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Todd Dailey of Monticello, Ga., is the winner of the Chrome Shop Mafia's "Sweet Freedom" Custom Truck Give-Away.View the full article

Daimler Trucks North America recently honored Fontaine with its 2007 Masters of Quality award.View the full article

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued final rules requiring on-board diagnostic systems on heavy-duty vehicles to monitor emission control systems.View the full article

Cummins Inc. announced Friday that it will reduce its professional workforce worldwide by at least 500 employees - or approximately 3.5 percent - by the end of 2008View the full article

The Technology & Maintenance Council has adopted a new Recommended Practice to help fleet managers quantify the productivity improvement and return on investment from installing vehicle lifts in Class 7-8 truck maintenance facilities.View the full article

Con-way has been named among the top 10 companies on the InfoWorld 100 for its Step Saver Web-based interactive software application.View the full article

Hankook Tire, Wayne, N.J., has had three of its commercial fleet tires certified for the Environmental Protection Agency's SmartWay Program.View the full article

FleetPride, recently opened a 7,500-square-foot branch in Fort Smith, Ark.View the full article

Paccar Leasing has added 14 independently owned locations in California, Connecticut, Illinois, Louisiana, Oregon, Texas, and Virginia.View the full article

Wabco Holdings has completed its agreement with Guangdong Fuwa Heavy Industry Co. to form a joint venture for production of air disc brakes in China.View the full article

Looks like i'm behind a little, haven't said anything since before Thanksgiving. I left Sunday and went to Orchard Park,N.Y. I must say that New York does an excellent job on the roads when there's snow, at least in that area (rt.219 from Pa. to Buffalo). Another driver went to Orchard Park last week to deliver Friday, but he broke down somewhere near Bradford, Pa. and had to have the truck towed to Bradford. He said the wrecker was an old Mack, but I don't now if he meant AC old, b-model old, or r-model old. Big Jim's truck broke down in Ohio the week before last and needed a camshaft, so he left it at the Freightliner dealer in Monroeville and rented a car to drive home to Reynoldsville,Pa. He went to Monroeville and picked his truck up when it was repaired then went to Lantz Corners, Pa. and picked up the Orchard Park load and delivered it. Meanwhile, I delivered in Ochard Park Monday and went to Brookfield, Ohio and loaded coils for Roanoke. Dropped in Roanoke Tuesday and went to the shop and had my truck serviced. Todd told me I could go on home and he had an Orlando load out of N.B.Handy for tomorrow. Sunny Florida is nice this time of year, except when I went in Wednesday Orlando had been moved to Ohio, to a place formerly known as Negley, and the load changed to a load of kyanite. So I unloaded in Orlando-I mean Negley-Thursday morning and went up to Masury and loaded more coils for Roanoke. They said they couldn't unload them until after 1pm, so I lollygagged around and got there at 11:30 and untarped, and they said it would be many hours before they could unload me so I ended up taking them to a warehouse in Roanoke and unloading them. They've got another Negley load for Monday, but they're gonna put a couple of new windshields in the truck Monday morning, so i'll load and go Monday. Jeff's new truck came in last week. A pretty red 386 Peterbilt. He said I could take it or keep what I got, it didn't matter to him. I think i'll just keep what I got. Now the title fits anyway. View the full blog entry

Amid signs that the economy is continuing to worsen, crude oil futures fell below $44 a barrel Thursday on the New York Mercantile Exchange.View the full article

Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission officials announced Thursday that the Turnpike will supply $1.3 billion in new funding in the next year and a half, thanks to a 25-percent toll increaseView the full article

Heavy Duty Dialogue '09 will include a panel discussion of the priorities of the new administration and 111th Congress and the impact the changes will have on the commercial vehicle industry.View the full article

The Pennsylvania State Police issued 382 citations during a one-day enforcement detail that focused on inspecting commercial vehicles along rural roads and non-interstate highways in the state.View the full article

Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corp. is consolidating North American operations at Mitsubishi Fuso Truck of America's headquarters in Logan Township, N.J.View the full article

Dana Holding Corp. has appointed Abdallah Shanti as vice president and chief information officer.View the full article

Pilot recently opened a new travel center in Brooklyn, Iowa, off Interstate 80 at exit 201.View the full article

The final electronic onboard recorder rule will significantly expand the scope of the proposed rule, according to John Hill, chief of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.View the full article

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation recently launched a long-term enforcement strategy to cut down on what it called "smoke-spewing diesel trucks and buses," especially in communities that have been disproportionately impacted by pollution.View the full article

Trade using surface transportation between the United States and Canada and Mexico was 7.5 percent higher in September 2008 than in September 2007, reaching $71.8 billion,View the full article

TravelCenters of America reported net income for the third quarter of $16.66 million, but still shows a net loss of $41.56 million for the first nine months of the year.View the full article

James S. McElya, executive chairman of Cooper-Standard Automotive, Novi, Mich., has been elected 2008-2009 chairman of the Motor & Equipment Manufacturers Association Board of Directors.View the full article

Filiberto ("Fili") Coello has joined Phillips Industries as general manager of the company's Electrical Harness Division.View the full article

GE Capital Solutions Fleet Services has processed more than $5.7 million in rebates for its customers that lease hybrid or alternative fuel motor vehicles since implementing a rebate program.View the full article