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  1. U.S. heavy truck sales made their best showing all year in July, reaching 9,589 Class 8 trucks, according to figures from Ward's Automotive. That's up from 8,896 trucks in June, or 7.8 percent, and 27.8 percent from June 2009. View the full article
  2. During this week's PeopleNet User Conference 2010 in Boca Raton, Fla., PeopleNet executives and fleet customers alike touted the benefits of electronic logs, especially from a regulatory and safety standpoint. The overall consensus was that electronic logging can pay off and give a company a leg up on the competition when it comes to pleasing such regulatory agencies as the Department of Transportation. View the full article
  3. Heavy Duty America and Truck Pride Partners announced the merger of their organizations into a new North American marketing and distribution organization. The new organization, which will be initially known as HDA Truck Pride, will commence operations on Sept. 1. View the full article
  4. New Century Transportation is the latest major motor carrier in recent weeks to file paperwork indicating it intends to go public. View the full article
  5. Washington State this week went live with Smarter Highways on I-5, a high-tech traffic management system that provides drivers real-time traffic information on lane conditions. View the full article
  6. Chuck Hess was recently elected president of the Association of Diesel Specialists. He began his term August 4 during the 2010 ADS International Convention & Tradeshow, which attracted a record number of attendees. View the full article
  7. GE Capital Fleet Services will host a free safety management webinar 1 -2 p.m. CDT Aug. 17 to examine best practices in safety management and how they can help fleets cut costs. View the full article
  8. Express-1 Expedited Solutions reported significant improvements in revenue and earnings for the second quarter. View the full article
  9. Qualcomm has been ranked at the top of the latest Vendor Matrix released by ABI Research. View the full article
  10. Just four months after unveiling the America's Marine Highway Program, U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced his selection of marine highway corridors and an initial eight projects and six initiatives along the corridors that will be eligible for federal assistance under the program. View the full article
  11. The technologies fleets use and deploy are critically important to the success of their businesses, especially in light of today's regulatory environment, said Bill Graves, president and CEO of the American Trucking Associations. View the full article
  12. Motor carriers may institute insurance chargebacks against owner-operators under lease agreement without violating federal leasing regulations, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit has ruled. View the full article
  13. The Department of Transportation's Freight Transportation Services Index rose 0.2 percent in June from its May level, rising after one monthly decline. View the full article
  14. A strong rebound in net margins for publicly traded truckload companies in the second quarter is expected to fuel continued improvement in demand for heavy-duty vehicles and trailers, according to ACT Research Co. View the full article
  15. The Ceridian-UCLA Pulse of Commerce Index, which is based on diesel fuel sales, continues to show an economy in recovery, according to the UCLA Anderson School of Management. The July PCI climbed 1.7 percent after dropping 1.9 percent in June. View the full article
  16. Heavy Duty Aftermarket Week will feature a motivational presentation during the opening general session by Donald R. Knauss, chairman and CEO of the Clorox Company. View the full article
  17. AmeriQuest Transportation Services, which provices fleet management services, has acquired the assets of CURE Leasing & Maintenance, allowing it to provide financing solutions and maintenance services to independent contractors and contract carriers affiliated with delivery and logistics companies. View the full article
  18. Wayne Wise, who founded Western Express with his wife Donna in 1991, died in his sleep July 31 at age 60. View the full article
  19. The U.S. Department of Energy has raised its price projections for crude oil slightly, while diesel price projects remain virtually unchanged from last month. In its monthly Short-Term Energy Outlook released this week, The DOE's Energy Information Administration projects that the West Texas Intermediate crude oil spot price, which ended July at more than $78 per barrel, will average $81 per barrel in the fourth quarter of 2010 View the full article
  20. The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association recently honored trucking radio personality Dale Sommers, known as the "Truckin' Bozo," an OOIDA Lifetime member. View the full article
  21. Three Missouri and Kansas organizations have received grants from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to help cut diesel emissions from heavy trucks. View the full article
  22. The American Transportation Research Institute has launched its 2010 Top Industry Issues Survey. View the full article
  23. Panther Expedited Services plans to sell up to $100 million in stock in an initial public offering. View the full article
  24. The Texas Department of Transportation launched a new interactive voice response interface for the Texas Travel Information Line, which provides both road conditions and travel information at 1-800-452-9292. View the full article
  25. Roger Day has joined Noregon Systems as a consultant for fleet sales. View the full article
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