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  1. Tridako Energy Systems of Alliance Neb, has named Nebraska Machinery Company of Omaha as a worldwide distributor of the PowerCube Auxiliary Power Units. View the full article
  2. During the first four months of a statewide crackdown on "unsafe" truckers, police in Connecticut have issued 28,000 violations potentially worth more than $3.4 million in revenue for the state. View the full article
  3. Blame the cold for the escalating cost of fuel. It's cold all over and that's driving up demand for heating oil. View the full article
  4. Ryder System, Inc.has reached an agreement to purchase the full service leasing and rental business of Carmenita Leasing, Inc., of Santa Fe Springs, Calif. View the full article
  5. The Department of Transportation has produced a piece of research that to a limited extent supports its claim that truck driving contributes to a shorter life expectancy than other occupations. View the full article
  6. BAE Systems is developing a parallel hybrid propulsion system designed for medium- and heavy-duty truck applications. The parallel system is the latest version of the company's HybriDrive green propulsion system. View the full article
  7. Company drivers at Prime Inc. starting as tanker drivers will now start at 41 cents per mile, the company says. Previously, drivers in the tank division started at 34 cents per mile. View the full article
  8. Landstar has named Annette Forster, Emily Grantham, Kris Johnson and Zsanett Vasahlik Employees of the Year for 2010. View the full article
  9. HDA Truck Pride announces its new business development team. The team's primary focus is to enhance communications to its members and to assist with the organic growth of the business. View the full article
  10. Sandy Lynch has been promoted to the newly-created post of Executive Vice President of the American Moving & Storage Association, effective immediately. View the full article
  11. It was a happy holiday for trucking image advocates Saturday as the Udrove Humanitarian Bowl highlighted the trucking industry in a positive way. View the full article
  12. The California Air Resources Board amended its regulations targeting diesel emissions last week. View the full article
  13. A federal judge on Thursday dismissed a lawsuit ABF Freight System filed against rival YRC Worldwide and the Teamsters aimed at blocking a labor agreement central to YRC's survival. View the full article
  14. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's hours of service proposal was cleared by the Office of Management and Budget on Friday, which means that it is on track to be published before the end of the year as the agency expects. View the full article
  15. The American Trucking Associations' advance seasonally adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index edged 0.1 percent lower in November after increasing a revised 0.9 percent in October. View the full article
  16. As of midnight Friday Dec. 17, the legal limit weight limit on I-295, I-395 and portions of I-95 dropped back to 80,000 pounds following the failure of the Senate to pass the $1.1 trillion 2011 omnibus budget bill. View the full article
  17. The California Air Resources Board has endorsed a cap-and-trade program that will eventually set limits on emissions by transportation fuels. View the full article
  18. PacLease will hold a webinar on Jan. 6, 2011, to discuss proposed new lease accounting standards that will be finalized later in the year. The webinar is geared for private fleet operators. View the full article
  19. The much publicized tax and unemployment-benefits measure passed by Congress last week also contains tax breaks for use of automotive alternative fuels, but not for the vehicles themselves. View the full article
  20. Peterbilt Motors Company has made $269,814 donation to the United Way of Denton County's 2010 fundraising campaign. Peterbilt's employees raised $159,814, and Peterbilt's parent company, Paccar, contributed an additional $110,000 in support of Peterbilt's efforts. View the full article
  21. Networkfleet's new online State Mileage Reports will simplify fuel tax reporting required by commercial fleets. View the full article
  22. Icom North America has attained U.S. EPA approval for its liquid injection propane bi-fuel systems for Ford 6.8-liter engines used in Econoline vans. View the full article
  23. Ryder System, Inc., has reached an agreement to acquire the full service lease, contract maintenance, commercial rental and dedicated contract carriage businesses of The Scully Companies, Inc. View the full article
  24. Shares of Swift Transportation Co (SWFT.N) rose slightly in their stock market debut on Thursday after a delayed and downsized IPO. View the full article
  25. Peterbilt Motors today announced the donation of a Peterbilt Model 365 to the First Response Team of America to help in their ongoing disaster relief efforts throughout the United States. View the full article
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