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NewsOctober 18, 2011

ATA's Graves: Inviting Road Ahead, but Industry Support Needed for Advocacy Efforts

While the road for trucking ahead is "long and inviting," the American Trucking Associations needs more buy-in from the trucking industry to help it improve its chances of winning the legislative and regulatory battles it's fighting, ATA President Bill Graves told members during the opening session of the group's annual Management Conference and Exhibition in Dallas yesterday

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NewsOctober 17, 2011

Meritor Wabco Forms Strategic Alliance with Takata

Meritor Wabco Vehicle Control Systems and Takata Corp.'s U.S. subsidiary, TK Holdings, Inc., have signed a letter of intent to establish a strategic alliance in which the companies will work together to develop new active safety systems products for North American commercial vehicles

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NewsOctober 17, 2011

Dunbar Armored Selects Freightliner Hybrids

Dunbar Armored has taken delivery of the first-ever hybrid-electric armored truck -- a Freightliner Business Class M2 106 Hybrid. The company's new hybrid truck will see service in California.

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NewsOctober 17, 2011

Love's Truck Tire Care Joins Michelin Commercial Service Network

Love's Truck Tire Care will now offer industry-leading service to trucking fleets as part of the Michelin Commercial Service Network. Love's is also offering select Michelin Retread Technologies tread designs at its more than 100 U.S. tire care centers this month

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NewsOctober 17, 2011

Investor Carl Icahn Buys Stake in Navistar Following Recent Grab of Oshkosh Stock

Wallstreeters are wondering if billionaire investor, Carl Icahn, has set his sights on an amalgamation between Navistar and Oshkosh. Icahn, has a history of buying positions in companies he considers to be underperforming and then pushing for change

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NewsOctober 17, 2011

Detroit Diesel Renamed Detroit; to Include All Powertrain Components

Daimler Trucks North America is dropping "Diesel" from the venerable Detroit Diesel name, leaving the brand free to include other powertrain components and perhaps other types of engines.

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NewsOctober 17, 2011

Titan Trailers to Open New Sub-assembly Facility

Titan Trailers is expanding its manufacturing capacity with a new sub-assembly facility dedicated to running gear production. The new facility will be located in Tillsonburg, Ontario

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NewsOctober 17, 2011

TEC Equipment Opens New Tacoma Location

TEC Equipment, Inc. has opened a new commercial truck leasing and rental facility in Tacoma-Fife, Wash. This location is an authorized Volvo Truck Leasing Systems and Mack Leasing Systems franchise and a NationaLease member

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NewsOctober 17, 2011

Expect Major Delays through Snoqualmie Pass All This Week

Drivers will face delays of two hours or more on Snoqualmie Pass all this week. Crews will be closing one lane of eastbound Interstate 90 for six days straight as they prepare to open a brand new section of highway

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NewsOctober 17, 2011

TCA Unveils Issues Update Site

The Truckload Carriers Association conducted several business meetings in conjunction with the American Trucking Associations' Management Conference & Exhibition at the Gaylord Texan in Grapevine, Texas, over the weekend. One of the most popular items on the agenda was a live demonstration of TCA's newest member benefit, "Issues Update."

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