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NewsJuly 16, 2009

Truck Crash Closes Stretch of I-75 Near Detroit

A 2-mile stretch of Interstate 75 near Detroit is closed indefinitely after a car crashed into a tanker truck carrying gasoline and diesel fuel Wednesday night

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NewsJuly 15, 2009

Landstar Hit By Decrease in Loads, Fuel Surcharge Revenue

Landstar System, Jacksonville, Fla., saw declines in both net income and revenue during the second quarter, on the heels of a 16 percent loss of loads hauled, low fuel surcharge revenue and continued price pressure

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NewsJuly 15, 2009

Sluggish Economy Pushes U.S. Oil Demand to Lowest Level in Decade

U.S. petroleum deliveries (a measure of demand) plummeted nearly 6 percent for the first half of 2009, to the lowest level for the January-to-June period in more than a decade, as the sluggish economy continued to stifle oil consumption

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NewsJuly 15, 2009

Teamsters to Vote on YRC's New Labor Contract

Teamsters will vote on YRC Worldwide's proposed contract changes in the next few weeks, which include a 5 percent pay cut, an 18-month termination in pension contributions and a reduction in health and welfare contributions

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NewsJuly 15, 2009

J.B. Hunt Profits Fall on Weak Demand, Write Downs

J.B. Hunt experienced a drop in revenue and earnings in the second quarter, due to a $10.3 million equipment write down and weaker demand in the truck secto

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NewsJuly 15, 2009

Partnership Voices Support of Ban on Commercialized Rest Areas

The Partnership to Save Highway Communities voiced its support of the current ban on the commercialization of rest areas along Interstates to the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works this week

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NewsJuly 15, 2009

Collective Data Grows Client Base

Collective Data expanded its client base with the addition of Dejana Industries, Century Oilfield Services, Valley Fleet Service and Taxi Affiliation Services during the second quarter

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NewsJuly 15, 2009

Poll Finds Americans Sympathetic to Weight Limit Increase -- IF it Helps Economy, Safety

The majority of Americans favor raising truck weight limits, according to a survey by the Coalition for Transportation Productivity - if such an increase would contribute to improvements in safety, fuel economy and congestio

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NewsJuly 15, 2009

Trucking Raises Concern About Cost of Cap-and-Trade

The effort to create a cap-and-trade system to limit carbon emissions is generating more questions than answers right now, including whether or not Congress will be able to actually pass a bill

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NewsJuly 14, 2009

Three Biodiesel Companies Receive Quality Accreditation

The National Biodiesel Accreditation Commission has recognized Louis Dreyfus and Blackhawk Biofuels as BQ-9000 biodiesel producers as well as West Coast Reduction as a BQ-9000 marketer

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