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Diesel prices jumped 8.2 cents to $4.104 a gallon, the Department of Energy said Monday.
Monday's jump marks the fourth consecutive increase and the settles diesel at its highest price since October.
It's been ...
Peterbilt has released a white paper titled "Truck Aerodynamics and Fuel Efficiency".
The 10 page document covers the basic principles of air flow and drag, and how they impact fuel economy.
Also included are ...
Sales of commercial trucks, while small in volume, jumped in January according to data from the Greater Cleveland Automobile Dealers Association.
According to a report published by the Cleveland Plain-Dealer, sales soared 36 percent on the ...
For-hire trucking companies added 5,000 payroll jobs in January on a seasonally adjusted basis as the overall economy added 157,000 non-farm jobs, according to initial estimates. The national unemployment rate ticked up ...
FTR Associates' December Trucking Conditions Index showed a good environment for the industry, the company announced this week, reporting that industry growth and overall economic growth will continue, despite what some analysts predict.
The ...
Daimler AG presented its preliminary and unaudited figures Thursday for the Group and its divisions for the year 2012.
The Group’s net profit amounted to more than $8.8 billion, up from $8.1 the ...
Volvo AB’s fourth-quarter earnings sank while the company predicted a “difficult” first-quarter this year Bloomberg reported Wednesday.
Volvo’s fourth-quarter operating profit slid 84 percent on declining deliveries and expenses tied to a reorganization that ...
Sixty-four respondents to a survey circulated to fleet owner/operators last month indicated an uptick in truck and trailer sales may lie ahead.
The survey, conducted by CK Commercial Vehicle Research (CKCVR), shows the FSR Buying ...
Orders of Class 8 trucks rose 7 percent in January over the month before but still lagged 11 percent behind January 2011, according to a report released Monday by FTR Associates.
The preliminary report ...
TAB Bank's Winter Trucking Report released Thursday says the economy is showing signs of a slow and steady economic recovery based on monthly truck tonnage, fuel costs, perceived business conditions and invoice size.
Historically, ...
Daimler Trucks North America announced yesterday it expects to lay off 1,300 workers in the United States, and the vast majority of them appear to be coming from the Charlotte, N.C. area.
According ...
It's wasn't too bad to be PACCAR in 2012.
In a year that saw the introduction of three new trucks – the Kenworth T680, Peterbilt Model 579 and DAF XF Euro 6 – the company announced Thursday record ...
By Jason Cannon
A small piece of the bridge over last year’s pending fiscal cliff included a depreciation allowance designed to spur capital investments and upgrades.
“Bonus Depreciation” was extended through the end of ...
Daimler Trucks announced Wednesday the company plans to eliminate up to 2,100 jobs globally as they look to bolster profitability.
As many as 1,300 production jobs in North America are targeted in the ...