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NewsJune 15, 2010

New Senate Legislation Would Crack Down on Brokers

Sens. Olympia J. Snowe (R-Maine) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) have introduced the Motor Carrier Protection Act, bipartisan legislation that would beef up regulatory oversight of brokers and freight forwarders in the trucking industr

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NewsJune 15, 2010

First Mahindra-Navistar Trucks Roll Off Assembly Line in India

Mahindra-Navistar Automotives (MNAL) has started production of its first truck offering, the 25-ton capacity MN25, which rolled off the assembly line in India

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NewsJune 15, 2010

Parts Manufacturers Call For Changes in California Copper Brake Bill

In a testimony before the California Assembly Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials Committee, Terry Heffelfinger, director of product engineering, R&D, and quality for Affinia Global Brake and Chassis, called for different implementation procedures for SB 346, a bill that would mandate a reduction in the use of copper in brake products

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NewsJune 14, 2010

Load Availability Dips Slightly On Flatbed Decline

Overall load availability fell 3.2 percent from April to May, although spot market freight availability was up 216 percent over the year-ago mont

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NewsJune 14, 2010

Diesel Takes Fifth Straight Tumble

The price of diesel fell 1.8 cents this week, its fifth straight fall, according to the Department of Energy. Trucking's main fuel hasn't fallen this low since mid-March

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NewsJune 14, 2010

FMCSA Plans Outreach Meetings On National Registry Program

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration will hold special outreach meetings for medical examiners and commercial motor vehicle drivers as well as the associations representing these groups

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NewsJune 14, 2010

Mack Announces International Dealer of the Year

Mack Trucks has named Mack Centro of Valencia, Venezuela, its 2009 International Dealer of the Year

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NewsJune 14, 2010

Trucker Sweeps Shell Rotella SuperRigs

At this year's Shell Rotella T SuperRigs, held mid-June at the Lee Hi Travel Center in rural Lexington, Va., Todd Roccapriore nearly pulled off a maximum with his 2004 Peterbilt 379 and Mac end dump trailer

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NewsJune 14, 2010

Chrysler Pours $300 Million Into Indiana Facilities

Chrysler Group is pouring $300 million into the company's manufacturing facilities in Kokomo, Ind., to build its new eight-speed automatic transmission for future Chrysler Group vehicles

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NewsJune 14, 2010

Roadside Medical to Open New Locations

Roadside Medical is opening three new medical clinics in Oklahoma City, East St. Louis, Ill., and Waco, Texas

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