ACT EXPO: NEAR-ZERO EMISSIONS POSSIBLE NOW FOR COMMERCIAL TRUCKS

Organizers of this week’s ACT Expo in Long Beach, Calif., released a technical white paper on Tuesday that claims heavy-duty trucks can immediately address clean air and climate protection issues by formulating a combo plate that includes engine technology and renewable natural gas fuel.
Gladstein Neandross & Associates (GNA), organizers of the 2016 Advanced Clean Transportation (ACT) Expo now underway at the Long Beach Convention Center, terms the near-zero (that’s 0.02 g/bhp-hr NOx) natural gas engine — using renewable natural gas as a fuel — is an environmental “game changer” for the trucking industry.

HDA TRUCK PRIDE SUPPORTS INDUSTRY JOB BOARD

HDA Truck Pride has partnered with the Auto Care Association to support an industry job board with available positions and resumes of qualified candidates in the auto care industry.

The industry job board can be found at www.autocarecareers.org which is accessible from the HDA Truck Pride Member Recruitment Resources page. It is a resource for both applicants and employers, designed to be a central hub where auto care job seekers and creators can connect.

TRUCKING HR CANADA TO HOST RECEPTION AND PANEL DISCUSSION AT TRUXPO

ABBOTSFORD, B.C. — Trucking HR Canada is hosting a reception and panel discussion at Truxpo – Western Canada’s largest truck show next week.

The reception and panel discussion is set to take place on Friday May 13, 2016 from 5 p.m. – 7 p.m in the loft at the Tradex Centre in Abbotsford, B.C.

CLASS 8 ORDERS PROJECTED TO FALL FOR THE 4TH STRAIGHT MONTH

Class 8 truck orders are projected to fall for the fourth month in a row, highlighting a weaker freight environment in the trucking industry, according to preliminary numbers from ACT Research and FTR.

REMOVING TRACTOR AERO OPTIONS CAN BE COSTLY: NACFE

LONG BEACH, Calif. — Don’t mess with the OEM spec’. That’s the best advice for fleets looking to deploy fuel-efficient aerodynamic tractors, according to a new report from the North American Council for Freight Efficiency (NACFE).

INCREASES CONTINUE FOR FUEL PRICES

Rising demand plus near-term oil supply concerns help pushing up prices.
Diesel and gasoline prices continued climbing this week across the U.S., according to data tracked by the Energy Information Administration (EIA), largely due to rising oil prices being spurred higher by increased demand and near-term supply worries.

STUDY: BIGGEST TRUCKING FIRMS OUTSOURCE OVER 42% OF THEIR FREIGHT

Old Dominion Freight Lines and Heartland Express keep the most in-house though.
A recent LaneAxis Virtual Freight Management study of some of the biggest trucking companies in U.S. revealed 13 of the largest publicly-traded motor carriers outsource an average of 42.29% of their freight shipments; a figure based on the percentage of their total revenue spent on "purchased transportation" recorded in their annual reports, which is essentially subcontracted freight shipment services, according to Rick Burnett, the founder and CEO of LaneAxis.