ORLANDO, Fla. — Paul Phillips, a Con-Way Freight driver from Coarsegold, Calif., was named the 2011 Bendix National Truck Driving Championships Grand Champion.
August 17, 2011BusinessFuel
UPS to Purchase 100 All-Electric Vehicles
UPS announced it will purchase 100 all-electric delivery vehicles to replace older generation diesel trucks in the company's fleet.
August 25, 2011Business
USA Truck Expects Third-Quarter Loss
USA Truck announced that it expects a net loss for the third quarter of 2011, but said it is too early in the quarter to predict the range of the expected loss.
August 23, 2011Business
Phillips Named Grand Champ, Topping 428 Other Truckers
Con-way Freight driver Paul Phillips has participated in truck driving competitions for 15 years. Even though this year was only his second appearance at the nationals, he believed he had a shot at the top prize.
August 22, 2011Business
July Class 8 Sales Rise 31.5%, Pushing Year’s Total to 84,677
Heavy-duty U.S. retail truck sales grew 31.5% to 12,609 units in July over the 9,589 sold in July 2010, WardsAuto.com reported.
August 15, 2011Business
Rookie Represents Family’s Third Generation to Compete in ATA’s ‘Super Bowl of Safety’
Tim Bailey Jr. will be the third generation of Baileys representing West Virginia in the National Truck Driving Championships and National Step Van Driving Championships this week in Orlando, Fla.
August 8, 2011Business
Used Trucks Become Scarce; Prices and Mileage Increase
The scarcity of low-mileage used Class 8 trucks has gotten worse, pushing prices nearly 25% higher than what comparable vehicles cost last year, dealers and market analysts said.
August 8, 2011BusinessFuel
TTSI to Purchase 100 Zero-Emission Class 8 Trucks
Vision Industries Corp. has announced that drayage and logistics company Total Transportation Services Inc. intends to purchase 100 of its zero-emission, hydrogen fuel cell-electric Class 8 trucks for about $27 million.
August 1, 2011Business
Court Rules Against Port of Long Beach’s Clean Trucks Plan
A federal district court judge has ruled that the Port of Long Beach violated California environmental law when it altered its clean trucks program without first performing a required environmental review, the Long Beach Press-Telegram reported.
July 20, 2011Business
June Class 8 Truck Sales Jump 64.6%
Truck manufacturers sold 14,647 Class 8 vehicles in June, a 64.6% increase over last June and the highest monthly total since March 2007, and they said they expected sales to continue to rise this year despite the weak economic recovery.
July 18, 2011