Archive for December 29th, 2009

Michigan law trims truck fine »

A new law in Michigan lowers bond amounts for truck weight violations. Another bill still active at the statehouse would ease gridlock caused by certain fender-benders. More: continued here Powered by SmartRSS

UCR fees for 2010 not finalized; enforcement delayed »

With the start of a new year, truckers wanting to clear out their fee obligations are left without a clear answer on what they owe in Unified Carrier Registration fees for 2010. More: continued here

CARB to begin enforcing reefer regulation this Thursday, Dec. 31 »

The California Air Resources Board begins enforcement of its new emissions rule for reefers beginning this Thursday, Dec. 31. CARB said enforcement of in-use performance standards will begin in January 2010 for all trucks with model year 2002 and older reefers. More: continued here

U.S. diesel price climbs 0.6 cent, $2.732 »

The price, which rose for the first time since Nov… More: continued here

Happy Holidays from Trucknews.com »

TORONTO, Ont. – The staff of Trucknews.com, Truck News, Truck West and Motortruck Fleet Executive would … [Full Story] More: continued here

US truck tonnage gains 2.7% in November »

ARLINGTON, Va. – US truck tonnage jumped 2.7% in November, according to the latest For-Hire Truck Tonnag… [Full Story] More: continued here

Nissan Diesel signs franchise agreement with Premier Truck Centers »

Nissan Diesel America Inc. announced the addition … More: continued here

Long Beach port study finds air quality improvement »

Air pollution from ships, locomotives, trucks and … More: continued here

NREL evaluates UPS hybrid-electric van performance »

The U.S. Department of Energy’s National Rene… More: continued here

Fire strikes K-DAC facility »

WATERLOO, Ont. – A faulty block heater was blamed for a costly fire at K-DAC Enterprises’ Wilmot T… [Full Story] More: continued here Powered by SmartRSS