Freightliner Trucks launches Cascadia 113 natural gas demonstrator program, full production begins in Q3 2013

Staff Report - Nov 29, 2012

Freightliner Trucks launched a customer demonstrator program for its all new Freightliner Cascadia 113 natural gas day cab on Nov. 29 at the American Trucking Associations’ Summit on Natural Gas in Trucking. Five customer demonstrator tractors will be available in ...

New Road Products

Better Roads Staff - Jun 10, 2012

Trimble/Gatewing Drone Mapping Trimble has acquired privately held Gatewing of Gent, Belgium, a provider of lightweight unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) for photogrammetry and rapid terrain mapping applications. UAVs provide users the ability to create orthophotos and Digital Surface Models (DSM) from aerial ...

Highway Contractor

Better Roads Staff - Jun 09, 2012

Green as the Driven Snow Alternative fuels can power your winter operations fleet Can you fight the white with the green? As the push to make fleets greener continues to build up steam, alternative fuel power options are coming under increased scrutiny. Questions are ...

GM debuts bi-fuel Sierra, Silverado pickup trucks

Tina Grady Barbaccia - Mar 07, 2012

Chevrolet and GMC announced details of General Motors’ bi-fuel 2013 Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra 2500 HD extended cab pickup trucks on March 6 at the NTEA Work Truck Show in Indianapolis. The vehicles include a compressed natural gas (CNG) capable ...

President Obama announces historic 54.5 mpg fuel efficiency standard

Tina Grady Barbaccia - Jul 29, 2011

President Obama on July 29 announced a historic agreement with 13 major automakers to pursue the next phase in the Administration’s national vehicle program, increasing fuel economy to 54.5 miles per gallon for cars and light-duty trucks by Model Year ...

Applications and Innovations

Brooke Wisdom - Apr 01, 2011

It’s a Natural Gas Diesel alternatives making headway in the work truck world. By Jack Roberts Several years ago, the National Truck Equipment Association (NTEA) Work Truck Show aligned itself with the newly born Green Truck movement. This partnership, that seemed so unlikely ...