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General Motors’ top purchasing executive, Grace Lieblein, has revealed specific plans to reduce logistics costs for its plants in North America, including bringing suppliers and stamping operations closer to plants, extending rail lines and

BMW plans to double exports from South Africa to around 70,000 units a year by next year and

As Japanese OEMs see record growth in US-based production, parts sourcing and vehicle exports, the carmakers are investing significantly to increase manufacturing and logistics capacity across the region.  

Heavy Duty Trucking’s Equipment Editor Jim Park takes you on a walk-around tour of the new Cascadia 113 tractor equipped with the Cummins Westport ISX12 G natural gas engine and a 115 DGE compressed natural gas fuel storage system.

In this article we will look at some of the more frequently asked questions

Fox Transportation has signed a fueling agreement with Clean Energy for its planned deployment of more than 100 natural gas trucks over the next several months.

The number of fleet executives who say they plan to place orders for Class 8 trucks in the third quarter was up to 65 percent in the 3Q 2013 Fleet Sentiment survey conducted late last month by CK Commercial Vehicle Research. Just 53 percent of survey respondents indicated in the second quarter that they intended […]

More than 320 delegates gathered in California this year to discuss an industry that is growing and investing once again in equipment and systems. But with many changes still to come, especially growth in Mexico, there is uncertainty over infrastructure and services across the outbound chain

As expected, North American Class 8 net orders were lower in July, with the preliminary count coming in at 17,600 units. Compared to the same month last year, Class 8 net orders were 36% stronger.