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NewsSeptember 14, 2011

Western Star Adds Fuel Efficiency Package to 4900, Introduces Auto-Hauler

Daimler Truck North America says it's revitalizing the Western Star brand. In Portland, Ore. yesterday, the company showed its renewed commitment to the 40-year-old brand by announcing a bold new website along with several product enhancements to 4900-series trucks

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NewsSeptember 13, 2011

House Passes Short-Term Highway Funding Extension

The U.S. House of Representatives Tuesday easily passed a short-term extension of highway funding through March 31

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NewsSeptember 13, 2011

McLane-NATSO Quarterly Index Increases 24%

Total merchandise purchases by truckstops nationwide served by McLane increased 24% during the 2011 second quarter, compared with a year earlier, led largely by hot and cold beverage sales along with commissary, food service, dairy and deli sales, according to the McLane-NATSO Index

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NewsSeptember 13, 2011

Iowa DOT Announces I-680 Flood Repair Plan

The Iowa Department of Transportation announced it will be undertaking a project to rebuild Interstate 680 in Pottawattamie County, which was severely damaged by the Missouri River flooding. The roadway has been closed since early June

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NewsSeptember 13, 2011

NHTSA Rejects Petition to Amend Antilock Brake Rule

Rising to the defense of the heavy truck antilock brake requirement, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration last week rejected a petition to drop the standard or give drivers the option not to use it

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NewsSeptember 13, 2011

ATA: Jobs Proposal No Replacement for Action on a Highway Bill

American Trucking Associations President and CEO Bill Graves said that while President Obama's jobs proposal could boost employment temporarily, it is no replacement for passing long-overdue multiyear transportation legislation

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NewsSeptember 13, 2011

Pulse of Commerce Index Down 1.4% in August

The Ceridian-UCLA Pulse of Commerce Index fell 1.4% in August on a seasonally and workday adjusted basis, following a 0.2% decline in July

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NewsSeptember 13, 2011

NTSB Recommends Trucker Cellphone Ban in Wake of Kentucky Accident

The National Transportation Safety Board recommended banning mobile phone use by commercial drivers Tuesday following its investigation of 2010 cross-median truck crash that claimed 11 lives

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NewsSeptember 12, 2011

Old Dominion Opens Service Center in Madison, Wis.

Old Dominion Freight Line opened its newest service center in Madison, WIs., after experiencing sustained growth in the region

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NewsSeptember 12, 2011

Utility Fleet Sales of Texas Acquires Missouri Bucket Truck Dealer

Utility Fleet Sales has acquired the assets of Powerline Equipment Sales based in Wentzville, Mo

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