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NewsOctober 31, 2011

Capstone Turbine Developing Hybrid Concept Truck Program

Capstone Turbine Corporation is working with domestic heavy-duty truck manufacturers Kenworth and Peterbilt to demonstrate Class 7 and Class 8 microturbine range-extended series hybrid trucks

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NewsOctober 31, 2011

NAFA Now Accepting Submissions for 2012 Sustainable Fleet Awards

NAFA Fleet Management Association recognizes the challenges fleet managers face in setting up their organization's sustainability plans and honors those who have implemented pioneering, innovative, and creative programs with NAFA's Sustainable Fleet Awards

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NewsOctober 31, 2011

Old Dominion Opens Newest Service Center in Canton, Ohio

Old Dominion Freight Line Inc.'s 216th service center, located in Canton, Ohio, officially opened last week and is slated to be the company's first LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certified facility in its nationwide network

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NewsOctober 28, 2011

Heavier Trucks Pass Test, Vermont Says

At first glance, the safety results of the heavy-truck pilot test in Vermont are not good news. In the year-long test, accidents were up on both Interstate and non-Interstate roads, a point that the Truck Safety Coalition, which opposes heavier trucks, has been quick to highlight. But in fact the safety data are not conclusive, and the test showed improvements in productivity, fuel efficiency and emissions, says a top Vermont transportation official

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NewsOctober 28, 2011

National Retail Federation President Speaks About Importance of Infrastructure

National Retail Federation President and CEO Matthew Shay Friday emphasized the importance of infrastructure to the retail industry and in turn its impact on the national economy, in a keynote address to the Valley Industry and Commerce Association's 23rd Annual Business Forecast Conference in Los Angeles

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NewsOctober 28, 2011

HOS Deadline Pushed Back a Month

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announced this morning that the new hours of service rule, due to have been published today, will be pushed back at least a month. "FMCSA will continue to work toward publishing a final rule as quickly as possible," the agency said in a statement. "The parties to the settlement agreement will file their next status report with the Court on November 28, 2011.

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NewsOctober 28, 2011

TRIB's Stevens Calls his First Year Busy, Rewarding

It has been nearly a year since Dave Stevens took over as Managing Director of the Tire Retread & Repair Information Bureau. Stevens says the past year has been a busy one at TRIB, and he is looking forward to 2012

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NewsOctober 28, 2011

Making a Smart Roadside Even Smarter

HELP Inc. has moved to a new technology-agnostic platform backed by cloud-based data that is more current, complete and correct than that offered by government systems. The move offers a Smarter Roadside solution and enables HELP to launch many new services

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NewsOctober 28, 2011

Ag Groups Praise Legislation Clarifying Agricultural HOS Exemption

A group of agricultural associations has come out in support of legislation that clarifies the applicability of the agricultural hours of service exemption

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NewsOctober 28, 2011

Kenworth Opens New Parts and Service Facility to Serve Oil and Gas Industry

Kenworth Sales Company celebrated the opening of its newest location near Vernal, Utah with a grand opening that drew more than 300 people

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