Penske Truck Leasing and Penske Logistics plan to hire approximately 3,500 workers for their North American operations in 2012.
China’s commerce ministry said the U.S. may start more anti-dumping investigations into Chinese exports of automotive parts after U.S. manufacturers accused the Asian nation of providing illegal government subsidies, Bloomberg News reported.
Ford Motor Co. is planning to challenge Navistar International Corp. and Oshkosh Corp. for up to $54 billion in military business building blast-proof, all-terrain vehicles that will replace the Humvee, Bloomberg reported.
A five-year transportation reauthorization bill that would provide around $250 billion for projects and safety programs is expected to be unveiled this week by Rep. John Mica, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee.
Truck and engine-maker Navistar, Inc. may soon face penalties from the Environmental Protection Agency if its medium- and heavy-duty engines fail to meet federal emissions control standards.
Isuzu says its new lightweight van is more efficient than steel-bodied counterparts.
BALTIMORE — Fleets looking for hard data on the efficiency gains medium-duty plug-in hybrid trucks could deliver over gasoline- or diesel-powered models may soon have new information at their disposal.
A desire to combat germs and odors in trash cans led to this unique start-up business in Seattle.
Refuse customers are looking for ways to maximize payload, uptime and productivity, and manufacturers are responding with new ideas.
A faulty brake valve produced by Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems has been installed on as many as 60,000 Navistar Inc., Paccar Inc. and Volvo Group heavy-duty vehicles that are now in service.
An index of the U.S. economy’s service sector rose in January at the fastest pace in nearly a year, the Institute for Supply Management said Friday.
The largest U.S. freight railroads reached a tentative agreement last week with a union representing track and bridge maintenance workers, eliminating the possibility of a nationwide work stoppage.
Provisions for heavier, longer trucks contained in a transportation reauthorization bill introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives Tuesday did not survive the bill’s first hearing.
Diesel engine maker Cummins Inc. on Thursday said its fourth-quarter profit rose from a year ago as sales climbed to a quarterly record.
