CCJ – Phillips 66 Lubricants announced last week a continuation in its investment into the heavy-duty natural gas market by unveiling the Gaurdol NG and Kendall Super-D NG engine oil products for use in both compressed natural gas or liquified natural gas heavy-duty trucks.
Automotive Fleet - General Motors plans to debut its all-new 2014-MY Cadillac ELR extended-range electric luxury coupe at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. The vehicle is based on GM’s Converj concept.
Automotive Fleet – General Motors announced it will buy 200 million shares of GM common stock held by the U.S. Treasury department for $5.5 billion. GM said the buyback is part of the Treasury’s plan to fully exit its holdings of GM stock within 12 to 15 months. GM is purchasing the shares for $27.50 […]
CCJ, Pennsylvania’s Department of Environmental Protection started accepting applications last week for a grant program in which $20 million will be available over the next three years for incremental and conversion costs of heavy-duty  natural gas vehicles for fleets, PDEP announced.
Here at the editorial offices of Randall-Reilly, which produces both Commercial Carrier Journal andOverdrive magazines, we like to joke that government agencies never seem to fail to provide us editors with a “Christmas present†in the form of a proposed or final rule in the days between Christmas and New Years, causing a mad flurry of phone calls […]
Commercial Carrier Journal, CCJ – Finishing out 2012 with significant growth in the Americas retreading market, Continental Tire the America’s Commercial Vehicle Tire Business unit detailed some of its plans for expansion of the ContiLifeCycle retreading solution in the region.
Automotive News – General Motors plans to move production of the next-generation Chevrolet Camaro to Michigan from Canada. The Camaro, currently made in Oshawa, Ontario, will be built at the Lansing Grand River Assembly Plant in Lansing, Mich., GM said today in a statement.
Background: Your customer has just given you an order to deliver 1,000 cars by the end of the week. Logistically, you’ll be able to handle 800 of them with your equipment but you’re going to have to scramble to get the remaining done through your brokerage.  Like many carriers, you’ve gotten accustomed to relying on […]
The purpose of this memo is to make you aware of the inspection process an insurance company performs to evaluate the insurability of your company. The insurance market shows no signs of softening in the near future and the inspection performed by insurance companies has never been more critical. Generally, insurers will grade […]
