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  1. Con-way Freight announced the nationwide deployment of SafeStack, an advanced load management and cargo protection system, installed across its less-than-truckload fleet of 16,800 freight trailers in North America. View the full article
  2. While speakers at a heavy-duty aftermarket event in Las Vegas were discussing how concern about government regulations has given business pause, President Obama yesterday signed an executive order aimed at tackling criticism that regulations are stifling business and the economy. View the full article
  3. Researchers from Duke University Medical Center have identified how nanoparticles from diesel exhaust affect lung airway cells, a finding that could lead to new therapies for people susceptible to airway diseases. View the full article
  4. Diesel fuel hit a new two-year high on Tuesday, jumping 7.4 cents a gallon from last week, the Department of Energy reported Tuesday. View the full article
  5. Hub Group, Inc. has opened new Comtrak terminals in Indianapolis, IN and Milwaukee, WI. View the full article
  6. ArvinMeritor today announced the appointment of Daniel Hopgood as vice president, Aftermarket, Americas. Hopgood reports to Joe Mejaly, vice president and president, Aftermarket & Trailer, ArvinMeritor. View the full article
  7. TMD FRICTION Products has announced a new agreement with Global Parts Network, View the full article
  8. The America's Road Team has an important new asset in its campaign for truck safety: a Volvo VN 780 equipped with the company's leading safety technologies -- and Volvo's No-Regen Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) technology. View the full article
  9. Shell Oil Products U.S. is launching a market test of Shell Nitrogen Enriched Diesel, extending the company's exclusive "Nitrogen Enriched" advanced cleaning system to diesel fuel. View the full article
  10. A string of economic experts and industry analysts offered a more optimistic look at the economic and trucking industry outlook for 2011 -- albeit with some downsides -- during the annual Heavy Duty Dialogue event put on Monday by the Heavy Duty Manufacturers Association in Las Vegas. View the full article
  11. Freight transportation software developer SMC3 and routing, mileage and mapping software developer ALK Technologies today announced the creation of a seamless interface between ALK's PC*MILER Web Services and the SMC3 RateWare XL rating product. View the full article
  12. Greatwide Logistics Services has acquired the contracts, personnel and equipment of Overton Transportation, a subsidiary of Sysco Corporation. The business will be integrated under the Greatwide Freight brand. View the full article
  13. FFE Transportation Services, Inc. has opened a new service center in Ontario, CA in an effort to expand service, meet rising demand, and greatly increase capacity in the western United States temperature-controlled LTL market. View the full article
  14. TRAC Intermodal has launched TRAC Connect in the NY/NJ Metro Pool and Gulf Regional Pool to supply Motor carriers directly with chassis for the pickup and delivery of CMA CGM loads. View the full article
  15. TEC Equipment, Inc. has signed a dealership agreement with Vanguard National Trailer Corp., and will be stocking and selling new and used Vanguard trailers at its Portland, Ore., truck dealership at 750 NE Columbia Blvd. in Portland. View the full article
  16. With a proposal to expand the requirement for electronic onboard recorders pending in the regulatory pipeline, owner-operators are fighting a legal action against the limited recorder requirement that is scheduled to take effect next year. View the full article
  17. Caterpillar will unveil the first model in its line of Cat Vocational Trucks, the Cat CT660, in Las Vegas at CONEXPO-CON/AG in March. As part of the celebration, Caterpillar is holding an online sweepstakes featuring a trip to Vegas. View the full article
  18. Toronto-based less-than-truckload carrier Vitran Corp. announced it intents to expand into the Southeast buy buying Milan Express' LTL business. View the full article
  19. The Motor & Equipment Manufacturers Association has chosen Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) and Rep. Geoff Davis (R-Ky.) as this year's recipients of the Joseph M. Magliochetti Industry Champion Award, given to elected officials who have shown outstanding leadership on behalf of motor vehicle parts manufacturers. View the full article
  20. Team drivers Dave Woodman and Tony Rheault of N. Yanke Transfer, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, are the latest drivers to be named Highway Angels by the Truckload Carriers Association. View the full article
  21. Paccar sister brands, Peterbilt and Kenworth, have partnered with Sprint to provide customers mobile connectivity through the PACCAR proprietary navigation and business technology system for Class 5-8 commercial vehicles called NavPlus by Kenworth and SmartNav by Peterbilt. View the full article
  22. Auto Truck Group has successfully re-organized operations integrating its newest upfitting company, Fleet Body Equipment. View the full article
  23. The State of Georgia will hold its Third Annual Georgia Logistics Summit hosted by the Center of Innovation for Logistics on May 9th and 10th in Atlanta. View the full article
  24. HWC Transportation, L.L.C. of Fairless Hills, PA, honored driver George Dito as Driver of the Year for earning the highest score in 2010 through the company's driver safety scorecard rating system. View the full article
  25. All 140 agents in the Arpin Van Lines family across the U.S. will join the American Moving & Storage Association in 2011, the two organizations announced. View the full article
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