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  1. Preventive maintenance prior to the onset of the cold weather is an important factor in keeping your fleet on the road View the full article
  2. All major U.S. Class 8 truck manufacturers saw sales drop in September from the year-ago period, with total Class 8 sales slipping 29 percent to 7,769 units View the full article
  3. Westport Innovations, a Canadian-based supplier of alternative fuel and low-emissions transportation technologies, posted a $9 million net loss for the fiscal second quarter 2010, which the company attributes to investment gains and lower sales volumes in Cummins Westport View the full article
  4. The Society of Automotive Engineers has formed a new Vehicle Battery Standards Committee to address issues with advanced battery technologies and help standardize their development. View the full article
  5. The Automotive Parts Remanufacturers Association posthumously honored Mike Hill, past chairman, with APRA's Honorary Member Award on Nov. 1 at the opening session of the 2009 International BIG R Show in Las Vegas View the full article
  6. The Tennessee Department of Transportation has closed U.S. 64 in Polk County at mile marker 17.6, following a major rockslide near the Ocoee 2 Dam View the full article
  7. The entire delivery fleet of U.S. Foodservice-Atlanta has started running on biodiesel fuel, including 185 tractors and 210 trailers View the full article
  8. G.I. Jobs recently released its list of the Top 100 Military-Friendly Employers, which included such trucking companies as J.B. Hunt Transport Services (ranking 16), Schneider National (18), and Werner Enterprises (25). View the full article
  9. Leland Brake and Wheel, DuBois, Pa., has expanded its distribution network with the addition of Dayton Clutch & Joint in Dayton, Ohio. View the full article
  10. All Petro Stopping Center locations are now equipped to provide high-speed wireless services, as the company recently joined the Interstate Speedzone wireless internet network View the full article
  11. Vipar Heavy Duty saw a boost in attendance among its distributors, supplier partners and industry associates at this year's Annual Business Conference, which was held at the Marco Island Marriott, in Marco Island, Fla., Oct. 18-23. View the full article
  12. The Truckload Carriers Association's Highway Angel program will honor a special Highway Angel Dec. 30 during Roady's Humanitarian Bowl football game at Boise State University's Bronco Stadium in Boise, Idaho. View the full article
  13. Palmer Trucks is hosting its 2nd Annual Truck and Equipment Show on Nov. 19 and 20, 2009. The event will be held at the Indiana State Fairgrounds in Indianapolis. View the full article
  14. Skim the economic news headlines online, and they'll likely leave you scratching your head. What do all these numbers really mean? View the full article
  15. Advances in gasoline and diesel engines for pickup trucks are just in time to catch the beginning of the end of the recession, the worst downturn since the Great Depression of the 1930s View the full article
  16. More than half of all the states in the Union plus the District of Columbia now enforce idling restrictions at either the state, county or municipal level View the full article
  17. Rhode Island has passed a law that prohibits texting on cell phones while driving, making Rhode Island the 19th state to enact such a law View the full article
  18. The Department of Energy has increased its estimates for diesel prices for the rest of 2009 and into 2010 View the full article
  19. While the company's fiscal fourth quarter started to show some signs of improvement, ArvinMeritor narrowed its loss during the quarter and posted a drop in sales, on continued market weakness View the full article
  20. Dave Renz, vice president of sales and marketing for Eaton's vehicle group, will retire from his position after 32 years with the company View the full article
  21. ArvinMeritor has made some changes in its executive ranks, naming a new chief operating officer, as well as vice president and president of both industrial and aftermarket and trailer segments. View the full article
  22. John Gleason has joined Ryder System as its new senior vice president of sales and marketing, North America, in the company's Fleet Management Solutions business. View the full article
  23. Diversified carrier Con-way has launched a Public Policy & Sustainability blog at www.freightpublicpolicy.org. View the full article
  24. Eaton's UltraShift has been updated and upgraded with a new, two-plate, electronically activated clutch and revised logic for the electronic controller that makes it a much sweeter transmission that will learn - or coach - according to driver demand View the full article
  25. The U.S. Army Tank-automotive and Armaments Command (TACOM) has tapped Navistar Defense to produce 1,928 additional medium tactical vehicles worth $348 million View the full article
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