Hello, traffic jam?

John Latta - Mar 26, 2013

No more back seat driver telling you how to avoid doing the congestion crawl. Honda can now have a smart phone app tell you how to do it. Yes, Honda now says it is possible to delay the occurrence of a ...

Work Trucks Set New Efficiency Standards

John Latta - Aug 09, 2011

Work trucks, including pickups and dumps trucks, buses and other heavy-duty vehicles will, for the first time, have to trim fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions under new efficiency standards. The White House says the standards – which ...

Volvo Trucks event focuses on EPA 2010 engines

Tina Grady Barbaccia - Oct 14, 2010

Fuel efficiency, productivity and profitability are hot topics for fleet customers -– putting Volvo’s EPA 2010 engines in the spotlight at a Volvo Trucks 360 event held in Dublin, Va., last week. More than 100 participants from around the U.S. and ...

Volvo Trucks backs Obama on environmental endeavors

Tina Grady Barbaccia - May 21, 2010

Denny Slagle, president and CEO of Volvo Trucks North America, participated in an event at the White House today during which President Obama signed a presidential memorandum aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions and improving the fuel efficiency of medium- ...

JCB shows latest backhoe loaders, claims 16-percent savings with fuel

Tina Grady Barbaccia - Apr 21, 2010

At Bauma 2010 in Munich, Germany, JCB showcased its latest 3CX and 4CX backhoe loaders. The company claims that the equipment can save a potential 16 percent in fuel consumption, according to the April 19 edition of the Bauma 2010 Daily ...