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Compli, has appointed Darrel Young as its new vice president of development. View the full article -
The Women In Trucking association has created a blog in an effort to connect with its nearly 1,800 members. View the full article
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What's the best way to combat corrosion caused by aggressive anti-road-icing salts? One fleet manager has coated the undersides of trucks and trailers with a product used to line pickup beds. View the full article
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The engine of the future is probably the one under the hood or cab of your current truck. View the full article
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Glass highway? Does that have something to do with electronic dashboards, as in the Glass Cockpit concept in modern aircraft? Nope, we're talking about roadways made of glass. But you're not far off on the electronic angle. View the full article
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Border International of El Paso, Texas has joined Great Dane's North American distribution network. View the full article
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The price of diesel fuel is up this week for the first time in nearly a month, rising 4.5 cents from last week to $3.828. New York crude continued its three-day slide, losing 25 cents a barrel on Monday. View the full article
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Ray Lahood, U.S. Transportation Secretary, announced Monday that almost $1.6 billion in funding will go toward the repair of U.S. roads and bridges that were damaged by natural disasters. View the full article
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On Monday, UPS announced a shift in the leadership of two of its three U.S. regions following the retirement of its east region's president. View the full article
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On Monday, FleetPride announced the promotions of two senior-level employees. View the full article
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Chuck Bosselman, second-generation leader of Bosselman Companies and current chairman, died on Saturday at the age of 67 after battling cancer. View the full article
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On Friday, FleetNet America announced its hire of John Wood to the position of executive vice president of finance and administration. View the full article
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The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is reminding commercial motor carriers they they need to update their Vehicle Miles Travelled (VMT) and Power Unit (PU) data on their Motor Carrier Registration form, known as the MCS-150. View the full article
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Motor carriers and railroads were successful in passing along rate increases in 2011. For the most part, the rate hikes stuck, but carriers didn't gain any ground, they just kept pace with increasing costs. View the full article
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The declining state of roads and bridges, and burgeoning congestion is becoming more difficult to ignore, and several state legislatures are now openly discussing the likelihood of hiking fuel taxes. View the full article
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Trade using surface transportation between the U.S. and trading partners Canada and Mexico was 12% higher in October 2011 than in October 2010, totaling $79 billion, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation. View the full article
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YRC President Jeff Rogers says the nation's third-largest LTL company needs to improve efficiency in its freight handling operations, and will seek discussions with the Teamsters Union on a redesign of its terminal network. View the full article
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Clean Energy significantly increased its fueling station project completions during 2011 to help support the growing demand for natural gas vehicle fueling. View the full article
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Rodolph Davis "R.D." Moseley, retired founder of Bulldog Hiway Express, died Friday. He was 84. View the full article
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The Specialized Carriers & Rigging Association will host the 25th anniversary of its Specialized Transportation Symposium March 7-9 in Kansas City, Mo. View the full article
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Continental Tire the Americas announced multimillion dollar investment in its ">ContiLifeCycle tread rubber plant in central Mexico. View the full article
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Trucking News: JX Peterbilt-Grand Rapids Extends Hours
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JX Peterbilt's Grand Rapids, Mich., location announced its parts and service departments will extend their hours. View the full article -
YRC Worldwide Inc. is selling its former Akron, Ohio headquarters. The building that once housed truckload giant, Roadway, will be sold to Stuart Lichter, the developer behind the Goodyear headquarters in Akron. View the full article
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December saw a slight rise in the number of net orders for Class 8 trucks in North America. View the full article
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Pennsylvania Auditor General, Jack Wagner, says the State General Assembly must amend or appeal a rule requiring the Turnpike Commission to provide $450 million a year in infrastructure funding to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. View the full article
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