Trucking info – The annualized linehaul driver turnover rate at large truckload fleets remained over 100% for the second straight month, and the churn at smaller truckload carriers rose to a five-year high, according to American Trucking Associations Trucking Activity Report.
Fleet Owner – With President Barack Obama in attendance, Daimler Trucks announced it will become the first commercial vehicle manufacturer in the NAFTA region to offer a fully integrated powertrain from its own production following an expansion at its Redford, MI, plant.
Transport Topics – Talks between the International Longshoremen Association and East and Gulf Coast port operators stalled this week, with a contract deadline looming Dec. 29 after which the union could strike, the Associated Press reported Thursday.
CCJ – The U.S. Department of Energy projects that the use of natural gas in heavy-duty vehicles will offset growth in diesel consumption during the next few decades, eventually displacing a predicted 700,000 barrels of oil per day by 2040, according to the 2013 edition of the Annual Energy Outlook released this week by the […]
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 […]
