UPS® (NYSE:UPS) has announced the launch of its route optimization software known as ORION, which stands for On-Road Integrated Optimization and Navigation. ORION has a team of 500 dedicated resources to move the U.S. deployment forward as UPS nears its busy holiday season. The rollout of ORION will optimize 10,000 delivery routes by the end […]
Clean Energy Fuels Corp. (NASDAQ: CLNE) has announced that it has placed a purchase contract on property where it hopes to build a liquefied natural gas (LNG) fuel terminal in Jacksonville, Fla. This would be the first LNG facility on the Eastern seaboard to specifically supply LNG for the maritime, heavy-duty trucking and rail industries. […]
Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (HMC; NYSE) has announced its consolidated financial results for the fiscal second quarter ended September 30, 2013. Honda’s consolidated net income attributable to Honda Motor Co., Ltd. for the fiscal second quarter ended September 30, 2013 totaled JPY 120.3 billion (USD 1,231 million), an increase of 46.4% from the same period […]
After implementing Rand McNally’s TPC 7600 devices, part of the company’s suite of mobile fleet management solutions, Empire Express, a Hazmat and high-value freight specialist operating 200 units out of Memphis, Tenn., is reporting increased compliance with Hours of Service rules. Empire Express always has had an excellent long-term safety record in the industry; however […]
Navistar, Inc. has announced its International® LoneStar® on-highway tractor with Cummins ISX15 engine with Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) emissions technology is now available for order. The LoneStar is the company’s final heavy-duty Class 8 on-highway truck model to incorporate SCR emissions technology since Navistar began its SCR transition in December 2012. “We now offer a […]
PACCAR (Nasdaq:PCAR) reported what the company termed “good quarterly revenues and net income” for the third quarter of 2013,” said Mark Pigott, chairman and chief executive officer. “ Higher truck deliveries, record aftermarket parts sales and financial services pretax profits contributed to increased earnings. Our customers in North America are benefiting from higher fleet utilization […]
