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Heil Environmental, Chattanooga, Tenn., has hired Randy Brown as vice president of sales and marketing.View the full article -
Con-way Freight recently honored professional truck driver Bill Henderson of Savannah, Ga., for 2 million miles of safe driving without an accident.View the full article
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The Highway Trust Fund, the federal government's primary source for financing highway, bridge and transit projects, took in $3 billion fewer in Fiscal Year 2008 as Americans drove 90 billion miles less over 11 months of the same fiscal year,View the full article
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With the federal surface transportation program scheduled to expire in September 2009, and with infrastructure needs far out-stripping funding from current taxes, the technology exists to implement a mileage-based fee, View the full article
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With the backing of new research, the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association is asking U.S. policymakers to delay or phase in 2010 emissions standards in light of the current economic situation.View the full article
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Goods valued at more than $909 billion crossed the U.S. border in trade with Canada and Mexico in 2007, 4.9 percent higher than the previous record set in 2006, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics.View the full article
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ArvinMeritor, Troy, Mich., reported financial results for its full fiscal year and fourth quarter ended Sept. 28, 2008.View the full article
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During winter freeway closures between Pendleton and La Grande, the Oregon Department of Transportation will be directing eastbound trucks to park along the right shoulder of Interstate 84 near the Exit 216 Interchange.View the full article
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The Commercial Vehicle Solutions Network will host its annual 18-wheel Pinewood Challenge in Orlando, Fla., in conjunction with Heavy Duty Aftermarket Week '09.View the full article
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Penske Truck Leasing recently hosted the grand opening of a new location in New Stanton, Pa.View the full article
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The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Tuesday announced its final hours of service rule, and they remain unchanged from the "interim" rule the trucking industry has been working under.View the full article
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Friends and family of the late trucking photographer and writer Bette Garber, who died unexpectedly last week, are setting up a memorial fund in her name and planning a memorial truck event.View the full article
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The Ohio Turnpike Commission this week proposed new toll rates that will change how trucks and tractor-trailers are charged and will give a big break for E-ZPass users.View the full article
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New commercial vehicle registrations for Class 3-8 vehicles for the first nine months of 2008 were down 25.2 percent from the same period in 2007, reports Polk Commercial Vehicle Solutions in its September Commercial Vehicle Intelligence Report, published Monday.View the full article
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Government and industry leaders this week are unveiling an array of transportation technologies that promise to save lives, time and money by reducing congestion, improving safety and minimizing wasted fuel and emissions.View the full article
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Mack and Volvo launched large scale programs to remanufacture diesel particulate filters for the trucking industry, which will operate out of the Middletown Remanufacturing Center in Middletown, Pa.View the full article
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The Heavy Duty Manufacturers Association has announced additional participants in Heavy Duty Dialogue 2009, for a total of 18 influential senior executives scheduled to discuss "The Commercial Vehicle Industry in Transition" Feb. 16 in Orlando, Fla.View the full article
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American Transportation Research Institute President Rebecca Brewster will be a featured speaker during a Nov. 20 National Highway Institute webinar on traffic management.View the full article
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Just a few pictures I took on the last Florida trip-load of sheets I took down, red & black Mack dump parked in front of N.B. Handy in Boca Raton, N.B.Handy trailer, a nocluejoe unloader machine with rubber tracks, the load of lumber I brought back, and an old GMC dump truck trying to hide a b-model Mack on rt.301 in South Caolina. Attached thumbnail(s) // // // // // // View the full blog entry
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Old Dominion Freight Line, Thomasville, N.C., kicked off its 75th anniversary celebration at this year's National Industrial Transportation League (NITL) Annual Meeting and TransComp Exhibition in Fort Lauderdale Nov. 14-19.View the full article
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Diesel prices continue their headlong plunge, with the U.S. Energy Information Administration reporting an average retail price of $2.809 in its weekly report, down 13.5 cents from last week and more than 60 cents lower than a year ago.View the full article
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Hino Trucks, a Toyota Group Company, ranks highest in customer satisfaction among conventional cab medium-duty trucks in its second model year of producing the vehicles, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2008 Medium-Duty Truck Customer Satisfaction Study.View the full article
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Urging Congressional support for financial assistance to the automotive industry, 98 supplier industry CEOs sent a letter to every member of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives Monday, View the full article
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The collapse of the I-35W bridge in Minneapolis was caused a design flaw that led to the bridge not being able to take the weight of concentrated construction loads on the bridge, exacerbated by inadequate inspection procedures.View the full article
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"Forging Alliances in Technical Leadership" will be the theme of the Technology & Maintenance Council's 2009 Annual Meeting and Transportation Technology Exhibition, Feb. 9-12 at the Orange County Convention Center and Rosen Centre Hotel, Orlando, Fla.View the full article
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