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The American Truck Dealers (ATD) announced a new program aimed at developing the next wave of medium- and heavy-duty truck dealers to effectively run their own businesses. View the full article -
Wingfoot Commercial Tire has continued its on-highway expansion by opening a Truck Care Center in Kenly, N.C. View the full article
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Marten Transport, a Wisconsin-based carrier, raised driver pay effective April 1. View the full article
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Van rates nationwide increased 2.6 percent in the last two weeks as markets affected by recent winter storms recovered. View the full article
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A study by the Government Accountability Office finds that shippers do not pay the full societal cost of freight service in any mode, but particularly in trucking. External trucking costs, such as accidents, pollution and congestion, are six times greater than similar costs created by railroads and at least nine times greater than those created by waterways, GAO said in its report to the House Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures. View the full article
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The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety is petitioning the federal government to require stronger underride guards on the back of tractor-trailers, following a series of tests the group says demonstrate that underride guards on tractor-trailers can fail in relatively low-speed crashes. View the full article
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The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration issued a final rule this week prohibiting texting on electronic devices by drivers transporting hazardous materials. View the full article
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Trade using surface transportation between the United States and its North American Free Trade Agreement partners Canada and Mexico was 13.8 percent higher in December 2010 than in December 2009, reaching $66.5 billion, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics of the U.S. Department of Transportation. View the full article
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The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration created and launched its new CSA safety enforcement program with a small number of staff, outside contractors and existing budget, but now that the program is ramping up it will require considerably more resources, said the Government Accountability Office. View the full article
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Midwest Wheel Companies of Des Moines, Iowa, celebrated its 100th anniversary yesterday. View the full article
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I can't remember when there was more anticipation about a new truck model coming out. Cat's new on-highway vocational truck, the CT660, will be officially unveiled later this month at ConExpo show in Las Vegas. HDT Senior Editor Tom Berg will be there. View the full article
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Goodyear's new FleetHQ app for smart phones makes it easier to located Goodyear FleetHQ service centers. View the full article
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Truck drivers from across the state will roll into Annapolis Today (Tuesday) at 11:00 AM to protest legislation that would substantially increase the state's fuel tax and vehicle registration fees. View the full article
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The American Trucking Associations is upping its campaign against the Federal Motor Carrier Administration's proposed changes to the hours of service rule. ATA asked a researcher whose work the agency cites in support of the proposal to review the agency's findings. Prof. Francesco Cappuccio, an epidemiologist at the Warwick Medical School in Coventry, U.K., replied that the work he participated in does not support the agency's conclusions. View the full article
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YRC Worldwide has announced it has reached an agreement in principle with major debt holders for a restructuring plan. View the full article
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Diesel fuel took its biggest hike since June 2009 this week, rising 14.3 cents over last week's Department of Energy price survey. The national average price reported by the Energy Information Administration on Monday was $3.716 per gallon. View the full article
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Utility Trailer Manufacturing Company says that Florida Utility Trailers, Inc. has acquired Utility Trailer Sales & Leasing in Miami, Florida. View the full article
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FTR's Trucking Conditions Index, as reported in the March Trucking Update, rose to 9.1 in January from a December reading of 7.1. View the full article
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The American Truck Dealers has announced a new program aimed at developing the next wave of medium- and heavy-duty truck dealers to effectively run their businesses. View the full article
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Paccar Financial and its truck-maker subsidiary, Kenworth, is offering a 2-year/200,000-mile basic vehicle extended warranty program through Dec. 31, 2011. View the full article
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Most trailers used for product promotion are vans whose broad sides become rolling billboards for truck components of some kind or other. But here we have an end-dump trailer whose message is aimed at construction guys. View the full article
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FleetMind Solutions, Inc., has released a white paper called "Waste Fleet Safety: Tips and Tools to Ensure Safe Driving" that discusses strategies for improving waste fleet safety. View the full article
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The Tire Retread & Repair Information Bureau has moved its offices from Pacific Grove, California to the Washington, DC metropolitan area effective February 25th, 2011. View the full article
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The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration added a new feature to the screening program that gives carriers a look at the history of a driver who is applying for a job. The agency is making data available on co-driver safety and post-crash violations, in addition to the roadside inspection and crash records that employers already can see. View the full article
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Trucker Buddy recently recognized Crystal Estrella, a first grade teacher at Rio Gila Elementary School in Tuscon, Ariz., as its first ever Teacher of the Month. View the full article
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