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NewsDecember 27, 2009

Economy, Government Top Trucking Issues for 2009

As 2009 draws to a close, Heavy Duty Trucking's editors look back at the year's top stories, topped by the recession and the resulting collapse in freight and rates, as well as a plethora of issues related to government oversight of the trucking industry

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NewsDecember 27, 2009

Arrow Trucking May Face Lawsuit; Reports Detail Financial Struggles

Tulsa, Okla.-based Arrow Trucking may face a federal lawsuit this week, filed by employees who were laid off without warning last week, many of them drivers stranded on the road, when the company suddenly suspended operations

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NewsDecember 27, 2009

'Lockridge Report' to Look Back at The Year in Trucking

As 2009 comes to a close SIRIUS XM's Road Dog Trucking Radio will look back on the biggest trucking stories of the year on The Year in Trucking, a live special airing Monday, Dec. 2

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NewsDecember 24, 2009

YRC Announces Further Extension of Swap Program

YRC Worldwide has extended the deadline on its debt-for-equity swap for the fifth time, giving potential bondholders until 11:59 p.m. Eastern time on Dec. 28 to participate

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NewsDecember 23, 2009

Landstar Appoints New Chairman of the Board

Landstar System, a non-asset based supply chain provider, has appointed Henry Gerkens as chairman of its board of directors, starting Jan. 4, 2010

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NewsDecember 23, 2009

Nov. Trailer Orders Up From 2008 Amid Modest Cancellations

While November net orders for commercial trailers were down 27 percent from October, orders were up 73 percent from a year ago, a reflection of modest order cancellations this yea

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NewsDecember 23, 2009

Triangle Suspension Opens New Mount Olive Production Plant

Triangle Suspension Systems, which manufactures leaf springs and distributes a wide array of related suspension components, has opened its new Mount Olive, N.C., plant for production of heavy cross-sectioned steel spring

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NewsDecember 23, 2009

Merry Christmas

There will be no news posted on Dec. 24 and 25, in recognition of the Christmas holiday. News will resume Monday, Dec. 28

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NewsDecember 23, 2009

Senate Tables Biodiesel Tax Credit Extension Beyond Expiration Date

The Senate has decided to table the consideration of an extension to the biodiesel tax credit until early next year, a move that has biodiesel producers up in arms, as the current tax credit expires Dec. 31

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NewsDecember 23, 2009

Midwest LTL Is Under New Ownership

Lakeville Motor Express, a regional less-than-truckload carrier, has been acquired by Shari K. Taylor Wilsey and Roger D. Wilsey, Sr., who joined the company in 2001 and was LME's vice president of administration and corporate complianc

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