Sales of Class 8 trucks gained 29.5 percent in April from the year-ago month, according to data by WardsAuto.com. However, April levels dipped slightly from March sales.
April sales totaled 8,627 units, down from March's 9,025 units. In April 2009, sales were at 6,664 units. For the first four months of the year, heavy-duty truck sales totaled 32,466 units, up from 28,496 units during the same period of 2009.
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New Standards Would Take Effect in Model Year 2014
Flanked by truck manufacturers and trucking industry executives, President Obama signed a first-of-its-kind order Friday clearing the way for medium- and heavy-duty trucks to meet more stringent fuel-economy targets.
Under the order, the Department of Transportation and Environmental Protection Agency are charged with collaborating on a rule setting limits on the fuel consumed and emissions produced by large commercial vehicles beginning with the 2014 model year.
At a time when trucking has its pick of more communications options than ever, an increasing number of federal regulations has influenced not only when carriers adopt technology but also what technology they invest in.
New — and pending — regulations are driving carriers to adopt new technologies and also are influencing technology vendors’ design choices, including the type of hardware these companies will support and the medium they choose for delivering messages to and from drivers.
Newly released analysis from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) shows that carbon dioxide emissions declined a record-breaking 7 percent in 2009. While much of the decline was due to reductions in heavy industry and consumption due to the economy, the study cited preliminary data the fuel economy of the U.S. light vehicle fleet improved to 27 mpg in 2008 and 28.5 mpg in 2009.
PENDLETON, Ind. -- Remy International has reported its operating results for the first quarter ended March 31.Sales for the first quarter were $260.4 million compared to $212.4 million for the first quarter of 2009.
Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization and restructuring charges (EBITDAR) for the first quarter 2010 were $33.4 million compared to $15.9 million in the first quarter of 2009.
The Senate approved Wednesday night an amendment to the financial regulatory bill that would prohibit a proposed new council of risk regulators from examining companies that focus mainly on manufacturing rather than financial services.
The measure, submitted by Sen. David Vitter (R-La.), passed by unanimous consent after Sen. Mark Pryor (D-Ark.) introduced changes aimed at addressing worries that a financial company could evade regulation by adding enough non-banking activities to appear like an industrial firm. Pryor added language giving regulators the authority to go after such companies.