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When you see drawings or mockups of futuristic trucks, one of the things you'll notice is there's virtually no gap between the tractor and trailer. View the full article
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Interstate highways across Northwestern Pennsylvania will be fitted with a wireless network of traffic cameras, dynamic message signs and highway advisory radio systems. View the full article -
Penske Truck Leasing has opened a new $7 million state-of-the-art facility in Cheektowaga, New York, a Buffalo suburb. View the full article
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Fewer than 44 percent of fleets maintain their vehicles using software designed for that specific purpose, and one in three still uses paper and pencil or nothing at all, according to a survey by a maintenance software supplier. View the full article
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Order intake numbers may be way up for the first four months of the year, but many of those trucks are not going to see the light of day anytime soon. View the full article
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Improved demand across the entire heavy duty vehicle market is reflected in the most recently available data, according to ACT Research Co., which says it is "readily apparent" that the stage has been set for a long run-up in demand across the medium-duty and heavy-duty truck and commercial trailer segments. View the full article
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The Ceridian-UCLA Pulse of Commerce Index fell 0.5 percent on a seasonally and workday adjusted basis in April, marking a continuation of the see-saw economic performance experienced over the past 12 months. View the full article
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U.S. Reps Paul Tonko (D-NY) and Erik Paulsen (R-MN) have introduced a revised version of Jason's Law, which would create a grant program to help alleviate the parking shortages and pay for safety improvements at existing rest areas. View the full article
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A group of trucking and shipping groups is opposing a law in California to ban the use of owner-operators at state ports, which could be voted on as early as today. View the full article
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The amount of freight carried by the for-hire transportation industry increased 1.9 percent in March from February to reach the highest level since July 2008, according to the DOT's Bureau of Transportation Statistics' Freight Transportation Services Index. View the full article
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Meritor and Pressure Systems International announced the renewal of their strategic alliance covering the distribution of the Meritor Tire Inflation System by PSI in North America. View the full article
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Rodger Mullen has joined Dallas-based Greatwide Logistics Services as executive vice president, responsible for transportation management and corporate marketing. View the full article
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Jack Latimer sells Airtabs, the wishbone-shaped aero enhancers that many truckers apply to the trailing edges of tractors and trailers. He keeps tabs (so to speak) on studies of truck aerodynamics and recently sent us this information: View the full article
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An aging fleet, the high cost of fuel, sticker shock on new trucks, and a recovering economy are driving interest in leasing, according to Olen Hunter, director of sales at PacLease. View the full article
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As oil prices have fallen on the futures market recently, the Department of Energy has revised its oil price outlook for the year downward -- but says we still are looking at higher petroleum product prices for the year overall compared to 2010. View the full article
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A three-part Congressional luncheon series of seminars focusing on making U.S. transportation and goods movement more fuel efficient and environmentally-friendly will be hosted by the Diesel Technology Forum in May, June and July. View the full article
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The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has launched a new web page that improves free public access to orders and decisions on FMCSA civil penalty and safety rating cases. View the full article
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TravelCenters of America saw its losses shrink in the first quarter, thanks largely to savings in real estate rent and improved margins on fuel. View the full article
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Utility Trailer Manufacturing reopened its dry van manufacturing facility in Glade Spring, Va., following damage from a recent tornado. View the full article
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Polar Corp. appointed Michael Evans as president of Polar Service Centers, one of three companies under the Polar Corporation umbrella. Evans replaces Craig Fisher. View the full article
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The marketing model of simply blasting out company messages and hoping that someone will listen is outdated. View the full article
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It looks like proposed changes in accounting practices that would affect fleets that lease trucks will not go into effect as soon as originally expected. View the full article
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The NAFA Fleet Management Association honored four fleets with its 2011 Sustainable Fleet Awards. View the full article
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National on-highway diesel prices fell by 2 cents from last week to $4.104, according to the Energy Information Administration. View the full article
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Satish Jindel, president of SJ Consulting Group, defined the keys to growth in the trucking industry at the Carrier Logistics' recent Group Conference in White Plains, N.Y. View the full article
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