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Paccar Inc., one of several manufacturers whose trucks are affected by problems with a Bendix air-brake valve, has issued a recall that includes 21 Kenworth and Peterbilt models. View the full article -
January saw a slight decline in freight shipments compared to December, with freight expenditures essentially flat, according to January's Cass Freight Index Report. View the full article
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The North Dakota Department of Transportation will place seasonal load restrictions on highways in southwestern North Dakota beginning Feb. 8. at 7 a.m. CST. View the full article
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Xtra Lease ordered 9,400 new vans and reefers for 2012. The new models will replace many older model trailers that will be sold or re-designated as cartage or storage trailers. View the full article
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The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee did its job last week, reporting out a bill that would reauthorize the federal transportation program for five years at current funding levels. It was a squeaker, though, and the outlook for Congress finishing the job before the current program expires on March 31 is not rosy. View the full article
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Peterbilt Motors won both the medium- and heavy duty categories in the American Truck Dealers' annual Commercial Truck of the Year competition, announced Sunday at ATD's convention in Las Vegas. View the full article
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North America medium and heavy-duty GVW Classes 5-7 and Class 8 commercial vehicle preliminary net orders for January were in line with expectations, reports ACT Research Co. View the full article
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Terry Dotson, president, chairman and CEO of Prestonburg, Ky.-basedWorldwide Equipment Enterprises, Saturday was named the American Truck Dealers/Heavy Duty Trucking Truck Dealer of the Year. View the full article
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Qualcomm, provider of integrated wireless systems, applications and services, announced open registration for its Vision 2012 Management Conference, June 4-7 at the Omni Hotel in San Diego. View the full article
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Transportation attorneys John W. Greene and John P. Dimitry are joining national transportation law firm Scopelitis, Garvin, Light, Hanson & Feary as the firm opens its ninth office in the Dallas/Fort Worth area starting Feb. 1. View the full article
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Wisconsin Kenworth opened a 15,200-square-foot location in La Crosse. View the full article
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Ryder System Inc. reported total revenue for the fourth quarter at $1.54 billion, up 17% from $1.31 billion in the same period in the prior year, reflecting the benefit of acquisitions, organic growth and fuel services. View the full article
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Inthinc Technology Solutions appointed former Mobileye CEO Skip Kinford as vice president of business development. View the full article
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Cure Leasing & Maintenance announced Ken Hall is its new vice president of maintenance and call center operations. View the full article
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Landstar System, Saia, Old Dominion Freight Line and Con-way all reported increases (and for some, record increases) for the 2011 fourth quarter and fiscal year. View the full article
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U.S. medium- and heavy-duty truck dealers are meeting in Las Vegas starting today for the 49th annual American Truck Dealers Convention and Expo Feb. 3-6, held for the first time in conjunction with the annual convention of the nation's new-car dealers. View the full article
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Intermodal container volume set a new record in 2011 with 12.4 million moves, beating former record-year 2007 by 3.7%, according to Intermodal Association of North America's Intermodal Market Trends & Statistics report. View the full article
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Cummins reported record sales, profits and cash flow from operations for all of 2011 as well as strong results for the fourth quarter. View the full article
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So what were a group of truck journalists doing last week on a 75-foot sport-fishing luxury yacht? Learning about the power of integration. View the full article
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For-hire trucking could learn a few things from the airlines, because they have finally figured out how to make money in a deregulated environment. View the full article
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More fleets are planning to buy trailers, driving the First Quarter Fleet Sentiment Report Buying Index from CK Commercial Vehicle Research up 4.6 points from the previous quarter to a reading of 93.9. View the full article
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Trucking News: House Panel Kills Truck Weight Increase
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An increase in federal truck size and weight limits did not survive a House committee vote yesterday. Members of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee voted 33 to 22 to study the increased limit, rather than actually increasing it. View the full article -
FTR's Trucking Conditions Index, as reported in the February 2012 Trucking Update, increased in December to a reading of 7.0. View the full article
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A problem with Bendix ATR-6 air-brake valves has raised a safety alert and caused at least one truck manufacturer to halt deliveries of new Class 8 trucks. View the full article
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YRC Inc., a subsidiary of YRC Worldwide, is rebranding itself as YRC Freight. View the full article
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