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Fleet Equipment

Alternative fuel station
locator provided online

Jul 8, 2008 8:32 AM

Need to know where to buy E85 or other alternative fuels? The United States Department of Energy’s Alternative Fuels and Advanced Vehicles Data Center now has an online station locator....

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Ride of Pride salutes
veterans, POWs, MIAs

May 22, 2008 9:32 AM

Memorial Day travelers may notice something different when they hit the highway. Escorted by hundreds of motorcyclists from North Carolina to Washington DC., the Freightliner Ride of Pride will make its seventh annual trip to the United States Capitol to honor veterans, POWs, and MIAs....

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Maintenance management

May 1, 2008 12:00 PM

With Advances in truck equipment and technology continuing at a rapid pace, the ever-changing conditions in which trucks operate, and the steadily increasing...

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Owner operators

May 1, 2008 12:00 PM

Historically, the distribution of temperature-controlled commodities is a volatile industry. If business slows because of economic conditions such as...

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Appeals court upholds ATA
hours-of-service position

Jan 25, 2008 9:17 AM

The American Trucking Associations is pleased that the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit has denied Public Citizen’s motion to vacate interim regulations adopted by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration governing truck driver work and rest, known as hours-of-service (HOS) regulations....

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Frozen food group urges
resolution of HOS issue

Sep 21, 2007 1:27 PM

The American Frozen Food Institute is urging Secretary of Transportation Mary E Peters to bring resolution to a United States Court of Appeals decision vacating the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s 2005 hours-of-service (HOS) regulations....

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ATA fights to retain
hours-of-service rules

Sep 5, 2007 9:47 AM

Citing the potential for “widespread disruption in the industry and the supply chain” and a decrease in safety, the American Trucking Associations (ATA) is fighting on two fronts to retain current hours-of-service (HOS) regulations....

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Highway Hero program
reaches 25-year milestone

Aug 20, 2007 10:04 AM

With The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co preparing to celebrate a quarter century of truck driver heroics, the company announced that a search is on for United States and Canadian drivers who come to the rescue of fellow motorists....

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Components

Cummins grows through diversification

Jun 1, 2008 12:00 PM

While Some sectors in the trucking industry are having difficulties, Cummins last year recorded its best year in its history, despite a decline in commercial...

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Roadranger agreement renewed

Jun 1, 2008 12:00 PM

Ten Years After Eaton Corporation and Dana Holding Corporation created the original Roadranger marketing organization, the two companies have renewed...

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Engines

CARB plans workshops
to discuss emissions rule

Jul 14, 2008 9:49 AM

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) staff plans a series of workshops to discuss a proposed regulation to reduce emissions from existing diesel-fueled trucks, buses, and other vehicles operating in California....

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Caterpillar, Navistar agree
to form strategic alliance

Jun 12, 2008 9:11 AM

Caterpillar Inc. and Navistar International Corporation have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to pursue global on-highway truck business opportunities and cooperate on a variety of engine platforms....

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Leasing

Ryder selects PAR for tracking trailers

Jun 1, 2008 12:00 PM

PAR Technology Corporation announced that Ryder System Inc. has selected PAR Logistics Management Systems as its trailer tracking system. Under terms...

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Ryder System to acquire
assets of Gator Leasing

Apr 15, 2008 9:06 AM

Ryder System Inc. has reached an agreement to acquire substantially all the assets of Gator Leasing Inc., a full-service truck leasing, commercial truck rental, and fleet services company headquartered in Miami FL....

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Lubricants

LUBRICANTS AND GREASES

Feb 1, 2008 12:00 PM

Lubricants and greases for commercial vehicles come in a wide variety...

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Premium Blue exceeds API CJ-4 requirements

Jan 1, 2007 12:00 PM

Valvoline's Premium Blue SAE 15W-40 engine oil, endorsed and recommended by Cummins Inc for its heavy-duty diesel engines, exceeds requirements of the...

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Trailers

X2 Series units help deliver colorful tasty treats for Minnesota confectioner

Jun 1, 2008 12:00 PM

Being a driver for Sather's Trucking is one sweet ride. You're hauling a cool load of candy literally tons of it to the 48 contiguous states in some of...

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Great Dane Trailers honored by PSI

May 1, 2008 12:00 PM

Pressure Systems International (PSI) has presented its 2007 Customer Excellence Award to Great Dane Trailers, a manufacturer of dry van, refrigerated,...

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Trucks

CARB plans workshops
to discuss emissions rule

Jul 14, 2008 9:49 AM

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) staff plans a series of workshops to discuss a proposed regulation to reduce emissions from existing diesel-fueled trucks, buses, and other vehicles operating in California....

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Navistar to raise prices
on International trucks

Jul 9, 2008 9:40 AM

Commodity prices that have as much as doubled in the past six months have led Navistar International Corporation to increase prices on International trucks, effective immediately....

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