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DALLAS — Penske Truck Leasing announced two grants under which it will receive  $1.5 million from the U.S. Department of Energy and state of Texas to boost alternative natural-gas use in its fleet.

DALLAS — Use of a variety of technologies to boost fleets’ fuel efficiency helped increase mileage for 14 major nationwide carriers to 7 mpg last year, well over the national average, according to the North American Council for Freight Efficiency.

The trucking industry’s adoption of natural gas has slowed in the past 18 months as diesel prices declined, but analysts and fleet executives maintain the alternative fuel will play a larger role in freight transportation over the longer term.

DALLAS — Rush Enterprises on May 4 announced a new venture, Momentum Fuel Technologies, that will  manufacture, sell, install and service a new lightweight compressed natural gas fuel system for Class 6-8 trucks. 

DALLAS — Women are still greatly underrepresented in the trucking industry, and those who are employed still face challenges balancing work and home life, according to a panel of female executives.

The 2015 Mid-America Trucking Show set an attendance record of 81,768, eclipsing the old mark by 1%, organizers announced.

Without volunteer truck drivers and their companies, Wreaths Across America's mission to “remember, honor, teach” and place wreaths on gravestones of fallen veterans each December would be impossible to accomplish.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration senior official at the Mid-America Trucking Show defended a new smartphone application designed to facilitate access to certain performance data, a feature strongly opposed by the industry.