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NewsOctober 29, 2009

TransCore Freight Index Gains 9 Percent in September

The availability of spot market freight gained 9 percent in September from August, according to the TransCore Freight Index, an indicator that the freight market is starting to see improvement

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NewsOctober 29, 2009

North American Land Trade Slides 24.9 Percent

Surface transportation trade between the U.S., Canada and Mexico was down 24.9 percent in August from the year-ago perio

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NewsOctober 28, 2009

Celadon Joins NYSE Amid First Quarter Plunge in Income

Celadon Group, Indianapolis, has announced a 78.6 percent drop in income in its fiscal first quarter, while also announcing plans to list its shares on the New York Stock Exchang

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NewsOctober 28, 2009

Oregon Modifies Chain Regulation

Under the Oregon Department of Transportation's recently modified chain regulation, tandem drive axle trucks are allowed to go without chains when signs are posted

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NewsOctober 28, 2009

Behind the Scenes at Fontaine Fifth Wheel R&D

Fifth wheels often get taken for granted. But think about what they have to do: Clamp on to a relatively small metal pin and stay clamped on through all sorts of conditions, even a rollover. If a fifth wheel lets loose of a 60,000-pound loaded trailer going down the highway, you're looking at an expensive mishap at best, if not a fatal tragedy. "Failure is not an option," says Henry Bell, president of Fontaine Fifth Wheel

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NewsOctober 28, 2009

Snider Tire Launches New Indiana Retread Plant

Snider Tire has launched a new Michelin Retread Technologies plant in Bluffton, Ind., in order to supply its Tire and Retread Asset Control System locations in Blytheville, Ark., and Cambridge, Ohio

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NewsOctober 28, 2009

Technology to Be Central to Trucking Industry in 2020

New truck technologies are becoming more and more central to making trucks fuel efficient, environmentally sound and safer, according to the Global Truck 2020 Stud

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NewsOctober 28, 2009

Daimler Welcomes Third Quarter Profit

While German vehicle manufacturer Daimler AG saw a welcome improvement in its earnings and net profit in the third quarter versus the second quarter, the numbers were still down from the year-ago perio

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NewsOctober 28, 2009

FMCSA Presents Webinar on SIRIS Technology

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration will present a webinar on the preliminary field test results of the Smart Infrared Inspection System developed by International Electronic Machines Corporatio

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NewsOctober 28, 2009

SkyBitz to Track 2009 Capitol Christmas Tree

SkyBitz is making it possible for the American public to track online the exact location of the 2009 Capitol Christmas Tree as it makes its way from Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest in Eagar, Ariz., to Washington, D.C

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