Recently added articles from Light & Medium Truck:
Extension Cord Needed
Aug 01, 2009; ... Electric utility executives are charged up thinking about the possibilities of electric vehicles. Brenda Pulis, senior vice president of distribution with Oncor Electric Delivery, a DalJasbased electricity carrier and transmitter, conveyed that excitement at the Electric Utility Fleet Managers ...
Seat-Belt Use Rises
Aug 01, 2009; ... Seat-belt use among drivers of medium- and heavy-duty commercial vehicles increased in 2008 to 72%. up from 65% in the previ- ous year, American Trucking Associations said, citing a Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration study. Tne FMCSA study also found that seatbelt use among ...
DOT Prepares Braking Rule
Aug 01, 2009; ... The Department of Transportation is preparing its longdelayed stopping-distance rule that would slice the stopping distance for large trucks by as much as 30% DOT's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on June 10 sent its proposed rule to the White House for review by the ...
Volvo Sells 2010-Compliant Trucks
Aug 01, 2009; ... Volvo Trucks North America has begun selling heavy-duty trucks that meet new U.S. emission standards that take effect in 2010. By mid- June, customers had placed orders for about 50 trucks that use selective catalytic reduction technology to meet the U.S. Environmental Protection ...
N.Y. Sets State-Vehicle Retrofit Rule
Aug 01, 2009; ... The New York State Environmental Board has approved new rules requiring all older state-owned heavy-duty diesel trucks, buses and construction equipment to be retrofitted to decrease emissions. The regulations will affect about 30,0(K) state-owned vehicles and apply to trucks owned by ...