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At its annual convention this week, the Truckload Carriers Association paid tribute to the "Ambassador Club" companies who have held longtime memberships. View the full article
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Pilot Flying J acquired a travel plaza in Northfield, Minn., located at 8051 Bagley Ave. off Interstate 35 at Exit 69. It will remain open during remodeling, which is expected to be complete in May. View the full article -
Getting through EPA 2002 through 2010 has been tough for everyone. Occasionally fleets share their experiences with the likes of me, who report them when we can. But there's an entire sub-set of sufferer we seldom hear from, or take seriously when we do: owner-operators. View the full article
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Chrysler's Ram Truck brand has added a pair of roomier Tradesman pickups, plus a panel-removal option for its chassis-cab medium-duty trucks and higher-weight packages for towing. View the full article
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President Obama will visit a Daimler Trucks North America plant in North Carolina today, where he's expected to tout the economy, job growth and fuel-efficiency standards. View the full article
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In its Short-Term Energy Outlook, the U.S. Energy Information Administration says it expects the price of West Texas Intermediate crude oil to average about $106 per barrel in 2012, $5 per barrel higher than in its previous outlook and $11 per barrel higher than the average price last year. View the full article
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In a reversal of a very long trend, the month-to-month change in freight movements in February was greater than that of expenditures, reports the February 2012 Cass Freight Index Report. View the full article
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Motor Carrier Service, Northwood, Ohio, and Paramount Freight Systems, Ft. Myers, Fla., are the overall winners of the fourth annual "Best Fleets to Drive For" survey and contest. View the full article
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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has issued a recall notice on up to 110,000 trucks equipped with Detroit Diesel DD13, DD15 and DD16 engines manufactured from January 20, 2006, through February 20, 2012. View the full article
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Trucking News: DEF Prices Increase for Bulk Deliveries
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Diesel exhaust fluid prices for tote refills and other bulk deliveries increased between January and February 2011, as suppliers reacted to increasing raw material costs, reports DEF Tracker. View the full article -
Joyce Brenny, owner of Brenny Transportation and Brenny Specialized, received the second annual "Influential Woman in Trucking" award at the Truckload Carriers Association's annual meeting yesterday. View the full article
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The Truckload Carriers Association presented its Past Chairmen's Award posthumously to Pat Quinn, co-chairman and president of U.S. Xpress Enterprises, Chattanooga, Tenn. View the full article
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In spite of a reading of 6.1 for January's Trucking Conditions Index, FTR Associates forecasts a slow climb to strongly positive territory for trucking throughout 2012, with volumes and profits sufficient for investment for growth by year's end. View the full article
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Ervin Equipment joined the dealer network for both Wabash National and its subsidiary, Transcraft. View the full article
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Diesel is up again this week with a 4-cent increase to $4.094 per gallon from $4.051 per gallon, according to the Energy Information Administration's gas and diesel fuel update. View the full article
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INDIANAPOLIS -- Ford's full-size Transit commercial van will come with the company's 3.5-liter EcoBoost V-6 engine when it debuts in 2013, executives announced Monday on the eve of the opening of the Work Truck Show. View the full article
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Ancra International promoted Jim Calico to executive vice president of sales and marketing. View the full article
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Vanguard Truck Centers opened its newest full-service Volvo Truck location in Adairsville, Ga. View the full article
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Penske Truck Leasing has opened its 17th truck collision repair center, in Annapolis Junction, Md. View the full article
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Eddie Wilkinson was appointed president of Bendix Spicer Foundation Brake, a joint venture of Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems and Dana Commercial Vehicle Products . View the full article
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Nearly half of truck drivers in a recently survey say they rarely or never get a good night's sleep, but that's not much worse than non-transportation workers and better than train operators and pilots. View the full article
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It used to be when you turned the vehicle off, all electrical loads went away. Now that today's trucks use electronics full time, including the extra hotel loads for driver comfort, these electrical loads (parasitic loads) increase the demands on the vehicle electrical system. View the full article
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The other night my wife and I were watching a Modern Marvels episode on "food trucks," primarily custom-built catering rigs based on walk-in van chassis. The producers also zeroed in on Manna One, a big kitchen built on a semitrailer frame specifically for disaster relief. View the full article
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Boy, what to think of the world of fracking lately? View the full article
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If you drive a truck or maintain a fleet, chances are you've heard talk about other companies getting emissions reduction equipment at a reduced rate, or even free with government funding. View the full article
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