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Mack Trucks today launched an iPad and iPhone app for its popular Bulldog Magazine. Available through the Apple iTunes Store, the app can be downloaded free of charge by all iPad and iPhone users. The app provides access to both current and past issues of Bulldog Magazine, a 45,000-circulation quarterly publication published by Mack and […]

PASADENA, CA, Apr 17, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) — Members of the Hybrid, Electric and Advanced Truck Users Forum (HTUF) Parcel Delivery Working Group have announced the receipt of their hydraulic hybrid package delivery evaluation vehicles from Freightliner Custom Chassis Corporation (FCCC), Morgan Olson and Parker Hannifin. FedEx Ground, Purolator, and UPS each purchased an […]

Winter driving can be challenging for anyone. Truck drivers in particular should be aware of the unique dangers they face during the winter. It is important for day cab drivers to be prepared for anything when it comes to the cold winter months that bring snow, ice and dismal road conditions. Here are some winter […]

If you’re a trucker or private fleet manager looking for a predictably priced alternative source of fuel, truck maker Navistar International Corp. and natural gas advocate Clean Energy Fuels Corp. think they have a deal for you. Ironically, how good that deal turns out to be will depend on doing one’s best to predict the […]

Freightliner’s natural gas trucks are changing the way fleets do business by saving them money. In the video below see how one business took the CNG leap and saved money. Veolia Environmental Services Introduces New Fleet of Compressed Natural Gas Powered Trucks to Evansville Market EVANSVILLE, Ind., Apr 11, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Veolia ES […]

  Mean Green, billed as the world’s fastest hybrid truck, will be driven at Wendover Airfield, Utah, on April 27 in an attempt to reach speeds above 165 mph and beat its own world speed records. The Volvo-built truck is the current record holder in the standing 500 meter, standing kilometer, and flying kilometer international […]