win 2017 Volvo Group Technology Award
Volvo Group awarded its 2017 Volvo Technology Award to the two engineers for their piston design.