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Engine makers that are using SCR technology for their 2010 engines are applauding a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency decision to stick by its Jan. 1 deadline, rejecting calls to delay the deadlineView the full article

Sixty of the best technicians in the Rush Truck Centers dealer network met in Nashville this week to compete in the company's third annual Tech Skills Rodeo. For two days, these specialized techs sweated over their laptops and their toolboxesView the full article

The Specialized Carriers & Rigging Association will host its annual Specialized Transportation Symposium March 11-13, 2009, at the Hyatt Regency Albuquerque.View the full article

TMC Transportation, Des Moines, Iowa, recently launched its new web site, www.tmctrans.com, with several new features for current and prospective customers.View the full article

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has rescinded a policy barring use of GPS records to verify compliance with the hours of service rules.View the full article

ExxonMobil Refining & Supply will invest more than $1 billion in three refineries to increase the supply of ultra low sulfur diesel by about 6 million gallons per day. View the full article

Schneider National, Green Bay, Wis., is extending its regional service to customers in the South-Central United States, increasing the company's regional footprint to 16 states since it first launched the offering.View the full article

Arsenault Associates, Burlington, N.J., launched an expansion of its Technology and Development Center in West Chester, Pa., doubling the size of the current facility and add software developers to the staff immediately.View the full article

Greatwide Logistics Service, Dallas, announced that Lloyd Boyd has joined the company as chief information officer.View the full article

Custom Truck Sales of Regina, a longtime Kenworth dealer, has moved its headquarters into a new full-service facility in Regina, Saskatchewan.View the full article

When I left Sunday headed to Erie,Pa. I called Ma to tell her I wouldn't be in the Christmas parade this year. She said ''you knew Gary Barr died didn't you?". No, I didn't.Gary was an old friend,been knowing him since high school.Been driving a truck all his life practically-he changed the date on his license to run double to California with me in 1979 because he was too young to run out of state, and he had been driving for several years then,even owned his own truck and leased it on with H.H.Moore Jr. Trucking Co. in Appomattox,Va. hauling wood chips to Covington,Va. Was an old 7400 White daycab, with a 220 Cummins and 10 speed. We ran together until I quit, and soon after they caught up with the license deal so the let him go,but told him to come on back when he did turn 21 because he must know what the hell he was doing.Years later Barry Warner and myself were on the way to Boston one night loaded with structural steel and ran across him on 95 between Washington and Baltimore. Gary was driving for P.L.Duncan then,Barry and I drove for H.H.Moore. We stopped in Baltimore and "hung out" for a couple of hours( you could do more,or 'get away with' way more then than now!), then Barry and I rode the rest of the night to be in Boston by 7 am...but we made it. When I stopped at his house and took the pictures of the Diamond T it was the first time i'd seen him in years. He was driving for Abilene, had been with them a pretty good while.We talked in his shop,and he showed me the truck and told me how he'd found it in N.Y. and brought it back in an Abilene van. I printed the same 2 pictures I posted here full page size on my best photo paper and mailed them to him.When I saw the parade entries listed in the Farmville Herald, I noticed one said "In Memory of Gary Barr" but it just didn't register-I thought he had the Diamond T in the parade in memory of his Dad or something,but no,it was him. His Mother called him to come eat dinner last Monday night and when he didn't answer she went out to his shop and found him dead of an apparent heart attack. He was only 49,and a truck driving son of a gun! Attached thumbnail(s) // View the full blog entry

The average price of a gallon of diesel has dropped below $2.50, according to weekly figures from the U.S. Energy Information Administration.View the full article

The American Transportation Research Institute released its analysis on the operational costs of trucking. The research was sponsored by ATRI's Research Advisory Committee to provide more realistic inputs for freight and transportation programs and models currently in use.View the full article

The American Trucking Associations released "American Trucking Trends 2008-2009," an annual state of the industry report. This trucking industry almanac provides essential industry data that motor carriers need to make sound business decisions, especially in tough economic times.View the full article

Accuride will consolidate its aluminum wheel making facilities in part two of its restructuring plan, a move that is expected to save the company $5.6 million next year and more than $15 million a year after that.View the full article

Truck Show Latino, America's first and only truck show targeting Latino truck owners and drivers, featured two halls of exhibits and show trucks covering approximately 70,000 square feet of space at the Fairplex in Pomona, Calif.View the full article

J.C. Penney and PDS Trucking, a subsidiary of Pacer Distribution Services, have taken delivery of more than 20 new Kenworth T800 tractors that will replace aging diesel trucks currently in use by independent owner-operators in Pacer's port network.View the full article

The U.S. EPA SmartWay Transport Partnership and the University of Michigan recently held an international summit, where representatives from 12 countries, major retailers, and freight carriers gathered to discuss ways to reduce greenhouse gases from the transportation sector.View the full article

The Oregon Department of Transportation reminds drivers to be prepared for snowy and icy conditions as they travel through Oregon this week.View the full article

The California Air Resources Board Friday adopted two regulations aimed at cleaning up harmful emissions from the estimated 1 million heavy-duty diesel trucks that operate in California.View the full article

Heavy Duty Aftermarket Week 2010 will return to Las Vegas in 2010.View the full article

Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems last week closed on a deal to buy the assets of SmarTire Systems Inc. for an undisclosed amount.View the full article

Vipar Heavy Duty distributors, supplier partners, and industry associates recently gathered for the group's Annual Business Conference in Las Vegas.View the full article

Peterbilt of Norfolk (Nebraska) opened a new $2 million 18,000-square-foot service center along Highway 81 at Monroe Avenue.View the full article

Date Added: Dec 14 2008, 09:47 PM Vehicle Owner: Tinman View this new addition to the Garage