Alternative technology on display at Fleet Day
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Alternative technology on display at Fleet Day (Fleet Owner)"FRAMINGHAM, MA. For fleet managers, AltWheel’s 4th Annual Fleet Day was the place to be on Monday. The event at Staples World Headquarters featured more than 27 alternative fuel and hybrid vehicles as well as dozens of sessions in which fleet managers and industry experts could discuss the latest in green technologies."
Other trucking industry headlines from Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2008:
Bulk Transporter
Truckstop diesel volumes decline
Diesel price climbs slightly
Colonial Pipeline returns to normal
NAFTA surface trade rises in July
Blackwater acquires New Orleans terminal
Greenhunter recovering from Hurricane Ike
TWIC entry required for more ports
Fleet Owner
Eco-driving tips offer big fuel savings
FleetOwner scores gold “Eddie”
Diesel prices remain at $3.96
New bus chassis from Freightliner Custom Chassis
Pilot Travel Centers to carry DEF “at the pump”
Trailer/Body Builders
Wabash’s Cadiz Operations Up and Running
Volvo Trucks Reduces Capacity in Europe
Blogs
Shock therapy
"It’s the little things about my dad that always got my attention. Growing up, I didn’t get it: he made beds so well you could bounce quarters off them – literally. He ironed and pressed his dress shirts, slacks, even golf outfits better than any dry cleaning shop could."
Trucking Around the World
Volvo cuts truck production, jobs as European demand falls (Reuters)World number two truck maker Volvo said on Tuesday it was scaling back production and cutting about 1,400 jobs as the crisis in financial markets hit demand in Europe, its biggest market. Volvo, which makes trucks under the Renault, Mack, Nissan Diesel and Eicher brands as well as its own name, said its Volvo Trucks arm would begin negotiations with unions on the staff cuts at plants in Belgium and Sweden.
Australian fatigue laws inconsistent and confusing, trucking industry says (Transport and Logistics News)
The “patchy” new heavy vehicle fatigue laws lack consistency across borders and will stir confusion, the trucking industry has argued.
Europe will import more diesel in the next decade, commission says (The Guardian)
Europe's reliance on imported diesel will grow over the coming decade due to insufficient investment in refining capacity, bringing higher pump prices while adding to worries about energy security.
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