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We may be seeing less trucks on the road soon, with a new initiative announced Wednesday by U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood to transfer more cargo on the water than on the U.S. highways. View the full article -
Almost half of fleets plan to purchase alternative fuel vehicles in the next three years View the full article
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The San Bernardino Associated Governments (SANBAG) Board has chosen Ryder System to partner with it on a heavy-duty natural gas truck rental and leasing project in Southern California View the full article
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The state of Utah has launched a Clean Diesel Trucking initiative, which offers $600,000 in federal and state grants for anti-idling devices View the full article
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Forecasts for crude oil and diesel fuel prices have not changed much from last month, with crude expected to hover above $81 a barrel this summer and diesel to stay around $3 a gallon in 2010. View the full article
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Freight brokers did see some signs of stabilization in 2009, moving an average of 990 loads per month despite the fact that truck freight was down 9 percent from 2008. View the full article
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Trucking News: Yokohama Executive Announces Retirement
BMT Forum Bot posted a topic in Trucking News
Yokohama Tire Corporation has announced that Jim MacMaster, executive vice president and chief operating officer, will retire after 39 years in the tire industry. View the full article -
McLeod Software has joined Descartes Systems Group's United by Design program to offer broader services to its truck carrier brokerage and shipper community throughout North America. View the full article
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Trucking News: ATRI Researcher Wins Contribution Award
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The University of Minnesota Center for Transportation Studies has honored Dan Murray, vice president of research for the American Transportation Research Institute, with its William K. Smith Distinguished Service Award View the full article -
Decisiv, which provides a Web-based technology to connect fleet managers with service locations, introduced ManagedCare for Fleets. View the full article
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FTR Associates has released preliminary data showing March Class 8 truck total net orders for all major North American OEMs at 10,505 units, View the full article
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Pennsylvania's efforts to put tolls on Interstate 80 have once again been thwarted, as the federal government rejected the third proposal the state has submitted for approval. View the full article
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Wabash National announced a three-year purchase agreement with refrigerated carrier Prime Inc. to build 4,000 ArcticLite refrigerated van trailers over the next 34 months. View the full article
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UPS has expanded its fleet of alternative-fuel vehicles with the deployment of 200 next-generation hybrid electric delivery trucks in eight U.S. cities. View the full article
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Triangle Suspension Systems opened a regional distribution center in Morrow, Ga., to serve the Southeast U.S. leaf spring and suspension market. View the full article
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Rail Logistics, Columbia Colstor, Chicago Cold Storage and the Port of Quincy, Wash., have begun to offer a new expedited refrigerated intermodal "Cold Train" container rail and distribution service between Quincy and Chicago. View the full article
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Fontaine Spray Suppression, Springfield, Tenn., hired Ian Dixon as Research & Design Product Design Engineer and Todd Shelton as Vice President of Sales and Marketing. View the full article
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Schneider National has named Duane Gingrich vice president, sales and marketing for its Dedicated Services business. View the full article
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Pegasus TransTech announced the addition of four truckstops that recently signed up to provide Transflo Express truckstop scanning to their customers. View the full article
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U.S. fuel prices broke record highs Monday following the Easter holiday weekend and new reports pointing to signs of an economic recovery; diesel was no exception. View the full article
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The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company's Wingfoot Commercial Tire Systems subsidiary has rebranded its on-highway, truckstop network. Wingfoot currently operates 31 truck servicing locations adjacent to Pilot Travel Centers, which will now be known as Wingfoot Truck Care Centers View the full article
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Over the last week, the U.S. has been seeing some economic indicators that are cause for celebration, especially for the trucking industry. View the full article
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James McDowell, a driver for Marten Transport, has been named a Highway Angel by the Truckload Carriers Association. View the full article
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Truckload carrier CalArk International has honored company driver Johnny Thompson for his 23 years of service. View the full article
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The Truckload Carriers Association has named Danny Carmichael a Highway Angel for helping a motorcycle accident victim who was severely injured. View the full article
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