Truck drivers in Ohio are asking state lawmakers to raise the highway speed limit for large trucks to a 65 mph limit, matching the speed limit for passenger cars, saying such a change would help make roadways safer, the Associated Press reported.
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Paccar Offers Aftermarket Particulate Filter
Paccar Inc.鈥檚 parts dealers are offering the company鈥檚 Engine Control Systems Purifilter, an aftermarket passively regenerating diesel particulate filter approved by the California Air Resources Board for installation and use in a wide variety of Class 8 trucks.
February 2, 2009Wal-Mart Receives Prototype Hybrid from ArvinMeritor
ArvinMeritor Inc. said Tuesday that it has presented Wal-Mart Stores Inc. with a prototype heavy-duty truck equipped with the first Meritor diesel-electric drivetrain.
February 3, 2009Opinion: Survival of the Fittest 鈥 and Hungriest
Picture yourself traveling across hundreds of miles of rural farmland dotted with tiny villages. Men are out in the fields, working the soil with oxen. Others are cutting down wheat by hand and stacking the stalks for market. It鈥檚 hard work by anyone鈥檚 standards.
February 2, 2009Pickens Calls for Federal Funding for Natural Gas-Powered Trucks
WASHINGTON 鈥 Billionaire oil executive T. Boone Pickens told a group of mayors he still hopes the federal government will allocate $28 billion for natural gas-powered heavy-duty trucks as a 鈥渂ridge鈥 to future technologies.
February 2, 2009Lawmakers Consider Requiring Snow and Ice Removal from Vehicles
Two states and the District of Columbia may soon enact legislation requiring drivers to remove snow and ice from atop their vehicles, news outlets have reported.
February 2, 2009Personal Spending Falls for Sixth Straight Month
Consumer personal spending fell for a record sixth straight month in December, the Commerce Department said Monday.
February 2, 2009Diesel Drops 2.2垄 to $2.246
Diesel fuel鈥檚 national average price fell 2.2 cents to $2.246 a gallon, the lowest in more than three and a half years, the Department of Energy said Monday.
February 3, 2009Wal-Mart to Test Hybrid and Alternative Fuel Trucks
Wal-Mart Stores will test two types of hybrid trucks and two types of alternatively fueled trucks, the company announced Monday.
February 2, 2009Letters to the Editor: Cell-Phone Ban, Infrastructure Funds
Why is using a cell phone while driving likened to drunken driving? As long as you have your hands free and you have a Bluetooth device or a headset, I do not see a problem.
February 2, 2009