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The National Transportation Safety Board says more needs to be done to make tanker trailers less prone to rollovers, including mandatory stability control systems, following its investigation of a 2009 rollover accident involving a tractor and tanker trailer. View the full article -
Cummins reported record sales and earnings for the second quarter on strong growth in nearly every global market. View the full article
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The American Trucking Associations' advance seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index increased 2.8% in June after decreasing a revised 2% in May 2011. View the full article
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June saw the third consecutive monthly decline in total U.S commercial trailer net orders, with the industry posting a 26% decline from May, according to ACT Research. View the full article
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Paccar reported improved revenues and net income for the second quarter of 2011, but fell short of Wall Street's forecasted earnings. View the full article
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NexTraq, formerly Discrete Wireless, unveiled a rebrand initiative that incorporates a new image and messaging as well as a new approach to its website. View the full article
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Salt Lake City-based C.R. England made some major changes in senior management. View the full article
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Charlie Wells has been appointed vice president of sales and marketing for East Manufacturing Corp. View the full article
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Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems is buying certain assets, including SafetyDirect software and the Lane Departure Warning System, from Iteris. View the full article
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National on-highway diesel prices were up 2.6 cents from last week, continuing a recent climb. View the full article
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The Truckload Carriers Association has challenged carriers to give employees money to use for chartable purposes of their own choosing, and 55 have already taken up the challenge. View the full article
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The California Department of Transportation will conduct 10 weekends of 53-hour extended closures and full freeway closures on the Long Beach Freeway (I-710) beginning August 5. View the full article
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ATDynamics and Werner Enterprises last week displayed a Werner tractor-trailer equipped with TrailerTail rear-drag aerodynamics technology in Washington, D.C., even as first-ever fuel economy standards for heavy trucks are expected to be issued at any time. View the full article
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Eaton Corp. announced net income per share of $0.97 for the second quarter of 2011, an increase of 47% over the $0.66 earned in the second quarter of 2010. View the full article
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Marmon Highway Technologies has named Ken Kelley president of Webb Severe Duty. View the full article
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Interstate Distributor announced a rate per mile guarantee for independent carriers operating within their Power Only program. View the full article
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With another Roadcheck event now some weeks behind us, a few questions linger about this annual ritual. What's Roadcheck all about, anyway? What do we learn from the exercise? And why are nearly one quarter of the truck brakes inspected still put out of service? View the full article
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"You get in the water and it is an instant shock. You come out and your arms and feet don't work," said Eric Jorgensen, president and CEO of JX Enterprises in Hartland, Wis. View the full article
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The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission approved a 2012 rate schedule that will result in overall toll-revenue growth of 3%. View the full article
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The outline of a transportation reauthorization bill started to emerge from the haze of Washington's summer heat storm last week. Timing and details will remain blurred for a while yet, at least until the epic struggle over the debt ceiling is resolved, but at several hearings last week Senators began public discussions on highway funding, policy and safety. View the full article
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Pilot Flying J reopened the newly remodeled Flying J Travel Plaza in El Paso, Texas. View the full article
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As Congress last week held hearings that offer some insight into what a transportation reauthorization might look like, Sen. Frank Lautenberg, D-N.J., opened discussions on what will likely be included in the safety portion of the Senate's reauthorization bill. Lautenberg, who chairs the Surface Transportation Subcommittee, said he plans to introduce a bill soon. View the full article
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YRC Worldwide has completed its restructuring, a comprehensive, $500 million plan that infused new capital, created additional liquidity, reduced debt and installed a new CEO and board. View the full article
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Navistar unveiled a new 70,000-square-foot product support center in Woodridge, Ill. View the full article
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Joseph Lescota, chair of the Automotive Marketing department at Northwood University, announced the selection of Joshua Struck for general chair of the 2011 Northwood University International Auto Show and Greg Squire for vice chair. View the full article
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