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Two U.S. representatives have introduced a bill that would provide a tax credit for commercial vehicle owners to purchase and install specific advanced safety technology, including brake stroke monitoring systems, vehicle stability systems, lane departure warning systems and collision warning or mitigation systems. View the full article -
Old Dominion Freight Line opened a new container drayage site in Memphis, Tenn. This new operation will serve all rail heads in the Memphis area and will offer pick-up and delivery to any point in the continental United States. View the full article
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Wisconsin energy provider Charter Fuels has partnered with the Alliance AutoGas network to supply regional fleet customers with propane autogas. View the full article
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Under new guidelines being considered by the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance, a truck driver who twice fails to have a medical certificate on hand could be placed out of service. View the full article
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Four new fatigue studies have surfaced, and on Friday afternoon the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration reopened the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking comment period to allow for review of the newly presented research. View the full article
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Truck detours around the flooded sections of Interstate 40 in eastern Interstate 40 in eastern Arkansas remains closed in both directions today around the flooded section at the White River Bridge, located near mile marker 202 at Hazen, Ark. View the full article
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U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood has announced several new measures to ensure that passengers traveling by bus are as safe as possible. View the full article
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More than seven in ten fleets surveyed for the Q2 2011 Fleet Sentiment Report indicate that the shortage of drivers is either impacting their fleet now or may in the future. View the full article
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Leading national fleet operators have announced the formation of the Natural Gas Vehicle (NGV) Fleet Forum, a new membership organization dedicated to advancing the use of clean, domestic and low-cost natural gas in the U.S. transportation sector. View the full article
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Mahindra-Navistar Automotives Ltd. received top honors at the Apollo Tyres-CV Awards 2011, winning Commercial Vehicle of the Year and HCV Truck of the Year at India's premier and only commercial vehicle awards. View the full article
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Mack Trucks, Inc. recently selected the winners of its second VISTA Team competition to find its top dealer service technicians. View the full article
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Compli, North America's leading provider of on-demand human resource and compliance management software, recently completed partnership agreements with two prominent trucking industry providers. View the full article
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Continental Tire the Americas, LLC ("Continental") has signed a multi-year agreement to sell Continental brand commercial tires at TravelCenters of America and Petro Stopping Center sites throughout the U.S. and Canada. View the full article
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Ray LaHood should resign over his remarks regarding the recent spate of napping air traffic controllers. He has revealed himself to be so far behind current thinking on the value of naps in safety sensitive environments that his judgment can't be trusted. View the full article
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Xata Corp. announced is integrating and reselling ZoomSafer's software, FleetSafer Mobile and FleetSafer Vision, both of which can be customized to a fleet's specific mobile phone policies. View the full article
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Preliminary numbers indicate Class 8 commercial vehicle orders for North American markets climbed to 38,200 units in April, up 239 percent from year ago, according to ACT Research -- the largest monthly order intake since March 2006. View the full article
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The commercial used truck market could be entering a period of growth as dealers begin to see more high-value trade-ins, says Chris Visser, senior analyst with the ATD/NADA Official Commercial Truck Guide. View the full article
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The American Trucking Associations Wednesday called for Congress to eliminate duplicative background checks for commercial drivers. View the full article
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Wisconsin officials are moving ahead with efforts to convert U.S. Highway 41 between Milwaukee and Green Bay into an Interstate highway. View the full article
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Full production of gasoline-powered Isuzu N-Series trucks has begun at a Spartan Motors facility in Charlotte, Mich., according to Isuzu Commercial Truck of America. Spartan began initial assembly on April 18, and resumed production Tuesday, May 3, under a contract with the Anaheim, Calif.-based distributor. View the full article
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Wabash National reported net income of $3.2 million for the first quarter of 2011 on net sales of $222 million, compared to a net loss of $139.1 million the same time last year on net sales of $78 million. View the full article
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Continental Tire the Americas CEO Matthias Schoenberg has been named worldwide head of ContiTech's Fluid Technology business unit. View the full article
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Bob Stanton, director of fleet management for Polk County, Fla., became just the second fleet professional to ever win a Larry Goill Memorial Quality Fleet Management Idea Award for the third time from the NAFA Fleet Management Association. View the full article
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Following a two-year hiatus, gasoline-powered N-Series trucks are once again available from Isuzu. Full production of NPR and NPQ models got underway May 3 at the Spartan Motors, Inc., assembly facility in Charlotte, Mich. View the full article
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It's a fact: Fleets with the highest safety performance records also have stringent policies on in-cab cell phone use, according to the recent Strength in Numbers Fleet Benchmarking Study sponsored by the Network of Employers for Traffic Safety. View the full article
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