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NewsAugust 17, 2011

Freightliner Says Fuel Economy, Uptime Prime Directives for 2011 and Beyond

When Freightliner's Cascadia hit the street in EPA '07 trim with a Detroit Diesel Series 60 engine, it managed 6.3 mpg in the company's internal fuel economy testing program. By model year 2015, Freightliner says Cascadia will average 7.9 mpg under the same test conditions

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NewsAugust 16, 2011

Michelin, Ambest Team Up

Michelin Americas Truck Tires and Ambest signed a cooperative agreement where Ambest will feature Michelin truck tires and related products and offer tire and emergency road service at many of their locations

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NewsAugust 16, 2011

New Directors for Women in Trucking

The Women In Trucking association recently approved the addition of two new members of the Board of Directors

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NewsAugust 16, 2011

Oregon Truckstop First of 50 to Offer Shore Power through Government Program

Plug-in and recharging stations installed at a truckstop in Baker City, Ore., will help truckers save on fuel costs while also reducing the emissions that idling vehicles release into the environment

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NewsAugust 16, 2011

Biodiesel Industry Producing Record Volumes

U.S. biodiesel production reached a new monthly high in June of 81 million gallons, marking a third consecutive month of record volumes. Biodiesel production in the first half of 2011 has already eclipsed production for all of 2010

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NewsAugust 16, 2011

Softening Economic Outlook Moderates Class 8 Expectations Through 2012

Despite positive underlying demand factors and freight growth, current events have impacted commercial vehicle demand, according to the most recent data reported by ACT Research

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NewsAugust 16, 2011

Vigillo Inspection Management System

Vigillo's new Inspection Management System is a Web-based application designed to automatically track and manage all aspects of roadside inspections

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NewsAugust 15, 2011

Meritor Wabco Announces Safety System Ride-n-Drive

Meritor Wabco Vehicle Control Systems is continuing its series of ride-n-drive vehicle demonstrations at Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, Ga., on Sept. 14

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NewsAugust 15, 2011

Diesel Prices Lowest in Nearly Six Months

Diesel prices dropped for the third week in a row and are the lowest they've been since late February. Weekly figures from the Department of Energy show the average retail price of on-highway diesel is $3.937 a gallon, down 6.2 cents from last week and down more than 11 cents over the past three weeks.

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NewsAugust 15, 2011

Mack, Volvo to Participate in SuperTruck Development

Mack Trucks and Volvo Trucks North America will work on developing technologies to improve the freight-moving efficiency of heavy-duty trucks and reduce greenhouse gas emissions as part of a $19 million SuperTruck contract the Volvo Group landed with the U.S. Department of Energy

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