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People usually do not associate the word “green” with diesel trucks, but big diesels are getting cleaner. All new heavy-duty diesel engines sold in the U.S. after 2007 must meet strict new Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) standards that filter almost all the black soot particles and much of the nitrogen oxides that cause acid rain. [...]
Reading about the woes of Ford and General Motors these days, you could easily assume that the American automotive industry is in a state of deep despair. Sales are off; debt ratings are cut to junk or near-junk status; quality is suffering. Yet that’s nothing compared to the wretchedness that defines the auto parts supplier [...]
It’s probably an indication of how bad things are in the auto industry when General Motors can remain nonchalant about a three-week strike at the main axle and drive-shaft manufacturer for its trucks, American Axle. Although the strike has shut down all or part of 29 plants employing more than 42,000 workers, GM maintains it [...]
Mack Trucks says its newest heavy-haul vehicle is the most powerful truck the company has built in its 108-year history. The Titan by Mack is designed for extreme-duty transport and heavy construction applications, and is powered by the mighty new Mack MP10 engine, a 16-liter modern-day workhorse with a top rating of 605 hp and [...]
Volvo Trucks North America announced Wednesday that the company and the United Auto Workers have reached a tentative agreement more than a month after a strike began at its Virginia plant. The tentative three-year agreement would cover approximately 2,600 UAW members at the New River Valley plant in Dublin, Va. The company said it would [...]
Keller Outdoor Inc. won its appeal to continue operating heavy-duty equipment and trucks until May 20 in Winter Park despite a neighbor’s complaints about noise and dirt. The city previously had allowed the landscape company to set up operations on Indiana Avenue until it builds a facility in Sanford, because the site was used for [...]
A dump truck clipped a pole near a state Department of Transportation job site on Elk Vale Road near Interstate 90 Exit 61, knocking down a traffic signal light, according to the Rapid City Police Department. The intersection was closed for 15 to 20 minutes while debris was picked up. Stop signs and flag people [...]
Trucks continue to jam residential roads near Taawun Mall much to the dismay of residents and motorists. Heavy vehicle drivers are adhering to traffic rules thtrucat dictate they take the Sharjah Ring Road route, however, the problems occur when trucks are forced to take the inner roads in order to get across to the ring [...]
U.S. President George W. Bush liked what he saw yesterday during a tour of Volvo and Mack carbon-dioxide-neutral trucks, hosted by Volvo Group CEO Leif Johansson. The president toured the display hall at the Washington International Renewable Energy Conference yesterday, where seven Volvo Group trucks — six Volvo truck models and one Mack Truck — [...]
Ford Motor Co. is recalling about 100,000 2008 F-Series trucks because the front driver’s seat does not comply with federal seat back strength regulations, according to information reported by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Covered in the recall are F-250, F-350, F-450 and F-550 models of Ford’s (NYSE: F) Super Duty trucks, which are [...]
