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Sterling boasts new sleeper options
May 13, 2005
Sterling Truck is now offering three sleeper options and a new interior design package for A-Line and L-Line set-back tractors...
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“Quality” driver courses
May 12, 2005
The Professional Truck Driver Institute (PTDI) recently recertified truck driver training courses at six schools and recertified the driver finishing program at U.S. Xpress Enterprises...
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Diesel prices $2.227 on 3.5-cent drop
May 10, 2005
The national average price for a gallon of diesel fuel fell 3.5 cents to $2.227, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) said. Prices remain historically high, as this marks a 48.2-cent increase year-over-year...
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Trucking for Mother’s Day
May 6, 2005,
by Terrence Nguyen, web editor
Prime Floral LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Prime, Inc. is readying operations for Mother’s Day deliveries. Formed in 2004, Prime Floral utilizes Prime’s existing fleet of approximately 3,300 reefer trailers with operations based in Miami, Wilsonville, OR, and Oxnard, CA...
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HDMA maintenance cost study
May 6, 2005
The Heavy Duty Manufacturers Assn. (HDMA) has compiled a study that reveals heavy-duty truck owner-operators and maintenance managers for construction fleets report the highest per-mile maintenance expenses...
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Roadcheck ’05 set for June 7-9
May 5, 2005
The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance announced that Roadcheck 2005 would take place June 7-9 throughout the U.S., Canada and Mexico...
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Gaps in CDL integrity
May 4, 2005,
by Terrence Nguyen, web editor
The recent Florida drivers license scandal that led to the arrests of 52 persons, three of whom were driver license examiners and five alleged outside recruiters, rekindles the question of how large are the holes in the commercial vehicle driver license (CDL) authorization net...
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High fuel prices starting to hurt
May 3, 2005,
by Sean Kilcarr, senior editor
Continued high diesel and gasoline prices are putting the squeeze on the bottom line on trucking and other industries that rely on vehicles to conduct their business, though so far most are managing those costs well enough to stay profitable...
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Diesel may hit record again
Apr 27, 2005,
by Terrence Nguyen, web editor
The national average price for a gallon of diesel is expected to exceed the $2.30 level over the next couple of weeks thanks to a recent run-up in crude oil prices, a U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) economist said...
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Qualcomm readies automated HOS system
Apr 27, 2005,
by David Cullen, executive editor
PITTSBURGH, PA. At the National Private Truck Council annual meeting here this week, Qualcomm announced that its Hours of Service (HOS) application will be available this summer...
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FFE to sell last non-freight business
Apr 22, 2005
Dallas-based refrigerated carrier Frozen Food Express Industries plans to sell AirPro, a motor vehicle air-conditioning parts and systems distributor, to AirPro Mobile Air LLC, a new limited partnership controlled by two members of AirPro’s senior management team...
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Prime upgrades company driver pay
Apr 21, 2005,
by Terrence Nguyen, web editor
Springfield, MO-based carrier Prime, Inc., has bolstered its compensation for its refrigerated division of company drivers. The new pay rate with a driver with 12 to 17 months of experience could start at up to 35.5 cents/mi. and with more experience could earn up to 62.5 cents/mi. This includes all bonuses and programs such as fuel surcharge and driver training programs. ...
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Goodyear takes over Pilot service operations
Apr 21, 2005
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. has agreed to operate the Pilot Truck Care Centers. Created by Pilot Travel Centers to provide repair and maintenance services at its truckstops, the truck care centers are currently established at eight locations in five states...
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U.S. Appellate Court stays D.C. ban
Apr 20, 2005
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia stayed a ban prohibiting the transportation of ultra-hazardous materials within a 2.2-mi. radius from Capitol Hill, granting a request by railroad giant CSX Transportation...
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Truck, equipment costs still set to rise
Apr 20, 2005,
by Terrence Nguyen, web editor
Rising material costs, component shortages and lengthy backlogs are prompting OEMs and equipment makers to slap fleet operators with premiums on vehicles such as trailers and heavy trucks...
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Finally: Diesel prices drop
Apr 19, 2005
National average retail diesel prices took a 5.7-cent fall last week to average $2.259 per gallon, according to the Energy Information Administration ...
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Goodyear raising commercial tire prices
Apr 18, 2005
Goodyear North American Tire confirmed today it is increasing the price of Goodyear, Dunlop and Kelly commercial tires by up to 6%, effective May 15...
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Major TL players post major profits
Apr 15, 2005,
by Terrence Nguyen, web editor
Some major truckload carriers have announced gangbuster earnings for the first quarter. Lowell, AR-based truckload giant J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. announced “record” earnings for the first quarter of $47 million— a 44% leap year over year ...
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Trucking still good to go
Apr 14, 2005,
by Terrence Nguyen, web editor
Despite disappointing first-quarter expectations from carriers such as USF Corp., Covenant Transport and U.S. Xpress Enterprises casting a pall over generally upbeat tonnage outlooks, the trucking industry remains bullish, experts say...
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EPA addressing patchwork idle regs
Apr 13, 2005,
by Terrence Nguyen, web editor
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will be hosting a series of regional meetings to develop a model national anti-idling law applicable to heavy-duty trucks and buses...
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Diesel price break imminent, EIA says
Apr 12, 2005,
by Terrence Nguyen, web editor
After four consecutive weeks of record high diesel prices, the trucking industry may finally start to see a rollback as early as this week, according to the Energy Information Administration ...
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TransCore, OOIDA form load matching service
Apr 11, 2005
Hummelstown, PA-based TransCore and the Grain Valley, MO-based Owner Operator Independent Drivers’ Association (OOIDA) are joining forces to offer a load matching service specifically for OOIDA members...
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More record diesel prices coming, EIA says
Apr 5, 2005,
by Terrence Nguyen, web editor
Extended winter weather coupled with already-tight supplies of distillate— a petroleum product that can be processed into either heating oil or diesel fuel— will push diesel pump prices beyond current record highs, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) has warned...
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New drive axles from Dana
Apr 1, 2005
LOUISVILLE, KY. Dana Corporation’s Commercial Vehicle Systems Group, part of the Heavy Vehicle Technologies and Systems Group, announced yesterday at the Mid-America Trucking Show that the company has expanded its family of heavy-duty single and tandem drive axles with the introduction of the new Dana Spicer 590 drive axle series...
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