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Virgin Group founder discusses trucking industry, improving fuel efficiency

Igor K — Fri, 31 Jul 2015 20:53:20 +0000

Richard Branson, the founder of Virgin Group, discussed fuel costs in his blog, as reported in FleetOwner, a trucking industry news site. Fuel costs of course are on of the largest costs in the trucking industry, and constitutes a major expense each year. Branson claims that tractor-trailer fleets spend $105 billion on fuel each year, …

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Part II: GHG Phase II: 10 key points in the proposed truck standards

Igor K — Thu, 30 Jul 2015 20:52:37 +0000

The trucking industry news site Fleet Owner features an article addressing 10 key points on the proposed truck standards for Phase II of the new Obama Administration greenhouse gas (GHG) laws. The article addresses the environmental impact produced by heavy- and medium-duty trucks, as well as the measures taken by the federal government to reduce …

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Proposed Standards for GHG

Igor K — Wed, 29 Jul 2015 20:51:13 +0000

The trucking industry news site Fleet Owner features an article that covers 10 key points on the proposed truck standards for Phase II of the new Obama Administration greenhouse gas (GHG) laws. Calling heavy-duty trucks the second largest and fastest growing segment of the U.S. transportation sector in terms of emissions and energy use, medium- …

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Big trucks face new fuel efficiency standards

Igor K — Tue, 28 Jul 2015 20:50:35 +0000

An article in the Wall Street Journal outlines plans from the Obama Administration to enact new fuel efficiency standards for big trucks. The government proposed new carbon-emissions standards as part of President Barack Obama’s broad climate-change agenda. The article states many in the trucking industry “cautiously support” the measure as a way to save money …

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HuffPo features story on trucking industry and gas taxes

Igor K — Mon, 27 Jul 2015 20:50:22 +0000

A story in the Huffington Post includes the headline “Trucking Industry Pleads With Congress to Raise Gas Taxes.” The story is in response to the ongoing attempts to find a solution for the perpetually-underfunded federal highway fund and preventing it from going broke at the end of July, as the American Trucking Associations said to …

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Trucking exec calls for consolidation in harbor drayage

Igor K — Tue, 23 Jun 2015 17:59:04 +0000

In an effort to extend the life of companies in Southern California, Vic LaRosa, president of trucking company TTSI, said at a meeting of the Toy Industry Association that more industry consolidation is necessary to create trucking companies that thrive. The industry, he said, needs fewer, larger, better-capitalized companies: “We need more consolidation in the …

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Industry News for May

Igor K — Mon, 22 Jun 2015 17:58:02 +0000

U.S. consumer prices were up slightly in April, according to a story on the trucking industry news site The Trucker. This increase means a third straight month of rising prices, further suggesting the economy is improving and that the Federal Reserve may consider raising interest rates later on in 2015. The article states that consumer …

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Limited build slots spur 31 percent April trailer orders

Igor K — Sun, 21 Jun 2015 17:57:31 +0000

Compared to one year ago, trailer orders have declined 31 percent in April, according to ACT Research. However, the firm projected a touch of optimism by stating the drop-off was due not to decreased demand, but in a shortage of manufacturing capacity. In other words, it’s not that people don’t want to place new trailer …

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EDF: Natural Gas trucks’ biggest downside is upstream methane

Igor K — Sat, 20 Jun 2015 17:56:22 +0000

As discussed in the trucking industry news site truckinginfo.com, heavy-duty trucks fueled by natural gas will only have their “widely promised climate benefits only if widespread emissions of heat-trapping methane across the natural gas value chain are reduced,” according to a policy-analysis paper published in the American Chemical Society journal Environmental Science and Technology. Researchers …

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May Trucking Industry News

Igor K — Fri, 19 Jun 2015 17:55:17 +0000

These stories represent new trucking industry news, reflecting the latest developments in the industry from both news sources inside the trucking industry and more “mainstream” coverage from larger news outlets. New mobile app offers first trucking industry speak-and-search capability A new mobile app called Carrier Dashboard 4.1 is believed to be the first mobile application …

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