Archive for January, 2013

Hino Trucks Get Top Rankings from J.D. Power

Hino Trucks Get Top Rankings from J.D. Power

| January 31, 2013

  Hino Trucks consistently ranks highest in customer satifaction from J.D. Power and Associates, further establishing it as the premier brand in the medium truck market. Hino Trucks’ latest round of accolades from J.D. Power and Associates, including a five-for-five consecutive highest ranking for the Hino medium-duty engine, reaffirms that when it comes to customer satisfaction with […]

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Secretary LaHood to Depart Obama Cabinet

Secretary LaHood to Depart Obama Cabinet

| January 30, 2013

  Courtesy of: The Washington Post, By Ashley Halsey III: Ray LaHood, the Illinois Republican who turned distracted driving into a national crusade while serving a Democratic president, will step down after four years as transportation secretary in the Obama administration. LaHood is the only Republican in the Cabinet, a mantle that will be carried […]

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Blue Tree Systems Debuts Portable In-Cab Device

Blue Tree Systems Debuts Portable In-Cab Device

| January 30, 2013

  Blue Tree’s R:COM In-Cab portable device provides ‘plug and play’ functionality for owner-operator and rental vehicles during periods of high cargo volume The R:COM In-Cab Portable retains all the same features as the existing R:COM in-cab communication system, but is differentiated by being a one-piece ‘plug and play’ device that is temporarily mounted on […]

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Natural gas puts oil in crosshairs as fuel of choice

Natural gas puts oil in crosshairs as fuel of choice

| January 27, 2013

  From Reuters, London, Andrew Callus:  Crude oil’s supremacy in motor fuels is pricing it out of power and industry, leaving it stuck in low-growth transport and vulnerable to a revolution that could favour natural gas. International oil company BP PLC predicts worldwide oil demand growth of just 0.8 per cent a year up to […]

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Natural gas puts oil in crosshairs as transport fuel of choice

Natural gas puts oil in crosshairs as transport fuel of choice

| January 27, 2013

  From Reuters, London, Andrew Callus:  Crude oil’s supremacy in motor fuels is pricing it out of power and industry, leaving it stuck in low-growth transport and vulnerable to a revolution that could favour natural gas. International oil company BP PLC predicts worldwide oil demand growth of just 0.8 per cent a year up to […]

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Cummins to Showcase VGT Turbo at World of Concrete and World Ag Expo

Cummins to Showcase VGT Turbo at World of Concrete and World Ag Expo

| January 25, 2013

  Cummins Inc. has announced  that the next-generation QSB4.5 engine will meet Tier 4 Final near-zero emissions standards with top-rated power increased to 173 hp (129 kW) and a higher peak torque of 520 lb-ft (705 Nm). The 4-cylinder, 4.5-liter engine is performance enhanced with a Cummins VGT™ Variable Geometry Turbocharger, enabling the higher ratings of the […]

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