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NewsNovember 23, 2010

Michelin Latest Maker to Raise Truck Tire Prices

Michelin North America is increasing prices on passenger car, light truck and commercial truck replacement tires sold in the United States

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NewsNovember 23, 2010

Commercial Trailer Orders Highest Since February 2008

New orders of dry van commercial trailers more than doubled in October from the prior year, leading total net orders of commercial trailers to a 33-month high, according to ACT Research

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NewsNovember 23, 2010

Georgia Adds Performance-Based Brake Testing

The Georgia Department of Public Safety recently required a performance-based brake tester for field inspections of heavy-duty tractor-trailers

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NewsNovember 23, 2010

CARB Allows Lower-Level Upgrades to '03 Reefer Units

Owners of model-year 2003 reefer units that run in California can get more legal use out of them for less cost, thanks to a regulations amendment by the state's Air Resources Board

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NewsNovember 22, 2010

Yokohama Raising Tire Prices

Yokohama Tire Corp. will increase prices on its light and medium commercial truck tires in the United States by 6 percent, effective January 1, 2011

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NewsNovember 22, 2010

SSA Honors Cara Giebner at Annual Meeting

The Service Specialists Association has established the Cara Giebner SSA-GAAS Scholarship fund

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NewsNovember 22, 2010

Diesel, Oil Prices Drop Slightly

The price of diesel dropped by 1.3 cents in the past week, according to weekly figures from the U.S. Department of Energy

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NewsNovember 22, 2010

Kotler's Defending Price Workshop Back at HDMA by Popular Demand

The Heavy Duty Manufacturers Association will partner once again with the Kotler Marketing Group to offer their "Defending Price" workshop at the Heavy Duty Dialogue conference and Heavy Duty Aftermarket Week in January

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NewsNovember 22, 2010

UPS Logistics Technologies to be Acquired by Thoma Bravo

UPS has agreed to sell its UPS Logistics Technologies unit to Thoma Bravo LLC, a private equity investment firm

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NewsNovember 22, 2010

DOT's Truck Driver Life Expectancy Statistic Is in Question

Recent statements from the Department of Transportation concerning the life expectancy of truck drivers lack statistical backing. At a Nov. 8 conference on driver health in Baltimore, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration chief Anne Ferro said in a speech that the life expectancy of a commercial driver is 16 years shorter than the norm

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