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  1. The National Transportation Safety Board will hold a public hearing to discuss a rollover and fire of a cargo tank vehicle that happened on Interstate 69 in Indianapolis last year. View the full article
  2. The Truckload Carriers Association has named Michael Taylor, a driver for FTC Transportation, a Highway Angel for his efforts in helping a man survive a medical emergency. View the full article
  3. Industrial production grew at a slower rate than expected in June, inching up 0.1 percent after a 1.3 percent rise in May, according to data released by the Federal Reserve. View the full article
  4. The global trucking industry has a very bright future and has started to show some positive signs of a recovery across several international markets, said Matthias Wissmann, president of the German Association of the Automotive Industry View the full article
  5. The theme for Heavy Duty Aftermarket Week 2011 will be "Leadership - Strategies for Tomorrow." In conjunction with setting the theme, organizers have also announced the education programs chairs View the full article
  6. Changes in fossil fuel use in the transportation and industrial sectors and in buildings would account for a small amount of emissions reductions under the American Power Act View the full article
  7. The Missouri State Highway Patrol has launched a statewide public safety campaign to encourage drivers not to text while driving. View the full article
  8. Arrow Trucking did violate federal law by failing to give employees 60 days notice prior to closing, according to a judge in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma. View the full article
  9. Haldex Commercial Vehicle Systems will consolidate its North American manufacturing operations by moving its production activities from Iola, Kan., to Monterrey, Mexico. View the full article
  10. Volvo has produced its 300,000th 13-liter heavy-duty diesel engine. The company celebrated the milestone last week at its Hagerstown, Md., plant. View the full article
  11. AmeriQuest Transportation Services has promoted Jim Guice to executive vice president, responsible for the company's financial services, remarketing, and aggregated procurement operations. View the full article
  12. Maxon Lift Corp. has named Arnold Kowal as its new product manager. View the full article
  13. Every day we deal with thousands of fleet fuel transactions. Some fleet fuel card companies are better than others for customer service, discount deals, acceptance and information View the full article
  14. The first impression on being presented with a line-up of trucks at the Paccar Tech Center is that Kenworth's new T700 - unlike its T2000 predecessor - is recognizably from the same stable as the highly popular T660. View the full article
  15. The extent of the heavy-duty market turnaround is showing itself in recent numbers from the second quarter, with 84 percent of suppliers reporting sales growth and nearly 82 percent reporting optimism View the full article
  16. Auburn University will be conducting a study examining less-than-truckload transportation pricing practices and will be seeking information from carriers, shippers and third-party logistics providers. View the full article
  17. The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission has hiked toll rates by 3 percent for E-ZPass users and 10 percent for cash-paying motorists. View the full article
  18. During the second quarter, truckload carrier J. B. Hunt Transport Services' earnings jumped to $52.1 million, or 40 cents a share, compared with $24 million, or 19 cents a share, in the 2009 quarter. View the full article
  19. Truckers will gradually be allowed to travel on the Nuevo Laredo highway, which connects Monterrey, Mexico, with Laredo, Texas, after the Mexican government closed the highway due to flooding from the Salado River View the full article
  20. The Golden Age of Trucking Museum, a non-profit organization in Middlebury, Conn., will close its doors on July 20 due to financial difficulties. View the full article
  21. For many years we've been accustomed to seeing electric carts scoot around golf courses and airports, and strong, silent forklifts do heavy lifting in factories and warehouses. Now street-legal trucks are ready to haul cargo in American cities. View the full article
  22. In the past couple of years the word "surge" has been in the news to describe American troop buildups in Iraq and Afghanistan. View the full article
  23. Before adopting Maptuit's navigation system, drivers for expedited truckload carrier Armellini Express Lines had three choices if they got lost: wait for dispatch to jump onto Google Maps to get them back on track View the full article
  24. Community and transportation advocacy groups in New York are working hard these days to push the state Department of Transportation to tear down the Sheridan Expressway in the Bronx View the full article
  25. Landstar System's second quarter revenue and net income climbed from the second quarter of 2009 on stronger volumes and pricing View the full article
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