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A new system that will streamline the permit process for trucking companies hauling large loads, such as wind turbine components, through Kansas has been announced by a cross-agency partnership. View the full article -
The Cass Freight Index shows February shipments up 2.6 percent from last month and 11.4 percent from last year, while freight expenditures are up 35 percent year over year. This index is based on the shipments of hundreds of clients of Cass Information Systems, which process more than $17 billion in annual freight payables. View the full article
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ABF is expanding its Regional Performance Model service to the western third of the U.S., providing increased shipment velocity to 95 percent of the lanes between major markets in the West. View the full article
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NFI announced the acquisition of World Warehouse and Distribution, a third-party logistics and warehouse company headquartered in Champlain, N.Y., with facilities in Champlain and Albany, N.Y., and Montreal, Canada. View the full article
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YRC Worldwide announced Monday that Sheila Taylor, executive vice president and chief financial officer, has decided to leave the company effective March 31 to pursue opportunities outside the less-than-truckload industry. View the full article
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GE Capital Fleet Services will host a webinar on Thursday, March 17, to examine how potential changes by the Financial Accounting Standards Board and International Accounting Standards Board could change balance sheet and income statement presentation for certain lease financings. View the full article
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Double Coin Tires & China Manufacturers Alliance LLC, a tire manufacturer and marketer, has added Bob O'Donnell as OEM and fleet sales manager. View the full article
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The price of crude oil rose past $104 a barrel Friday to end the week at the highest level since September 2008, as bad news from Libya and good news about the U.S. economy spurred supply-demand worries. View the full article
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The annual World's Most Admired Companies report released last week listed FedEx as the 8th ranked company, up five positions from the organization's rank in 2010. View the full article
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Trucking News: AAA Jumps on the Clean Diesel Bandwagon
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AAA last week put clean diesel engines on its list of the top new vehicle technologies designed to increase performance, reduce environmental impacts and improve safety. While they're referring to passenger cars, this is good news for trucking's image, as well. View the full article -
All agents in the National Van Lines family across the U.S. have joined the American Moving & Storage Association effective immediately, the two organizations announced last Friday. View the full article
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In 2010, DAF Trucks N.V. -- a subsidiary of Paccar -- further strengthened its position on the European truck market. View the full article
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President Obama and President Calderon of Mexico yesterday made official their commitment to resolve the cross-border long-haul trucking dispute between the two countries. The plan, the outline of which was unveiled in January, calls for a program similar to the pilot project that Congress killed in 2009. View the full article
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Discounted tolls went into effect Tuesday, March 1, for trucks using State Highways 130 and 45 in Austin, Texas. View the full article
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Owners of 2003-model-year transport refrigeration units have until the end of this month to meet new California Air Resources Board standards. View the full article
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The House passed and sent to the Senate a measure that would extend the current highway program until the end of the fiscal year, Sept. 30. The Senate cleared the measure yesterday and sent it to President Obama, who is expected to sign it. View the full article
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Douglas R. Clark, president of the Metropolitan Utilities District in Omaha, Neb., has been elected chairperson of NGVAmerica, the trade association representing the natural gas vehicle industry. View the full article
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The National Retail Federation told federal transportation officials this week that a proposal to limit the number of hours truck drivers spend behind the wheel each day would increase costs for businesses and consumers View the full article
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Peterbilt named the Dealer of the Year and the Medium-Duty Dealer of the Year at the annual Peterbilt Dealer Meeting held at Paccar's new engine plant in Columbus, Miss. View the full article
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Oil prices settled above $102 per barrel on Tuesday for the first time since September of 2008 as fighting escalated in Libya and petroleum demand grew in the U.S. View the full article
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Americans drove 3 trillion miles in 2010, the most vehicle miles traveled since 2007 and the third-highest ever recorded, U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced Wednesday. View the full article
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A bipartisan group of Congressmen and Senators called on the Obama administration to abandon its controversial hours-of-service proposal and retain the current safety rules. "The rules currently in place are working well and do not need to be changed," 122 representatives wrote to Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood. View the full article
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A preliminary reading of heavy-duty Class 8 commercial vehicles net orders for North American markets totaled 24,300 units in February, according to ACT Research Co. View the full article
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The Women In Trucking Association released new anti-harassment guidelines to its members that focus on employee training. View the full article
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Following a four-year investigation by the New York State Attorney General's office alleging that UPS failed to maintain it vehicles and ignored out-of-service orders issued by its own mechanics, the company says it agreed to settle rather than spend additional time and money on the case. View the full article
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