EPA updates guidance for SCR engines August 1, 2014 WASHINGTON -- In an effort to clear the air on its requirements for selective catalytic reduction (SCR) engines, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has issued new guidance on the miles and hours a truck can run after the DEF tank runs dry.
CTA calls on feds to include enviroTruck incentives in budget August 1, 2014 TORONTO -- In a letter to federal Finance Minister Jim Flaherty, the Canadian Trucking Alliance urged the government to incorporate policies that would assist carriers in becoming early adopters of the latest green truck technologies.
IdleAire calls it quits August 1, 2014 KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- IdleAire Inc., the company that provided truckstops with no-idle electrification, is pulling the plug on its operations after a nine-year run.
Truckers, feds advance biodiesel research; highlight pitfalls August 1, 2014 OTTAWA -- The Canadian Trucking Alliance says it has partnered with the Government of Canada and the Canadian Petroleum Products Institute for a study to better understand the technical issues related to renewable diesel.
Westport shuffles personnel August 1, 2014 VANCOUVER -- As Westport Innovations' largest procurement for LNG trucks at the Port of Los Angeles and Port of Long Beach edges to completion, the alternative engine maker's COO will move into an advisory role and a new CFO is appointed.
Trucker, can you spare 10 minutes? August 1, 2014 WINNIPEG -- The Transport Institute at the University of Manitoba needs your participation in order to get the pulse of where the trucking industry is today and where you think it might be headed tomorrow.
PhD to clear the air on food supply sustainability August 1, 2014 ARLINGTON, Va. - The American Trucking Associations will be hosting Roger A. Cady at a conference next week to dispel what he says is a "myth that purchasing locally grown food is better for the environment" than buying from large
Truckers peer into their crystal balls August 1, 2014 WINNIPEG -- Imagine a truck smart enough to tell you that up the road, about 500 feet, another vehicle is approaching the intersection, on your right, and not slowing down fast enough to come to a complete stop in time.
Expensive oil to shorten supply chains: Top economist August 1, 2014 TORONTO -- World-renowned economist Jeff Rubin says unless supply chains are willing to pay for triple-digit oil prices, they'd better start thinking closer to home.
New York ports clean up their act August 1, 2014 NEW YORK -- The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey is launching a Clean Trucks Program, similar to one already in operation on the west coast.
Electric shore power model still viable, firms say August 1, 2014 TORONTO -- Despite IdleAire's supposed shut down last month, there's still a market for remote shore power solutions, the company's competitors insist.
Manitoba biodiesel still not flowing August 1, 2014 WINNIPEG -- Apparently it takes more than the long arm of the law to turn on the biodiesel taps.
Westport project puts price on engine output August 1, 2014 VANCOUVER -- Westport Innovations Inc. has teamed up with Gr??ter Consulting to launch a program to monetize the carbon emission reductions associated with Cummins Westport (CWI) and Westport HD natural gas engines.
Truck emissions strategy needed: Conference Board report August 1, 2014 OTTAWA -- A briefing from the Conference Board of Canada says emissions from heavy trucks is a problem effectively being ignored in North America.
Challenger VP: ‘Event’ needed to restore freight rates August 1, 2014 CAMBRIDGE, Ont. -- The Supply Chain and Logistics Association of Canada (SCL) recently organized tours of two Ontario businesses in industries hardest hit by the global recession: automotive manufacturing and trucking.