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News•June 20, 2013

Mack to Begin Production of DME-Powered Vehicles in 2015

DME has the same performance and energy efficiency as diesel. The fuel is compression-ignited, is handled and stored similar to propane and does not need cryogenic temperatures or high tank pressures.

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Videos•by Staff•June 20, 2013

Cargo Tank Driver Rollover Prevention

2010 video by US Department of Transportation and the National Tank Truck Carriers. The purpose is to provide an awareness tool and training aid to reduce rollovers. This training video covers four approaches to helping reduce cargo tank rollovers by raising awareness. 

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News•June 19, 2013

Section of Washington I-5 Reopens With Temporary Bridge

All lanes of Interstate 5 have reopened across the Skagit River Bridge in Mount Vernon, according to the Washington State Department of Transportation, following a bridge collapse last month.

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News•June 19, 2013

31st Shell Rotella SuperRigs Pulls into Wisconsin

The 31st annual Shell Rotella SuperRigs competition gets underway Thursday and runs through Saturday in Tomah, Wis., as part of the Budweiser Dairyland Super National Truck & Tractor Pull.

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News•by Evan Lockridge•June 19, 2013

Spot Market Freight and Rates Fall During Most Recent Week

Spot market loads and rates are down over the past week according to new figures from the freight matching service provider DAT TransCore.

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News•June 19, 2013

1938 Kenworth to Run Portion of Great Race Again

CAT Scale’s 1938 Kenworth will be hitting the highway again to compete in a portion of the Hemming’s Motor News Great Race, a cross-country road rally of antique vehicles.

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News•June 19, 2013

Ready for New HOS Enforcement on July 1st?

Draw a big, red circle around July 1 on your calendar. That's the date when the Federal Motor Carriers Safety Administration will officially begin enforcing the new hours of service regulations for all commercial motor vehicles that are involved in interstate commerce.

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Articles•June 18, 2013

Flatbed Trucker Delivers Not Only Oversized Loads, But Also Pets to New Homes

Bear, a 4-1/2–year-old Pekinese, traveled 4,500 miles for nine days across the western United States, British Columbia and the rugged wilderness of the Yukon Territories to be with his new family at their home in North Pole, Alaska.

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News•June 18, 2013

Detour Likely Next Month for Key Link Serving Kentucky, Illinois and Missouri

Work on the U.S. 51 Ohio River bridge between Kentucky and Illinois will begin sometime after July 7 according to the Kentucky DOT. The nature of the work will limit the bridge to a 7-foot maximum load width, which excludes all but passenger vehicles from the crossing for about 60 days.

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News•June 18, 2013

ATA Critical of New Hours-of-Service During Congressional Hearing

In testimony today before the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee’s panel on highways and transit, Steve Williams, chairman and CEO of Maverick USA, said changes to federal hours-of-service rules, set to take effect July 1, are costly and unsupported by data or research.

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