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Date Added: Today, 09:02 AM Vehicle Owner: MB400 View this new addition to the Garage
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Water spray kicked up by heavy tractor-trailers blinds motorists, something that got a lot of attention in the early 1980s from government and industry. View the full article
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Fleets spec'ing new trucks are suffering several stages of sticker shock. For one, the price has just jumped another $10,000 for EPA 2010-compliant engines. View the full article -
Sales of Class 8 trucks gained 29.5 percent in April from the year-ago month View the full article
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Speakers at the ALK Transportation Technology Summit in Princeton, N.J., last month pointed to better days ahead for the trucking industry, but addressed some of the challenges carriers will face in the next few years to come. View the full article
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According to the first quarter Transportation Insurance Pricing Survey released by NIP Group, most in the trucking industry are seeing insurance rates continue to drop, with 51.52 percent saying the market is soft. View the full article
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Xtra Lease has ordered more than 3,000 composite dry vans and about 400 new refrigerated trailers that will be available for rent and lease this year. View the full article
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During the week ended May 15, intermodal volume reached its highest level since 2008, according to data by the Association of American Railroads. View the full article
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The Truckload Carriers Association has honored John Boyd, a driver for ABF Freight System, as a Highway Angel for helping an injured accident victim. View the full article
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Trucking News: USA Truck Announces Internal Promotions
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USA Truck has promoted Burton Weis to the position of vice president of operations and executive officer of the company View the full article -
Date Added: Today, 11:19 PM Vehicle Owner: Dlock13 View this new addition to the Garage
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Date Added: Today, 06:45 PM Vehicle Owner: fullfuel01 View this new addition to the Garage
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Date Added: Today, 07:42 AM Vehicle Owner: jason123 View this new addition to the Garage
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U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood has signed an agreement with the Women's Transportation Seminar International to encourage women to complete undergraduate and graduate degrees in science, technology, engineering and math, while pursuing careers in transportation. View the full article
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The New York Department of Sanitation has taken delivery of a Hino light-duty diesel hybrid cab-over, as part of its initiative to reduce operating costs and greenhouse gas emissions View the full article
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Widespread adoption of high-tech safety technologies, such as collision warning systems with adaptive cruise control, lane departure warning systems, stability control, fatigue warning devices and other technologies, could have a significant impact on litigation in the future View the full article
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There apparently was never any question whether Ford Motor Co.'s new Power Stroke diesel would be another V-8 because, as an engineer explained when it was announced last year, "V-8s are in Ford's DNA." View the full article
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New safety initiatives under way at the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration will reshape the legal landscape for trucking, say industry lawyers. View the full article
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The Obama Administration this morning will announce a plan to set national standards for fuel economy and greenhouse gas emissions for heavy- and medium-duty trucks, according to sources familiar with the plan. View the full article
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Trucking News: Class 8 Orders Gain 91 Percent in April
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The Class 8 market saw quite a boost last month, with net orders up 91 percent from April 2009 View the full article -
Truckload carriers have been aggressive in reducing driver pay during this economic cycle, so much so that demographic and regulatory changes could exacerbate an upcoming driver shortage in the next few years View the full article
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Improving truck fuel economy can not only limit U.S. oil dependence and save fleets thousands of dollars at the pump, but it can also create more than 120,000 new jobs nationwide by 2030 View the full article
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H.O. Bouchard Inc., a logging and trucking contractor based in Hampden, Maine, recently demonstrated the safety and other benefits of allowing heavier trucks on the state's interstate system, as part of a pilot project approved by Congress in December. View the full article
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This month, Heavy Duty Trucking's 2010 Truck Fleet Innovators offer their viewpoints on and experiences with electronic logs. View the full article
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