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NewsFebruary 19, 2012

UPS Looking to Buy European Rival

UPS made an unsolicited bid to buy Dutch package shipper TNT Express NV. TNT rejected the bid, worth about $6.4 billion, but the companies reportedly are still talking about a possible deal

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NewsFebruary 17, 2012

Navistar Defense Awards Contact to Hendrickson, AxleTech

Hendrickson, a Boler company, and AxleTech International, a General Dynamics company, were recently awarded a contract from Navistar Defens

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NewsFebruary 17, 2012

Eaton Honored for Charitable Work in Michigan

Eaton Corp.'s Galesburg, Mich., facility received the "Spirit of Michigan" award from the Michigan Association of United Ways. Eaton contributed a total of $550,000 to the association in 2011

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NewsFebruary 17, 2012

Old Dominion Installs Rooftop Solar Power System

Old Dominion Freight Line installed rooftop solar panels on its warehouse in Thomasville, N.C. It's the first solar panel system in the company's nationwide network of facilities

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NewsFebruary 17, 2012

Volvo's Crash Cost Calculator Lets Customers Prove Safety Pays

Volvo Trucks has developed a cost calculator that allows customers to input fleet crash data to determine real ROI on crash avoidance and stability control systems

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NewsFebruary 17, 2012

EPA Challenges Navistar Engine Claims

The Environmental Protection Agency believes that Navistar violated engine certification requirements and may file a complaint that could lead to a fine. The agency signaled its intent in a certified letter to Navistar Jan. 30

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NewsFebruary 16, 2012

DOT Proposes 'Distraction' Guidelines for Automakers

The U.S. Department of Transportation announced the first-ever federally proposed guidelines to encourage automobile manufacturers to limit the distraction risk for in-vehicle electronic devices

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NewsFebruary 16, 2012

Goodyear Names Finalists for North America Highway Hero Award

Goodyear has named the finalists for its 29th North America Highway Hero Award. The award recognizes professional truck drivers who put their lives on the line to help others, and this year's finalists braved severe winter weather, the threat of explosion, an underwater rescue and a man with a gun

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NewsFebruary 16, 2012

Volvo Trucks Safety Award Returns in 2012

For the fourth year in a row, Volvo Trucks will recognize two North American fleets with the Volvo Trucks Safety Award for their commitment to safety

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NewsFebruary 16, 2012

Central Freight Lines To Test Peterbilt CNG Tractors

Central Freight Lines, a less-than-truckload for-hire common carrier, will test 15 new compressed natural gas tractors under a grant from the Houston-Galveston Area Council

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