Category: News

Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) said it appointed David Carson as president of Western Star Trucks.
Carson, who will also become chief diversity officer of DTNA, has been president of Freightliner Custom Chassis Corp.
He replaces Kelley Platt who

The Ford F-Series Super Duty lineup, which was all-new in 2016, gets more power and towing capability for 2018 with an available 6.7L Power Stroke V8 diesel engine making 450 hp. and 935 lbs.-ft. of torque.
That’s up from 440 hp. and 925 lbs.-ft. of

Imagine you’re at a new restaurant. The waiter raves about one of the dinner specials. Clearly, it’s the best thing he has ever eaten, but the food he’s describing is something you’ve never heard of. All of his excitement is lost on you and you just

Fort Lauderdale, Fla., will soon become the first city in the state to use electric tricycles to deliver packages to businesses and homes, according to UPS Inc. and city officials.

UPS Inc. is expecting slight delays in package deliveries after a surge in e-commerce sales swamped its network in the days after Thanksgiving.

Advances in connected, autonomous and truck platooning technologies are expected to dominate the discussions during a Dec. 7 roundtable House transportation policymakers scheduled with executives from the trucking industry.

Research company FTR appointed Avery Vise vice president of trucking research.

Crude rallied as lower OPEC production and signs of shrinking U.S. oil inventories bolstered expectations for an end to the global surplus.

Proposals for repairs to a major interchange in Duluth were open to public comment through Dec. 11 via an online survey from the Minnesota Department of Transportation.

An increase in federal taxes on fuel would significantly help fund repairs for highway infrastructure along Interstate 95 in Newark, N.J., Rep. Donald Payne Jr. (D) said amid Congress’ consideration of tax reform legislation.