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  1. Prevailing thinking has it that trailers are a good place to squeeze the last few miles of tread life out of used steer and drive tires prior to retreading or disposing of them. View the full article
  2. With the help of a $875,972 grant from the EPA's Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) in a cost-sharing program, Tacoma, Wash.-based Interstate Distributor Co. will install 2,058 Freight Wing Aeroflex side skirts at its maintenance facilities. View the full article
  3. In a testimony before the Department of Transportation Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, American Trucking Associations Vice President Rich Moskowitz told the agency that proposed standards for hazardous material carrier fitness were unacceptable View the full article
  4. FedEx Ground now faces a lawsuit filed by 31 current and former drivers in U.S. District Court in Boston View the full article
  5. The final phase of improvement projects in Northern Virginia aimed at handling more trains at higher speeds has been completed, eliminating a choke point on Norfolk Southern's Crescent Corridor. View the full article
  6. Rail intermodal traffic on U.S. railroads set another record high for the year, with 233,767 total trailers and containers for the week ending Aug. 14 View the full article
  7. The California Air Resources Board has postponed the hearing to consider the proposed amendments to the Tractor-Trailer (aerodynamics) Greenhouse Gas Regulation, Truck and Bus (engine) Regulation, and Drayage Truck (engine) Regulation until November 2010. View the full article
  8. Carriers using load boards for more than 40 percent of their loads can earn an additional $800 per truck every month View the full article
  9. Santa Fe Springs, Calif.-based Performance Team landed on Inbound Logistics' list of Top 100 Third-Party Logistics Providers for 2010. View the full article
  10. Heavy Duty Trucking's 2010 Truck Fleet Innovators offer their viewpoints on the FMCSA's new enforcement program. View the full article
  11. So there I was, westbound on Bow Hill Road in Skagit County, a few hours north of Seattle, wondering if I'd ever find a place to turn around. View the full article
  12. The month of July showed more promising industrial production figures, with growth of 1 percent over June View the full article
  13. While net orders of Class 8 vehicles fell 27 percent from June to July, ACT Research Co. says the slip is common around this season. View the full article
  14. The New York State Department of Transportation has taken actions to reduce the number of large, oversized and overweight trucks traveling through the Finger Lakes area View the full article
  15. Less-than-truckload giant YRC Worldwide has completed the sale of YRC Logistics, which has been rebranded MIQ Logistics. View the full article
  16. During a two-week drug and alcohol strike force sweep, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration took 109 bus and truck drivers off the roads, and more than 175 carriers face enforcement actions. View the full article
  17. USA Truck has entered into a long-term agreement with BNSF Railway to move private 53-foot domestic intermodal containers. View the full article
  18. FLS Transportation, a privately held, asset-based provider of transportation and logistics services, has joined the CargoNet program, which helps prevent cargo theft and increases recovery rates through secure and controlled information sharing between theft victims, their business partners and law enforcement. View the full article
  19. Holly, Mich.-based Bar's Products has moved its headquarters to a new location just a few miles away. View the full article
  20. In undercarriage components, independents have seen their share drop from 46 percent to 35 percent, while dealers have risen from 32 percent to 43 percent. View the full article
  21. Bob Nuss has truck parts in his blood. His dad was a truck mechanic in Rockford, Ill., while he was growing up, and eventually became a Mack distributor in 1959. View the full article
  22. My 15-year-old daughter's life goal, since she was 6 years old, has been to be a pediatrician. This year, she was able to attend a National Youth Leadership Internship in Medicine. View the full article
  23. It's starting to seem like "Groundhog Day" - you know, the 1993 movie where Bill Murray is a weatherman who finds himself living the worst day of his life over and over and over... View the full article
  24. It's starting to seem like "Groundhog Day" - you know, the 1993 movie where Bill Murray is a weatherman who finds himself living the worst day of his life over and over and over... View the full article
  25. An easily-missed announcement of a joint development program between Cummins and a start-up, VanDyne SuperTurbo, points the way to a future technology that could result in as much as 7 percent fuel savings for heavy trucks. View the full article
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