New York Offers Fleets $20M in Vouchers for Cleaner Trucks

New York Offers Fleets $20M in Vouchers for Cleaner Trucks

Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that more than $20 million is available to New York fleets through a diesel truck and bus replacement program to help improve air quality and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The New York Truck Voucher Incentive Program, funded with $9...
ATA: Truck Tonnage Declined in August but Recession Still Unlikely

ATA: Truck Tonnage Declined in August but Recession Still Unlikely

ATA’s latest report on all freight transported by trucking in August showed another decline, but at this point the organization believes it’s unlikely that the economy is slipping into a recession. Source: ATA American Trucking Associations’ latest report on all...
New Law Will Smog-Check Class 4-8 Trucks in California

New Law Will Smog-Check Class 4-8 Trucks in California

New law requires CARB “to provide mechanisms for out-of-state owners of heavy-duty vehicles to establish and verify [smog] compliance prior to entering the state.”  Photo: Jim Park Even as the Trump Administration attempts to roll back California’s right to implement...
Are We Near the End of the ICE – Internal Combustion Engine Age?

Are We Near the End of the ICE – Internal Combustion Engine Age?

The internal combustion engine powered by gasoline and diesel – isn’t vanishing anytime real soon, despite its demise becoming a regular feature in the popular media. Images courtesy Diesel Technology Forum If you dare, flash back to 1990 when rapper “Vanilla Ice” hit...
More Time to Comment on Hours of Service Proposal

More Time to Comment on Hours of Service Proposal

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has extended the comment period for its proposal to make changes in truck driver hours of service regulations.  The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has extended the comment period for its proposal to make...
ELD Violations Are Down, but Drivers Still Making Simple Mistakes

ELD Violations Are Down, but Drivers Still Making Simple Mistakes

The FMCSA’s Joe DeLorenzo discussed the upcoming ELD transition deadline during the Trimble in.sight 2019 user conference in Houston. Photo: Jim Beach One of the more heavily attended sessions during Trimble’s in.sight user conference held in Houston, Texas, Sept....