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A third Mexican carrier, Moises Alvarez Perez, has cleared a pre-authorization safety audit for long-distance service across the border under the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's cross-border pilot program. View the full article
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The Women In Trucking Association is making plans for its third annual Salute to the Women Behind the Wheel, to be held in Louisville, Ky., on March 24, 2012, at the Mid-America Trucking Show. View the full article -
Freightliner Trucks is opening its doors to fresh ideas through its "Design the Future of Pride & Profit" truck design contest. View the full article
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The Heavy Duty Manufacturers Association has elected its 2012 slate of officers and governors. Jack Shaffer, president and CEO of Bergstrom, has been re-elected for a second term and is 2012 chairman of the HDMA Board of Directors. View the full article
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The Department of Energy's Weekly Pump Price survey shows diesel fuel tumbled 4.6 cents a gallon from last week's national average price. View the full article
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The pending hours of service revision will get more congressional scrutiny at a House hearing scheduled for Wednesday. View the full article
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The U.S Department of Transportation will provide more than $215 million to states across the nation to cover the costs of repairing roads and bridges damaged by a variety of natural disasters. View the full article
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The U.S. biodiesel industry has set a new annual production record, producing more than 802 million gallons of biodiesel in plants from Florida to Iowa to Washington state. View the full article
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We came, we saw, we drove -- but not far. Caterpillar people are very proud of their CT660 vocational truck. They introduced it earlier this year View the full article
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Driver monitoring has evolved tremendously in recent years. Some carriers still rely on reports from a 1-800 "how's my driving" number to find out when a driver is driving poorly, but many more are putting technology to work View the full article
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New and net trailer orders in October rose to their highest levels since April and May at 19,408 units and 17,384 units, respectively. View the full article
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Moving with surprising speed, the Federal Motor Carrier Administration last week issued "an imminent hazard" out-of-service order against Clock Transport LLC of Hanover, Md., based on the company's affiliation with Gunthers Transport. View the full article
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The former transportation director of S.C. Johnson & Son Inc. has been sentenced to eight years in prison for defrauding the company of millions of dollars in inflated transportation charges. View the full article
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Reported volumes of used Classes 3-8 truck sales slipped back into negative territory in October, after enjoying a recovery in September. Scarce inventory and sustained demand may be the cause. View the full article
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C.L. Werner, the founder and chairman emeritus of Werner Enterprises was recently named as a member of the 2012 class of Horatio Alger Award recipients. View the full article
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The Teamsters filed suits last Wednesday to block the U.S. Department of Transportation from opening the U.S. border to dangerous Mexican trucks through an illegal pilot program. View the full article
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Mercedes' new Actros model last week was named the International Truck of the Year 2012 at the Trailer 2011 exhibition in Kortrijk, Belgium. View the full article
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The American Truck Dealers has announced the nominees for a national award that recognizes the top truck entries in the heavy- and medium-duty categories. Nine trucks were nominated for the 2012 ATD Commercial Truck of the Year. View the full article
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No news will be posted on Truckinginfo.com today due to the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. Please feel free to browse through our blogs or one of our in-depth sections, from Trucks & Trailers to Drivers, or check out digital versions of our print editions in the archives. View the full article
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It's a story we've heard before, but a pretty good one: Sales are up, products are improving, and buyers have many choices of trucks to do their hauling jobs View the full article
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An Andersonville, Tenn.-based contract mail carrier has been ordered by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to reinstate a former employee and pay $62,090 in compensatory and punitive damages plus more than two years of back wages, interest, benefits and attorney's fees. View the full article
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The American Trucking Associations' advance seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index increased 0.5% in October after rising a revised 1.5% in September 2011. View the full article
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Brokers Paying More Than Shippers in Fewer Lanes in Q3
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Trucking companies received the highest rates from freight brokers and intermediaries in 13% of lanes in the third quarter, compared to 24 percent in Q2. View the full article -
The National Association for Business Economics expects moderate economic growth through 2012, with little likelihood of another recession or an outbreak of inflation. View the full article
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Motorists using the Pennsylvania Turnpike and Interstate highways this winter will be in for a bit of a surprise. In addition to traditional plows, snow removal crews will also be using a 30-foot-long, tow-behind snowplows. View the full article
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