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NewsApril 27, 2011

FMCSA Advisory Committee to Make Recommendations on Sleep Apnea

The next step in the federal effort to address sleep apnea in truck drivers will come this summer, when the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration will ask a panel of advisers for recommendations on how it should proceed

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NewsApril 26, 2011

Used Truck Market Shows Price Rises, Higher Miles

The upward price trend of used Class 8 commercial vehicles that began in early 2010 continued into March 2011, according to ACT Research. The reported average sales price increased 6 percent from February levels

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NewsApril 26, 2011

Carrier Survey Finds Rates Up For Majority

Average freight rates continue to rise, according to the First Quarter Business Expectations Survey by Transport Capital Partners, with larger carriers reporting smaller increases than the smaller companies

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NewsApril 26, 2011

ATA Tonnage Index Rises 1.7 Percent in March

The American Trucking Associations' advance seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index increased 1.7 percent in March after falling a revised 2.7 percent in February. The latest gain put the seasonally adjusted index at 115.4 in March, the highest level since January of this yea

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NewsApril 26, 2011

Transplace to Launch Student Program at Shipper Symposium

Transplace announced a university program to launch at the logistics provider's ninth annual Shipper Symposium in Dallas, 10-12

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NewsApril 26, 2011

Positive Industry Outlook Tempered by Rising Operating Expenses

Nearly three-quarters, 71 percent, of trucking company executives surveyed by GE Capital, Transportation Finance expect business conditions to improve in 2011, but they are concerned about the impact of external and internal factors on their profit margins

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NewsApril 26, 2011

C.R. England Improves Drug Screening With Hair Tests

C.R. England, Salt Lake City, announced it is going to start using hair samples for pre-employment drug screening

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NewsApril 25, 2011

On-Highway Diesel and Crude Fall Slightly

National on-highway diesel prices fell last week for the first time in five weeks, according to the Energy Information Administration. The national average decreased by seven-tenths of a cent, with every major region except the Rocky Mountains experiencing a decrease

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NewsApril 25, 2011

FleetPride Opens Regional Distribution Center in Georgia

FleetPride, a national independent aftermarket distributor of heavy-duty truck and trailer parts, opened its new 150,000-square-foot regional distribution center in Lawrenceville, Ga

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NewsApril 25, 2011

Obama Introduces Oil Speculation Task Force

Last week, President Obama announced the creation of the Financial Fraud Enforcement Task Force, a working group designed to root out illegal speculation oil markets. The announcement came one week after Goldman Sachs estimated that speculation may account for up to one-fifth of oil prices

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