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An employee of the California Department of Motor Vehicles has been charged with taking bribes to alter driver's license records and issue commercial licenses to individuals who had not passed the required written and driving tests. View the full article -
Report Exposes High Mexican Truck Defects. Or does it?
BMT Forum Bot posted a topic in Trucking News
Just a few months before the U.S. is scheduled to reopen its border to Mexican long-haul truckers, a report has surfaced that indicates a large majority of trucks heading northbound into El Paso from Mexico have reportable defects. View the full article -
Durable goods orders jumped 4% in July, according to the Commerce Department. Demand for autos and airplanes surged, more than erasing June's 1.3% drop and doubling economists' expectations. View the full article
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The North Carolina Ports of Morehead City and Wilmington will be closing their gates to commercial traffic at noon on Friday, August 26 in preparation for the threat of Hurricane Irene. View the full article
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Zappos' Robert Richman to Keynote HDAW Opening Session
BMT Forum Bot posted a topic in Trucking News
Robert Richman, product manager of Zappos Insights, the Zappos Family company, will be the keynote speaker at Heavy Duty Aftermarket Week. View the full article -
Navistar's International Trucks launched the Turn-In-Three program, which offers customers a fixed monthly payment over six years, full warranty coverage and a new truck after three years into the program. View the full article
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Old Dominion Freight Line will increase its base rates by about 4.9% effective Sept. 6. View the full article
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TravelCenters of America is expanding its StayFit program by adding new sites, and Flying J will be adding fitness centers through a partnership between Snap Fitness and Rolling Strong. View the full article
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The American Trucking Associations' advance seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index dropped 1.3% in July after rising a revised 2.6% in June 2011. June's drop was slightly less than the 2.8% ATA reported on July 26. The latest pullback put the SA index at 114 (2000=100) in July, down from the June level of 115.5. View the full article
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Heavy Duty Aftermarket Week organizers report strong supplier response, with an increase of over 23% of the HDAW 2012 Product Expo exhibit spaces reserved by over 97 HDAW exhibiting suppliers during the same registration period for the 2011 conference. View the full article
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You've heard of zipper ruptures; ever seen one? Me, neither -- until now. View the full article
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The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration changed criteria for the Hazardous Materials intervention threshold. View the full article
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Cascade Sierra Solutions opened two new locations where they will help administer clean truck programs at the ports of Charleston, S.C. and Tacoma, Wash. View the full article
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On-highway diesel prices fell for the fourth week in a row last week, dropping 2.5 cents nationally to $3.810, according to the Department of Energy. All regions dipped below $4 per gallon. View the full article
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Endurance Films, USA Triathlon's official film production supplier, selected 11 members for its inaugural sponsored triathlon racing team, including Prime Inc. driver Siphiwe Baleka. View the full article
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Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn signed legislation allowing the state Department of Transportation to issue permits for loads that previously exceeded size and weight restrictions for travel on state highways if specific conditions are met. View the full article
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Honeywell has completed its acquisition of EMS Technologies for approximately $491 million. View the full article
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Navistar announced that the 2011 Navistar LPGA Classic, to be held Sept. 15-18, 2011 at Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail's Capitol Hill complex in Prattville, Ala., will be open to the public free of charge. View the full article
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The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Friday approved raising bridge and tunnel tolls that will mean an extra $50 per five-axle truck for E-Z Pass users and even more for cash customers. View the full article
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Polar Tank Trailer has named Denis Grossen as its new vice president of engineering. View the full article
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The pullback in Class 8 order activity that began in April continued into July, according to ACT Research. View the full article
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Fluid analysis provider Polaris Laboratories has extended its Field Services reach with the addition of new personnel. View the full article
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A specially customized Marten Transport trailer will carry metal artifacts from the collapsed World Trade Center twin towers to Hattiesburg, Miss., to become part of a permanent memorial at The University of Southern Mississippi. View the full article
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Hard-wired five-minute idle timers will probably begin appearing on trucks in 2014. You'll have two choices come winter: freeze your hiney off, or get an APU. This week we provide a list of idle-cost calculators so you can start budgeting for the new EPA rules. View the full article
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When Navistar execs turned the key on one of the first MaxxForce 15 engines at the 2009 Mid-America Trucking Show, there were more than a few doubting Thomases in the audience. View the full article
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