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Schneider moves, beefs up Portland truck stop
Oct 24, 2006
Truckload giant Schneider National has opened a newly remodeled “operating center” in Portland, OR—a company-owned truck stop that was relocated and expanded from its previous facility. ...
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Knight wraps up Roads West buy
Oct 24, 2006
Phoenix-based Knight Transportation Inc. has finalized its purchase of most of the trucking assets of Roads West Transportation Inc...
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Pros outweigh cons for 68-mph limit on speed governors
Oct 23, 2006
The American Trucking Assns. (ATA) said a federal mandate to limit speed governor settings to 68 mph for over 26,000 lb. GVW would simply codify into law what most trucking companies already do—not radically change the industry...
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Mapping rural road risk
Oct 20, 2006
The AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety, in collaboration with the Iowa and Michigan Departments of Transportation, has developed a new method for mapping the relative risk of rural roads in the U.S. ...
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Maptuit and GeoLogic integrate navigation solution
Oct 18, 2006
Maptuit Corp. and GeoLogic Solutions today announced their partnership to offer Maptuit NaviGo, a navigation system that provides audible directions, over GeoLogic’s new color display unit ...
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Hybrid APU better than ever
Oct 17, 2006
Carrier Transicold has improved its ComfortPro auxiliary power unit (APU) has with a 1,000-hr. service interval, industry standard R-134a refrigerant, and a 60-amp alternator...
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Prices drop during ULSD transition
Oct 16, 2006
Yesterday, most retail pumps nationwide switched from low sulfur diesel to ultra-low sulfur diesel (ULSD) to comply with U.S. Environmental Protection Agency regulations...
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Velocity offers independents lease option
Oct 12, 2006
Velocity said owner-operators will have the opportunity to lease equipment that ranges from cargo vans to tractors, all from the same source at very competitive rates. ...
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Tim Brady to conduct trucker seminar
Oct 11, 2006
Trucking business advisor Tim Brady will run a seminar to educate owner-operators and trucking companies on how to manage business expenses and become profitable. ...
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EPA chief touts ULSD
Oct 10, 2006
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Stephen Johnson said today that there are strong indications ultra-low sulfur diesel will be widely available and uncontaminated during the transition to the retail level...
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Truckstops as business centers
Oct 5, 2006,
By Sean Kilcarr, senior editor
There are some 1,600 truck stops nationwide and they are becoming more integral to the daily operations of carriers and drivers alike. For example, approximately 40% of all drivers use laptop computers on the road...
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Diesel drops for seventh week
Oct 4, 2006
The national average price for a gallon of diesel dropped 4.9 cents to $2.546 for the week ending Oct. 1, according to the Energy Information Administration...
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Terion adds Carrier reefer monitor
Oct 2, 2006
Trailer-tracking system maker Terion is launching a new version of its FleetView product, compatible with Carrier-brand trailer refrigeration units...
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NLRB decision opens FedEx to Teamsters drive
Oct 2, 2006,
by Terrence Nguyen, web editor
The National Labor Relations Board of the First Region has decided that full-time, part-time and swing drivers at two Wilmington, MA, FedEx Home Delivery locations are direct employees under the company’s business model and have the right to seek union representation...
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ProStar advances International plant
Sep 28, 2006,
By David Cullen, executive editor
International Truck and Engine Corp. highlighted for the media the massive changes the upcoming launch of its ProStar flagship tractor has brought to its Chatham Assembly Plant ...
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New LED backup lamps
Sep 26, 2006
Truck-Lite has added two Signal-Stat LED backup lamps to its line of safety lamps....
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Xantrex: Inverters keep drivers happy
Sep 21, 2006
Xantrex Technology Inc. points to the steady increase in sales of inverters as factory-installed options as a reflection of their use a tool for recruiting drivers....
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Volvo bringing I-Shift to U.S.
Sep 20, 2006,
By Sean Kilcarr, senior editor
Volvo Trucks North America has announced that the I-Shift automated truck transmission built by its parent company, AB Volvo, can be ordered now for all Volvo truck models for delivery in the second quarter of 2007....
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Carriers pushing truck-speed governors
Sep 20, 2006
A group of some of the best-known truckload carriers in the country has joined forces with the Atlanta-based RoadSafe America public safety interest group to petition the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to mandate electronic speed governors set at no more than 68 mph for heavy commercial trucks...
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