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ArvinMeritor has officially changed its name to Meritor. Meritor's ticker symbol on the New York Stock Exchange is now MTOR. View the full article
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Trucking News: President Calls for Cutting Oil Imports
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Noting that international events have people thinking about energy safety and security, President Obama Wednesday called for slashing oil imports by one-third by 2025 as part of his administration's Blueprint for A Secure Energy Future. View the full article -
The American Truck Dealers will recognize one new medium-duty and one new heavy-duty truck with awards at its Convention & Exposition next month in Phoenix. View the full article
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LOUISVILLE, KY -- Navistar International's new MaxxForce 15 diesel, first will reside in a longer version of the ProStar+ aerodynamic tractor, the company announced on the eve of the opening of the 2011 Mid-America Trucking Show. View the full article
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Trade using surface transportation between the United States and its NAFTA partners was 19.5 percent higher in January 2011 than in January 2010, reaching $67.7 billion, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics of the U.S. Department of Transportation. View the full article
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NationaLease has expanded its network of independent trucking companies with the addition of three new companies, which have been approved for full membership. View the full article
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Now that every truck maker has its own captive engine, how does an independent engine company like Cummins survive? View the full article
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Newport Business Media has added Tom Nunlist to its editorial staff as associate editor. View the full article
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The trucking industry needs Congress to quickly pass a new surface transportation bill with a focus on highways. That was the message of American Trucking Associations chairman Barbara Windsor Tuesday in testimony before the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee's Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. View the full article
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Noting that fuel economy will be key to competitiveness among engine makers in the next decade, Cummins says real-world data has confirmed that its EPA-2010 spec ISX15 engine delivers 6 percent fuel economy improvement over its 2009 product. Some customers could see even better results thanks to "significant calibration improvements" View the full article
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PS Energy Group is increasing the supply of alternative fuels in Atlanta by working with Clean Energy Fuels, the company founded by T. Boone Pickens. View the full article
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Swedish truck maker AB Volvo announced that Volvo Trucks will sell heavy hybrid trucks under the name Volvo FE Hybrid to customers in selected European markets. View the full article
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Joplin 44 Petro, Joplin, Mo., has opened its new Super Truck Showroom and remodeled truckstop. The expansion features 15,000 square feet of showroom space. View the full article
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Ryder System opened used vehicle sales centers in Orlando, Fla., and Montebello, Calif. View the full article
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USA Truck announced that Robert M. Powell will retire from his position as chairman of the board and as a member of the board of directors effective May 4. View the full article
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Bergstrom, a climate systems company, has named Jack Shaffer president and CEO. Shaffer formerly served as Bergstrom's president and COO. View the full article
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Many maintenance shops buy more parts than necessary, in effect storing company cash on parts room shelves. View the full article
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Gordon Trucking is set to begin installing 2,000 additional side skirt sets on its trailers that will join the 2,200 plus trailers already using the skirts in the GTI fleet. View the full article
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The Green Truck Association, an affiliate division of the National Truck Equipment Association, elected new officers of the board of directors during the annual Board meeting held in Indianapolis, Indiana, March 8, 2011. View the full article
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U.S. on-highway diesel prices are up 2.5 cents from last week, and up 99.3 cents from last year, according to the Department of Energy. The rise to a $3.932 national average follows a slight decline last week that broke a 15-week streak of steady price increases. View the full article
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Trucking News: California Cap-and-Trade Hits Roadblock
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California's landmark attempt to implement a 'cap-and-trade' system of reducing carbon emissions hit a roadblock last week when a judge ruled that the state had not looked hard enough at alternatives. View the full article -
Polar Corp. named Frank Lukacs president of its Polar Tank Trailer division. View the full article
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Ken Kelley has been promoted to vice president of business development for the Brake and Wheel Ends Group of Marmon Highway Technologies. View the full article
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Electric cars are just now hitting the streets. A few of them anyway. They are by no means burning up Main Street. I think I know why. Electric cars look too much like every other car. Maybe we need an iCar. View the full article
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The Great Recession hit trucking hard, but the rebound has begun with the open-deck sector leading the charge back to profitability. For the week ending March 19, a 3.2 percent uptick in flatbed freight volume compared to the previous week helped lead overall truckload freight availability on TransCore's DAT Network of load boards to increase by 2 percent nationwide. View the full article
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