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The Volvo Group said it has developed a medium-heavy diesel engine for trucks and buses that is scheduled for launch in 2010.

Chief executive officers of three major fleets said their companies have saved substantially by using several of the products and methods designed for the most fuel efficiency.

Brake and component supplier Wabco said it completed its purchase of a majority stake in its Indian joint venture with TVS Group.

Freightliner Trucks and Cummins Westport Inc. said Thursday they plan to begin selling a new line of natural gas-powered trucks.

Con-way Freight, the less-than-truckload unit of Con-way Inc, said Monday it was introducing a new LTL pricing structure it said will streamline and cap payments.

Manufacturing activity in the New York region contracted at a faster pace this month, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York said Monday.

How can trucking and logistics companies — faced with new technology and endless updates to IT systems — avoid wasting money on uncoordinated solutions as they try to keep up with faster, more visible supply chains?

Trucking software provider TMW Systems upgraded its TruckMate enterprise management system, expanding the software’s back-office capabilities and polishing its user interface, the company said.

Navteq developed a red-light camera warning system that is being bundled into an existing speed-camera alert system, the company said.

Seventeen medium- and heavy-duty trucks with hybrid engines rolled onto Capitol Hill June 11 as equipment manufacturers demonstrated the vehicles for legislators and staff.