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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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NewsJuly 14, 2009

Fleet Panel Says Banks Reward Struggling Carriers

Equipment financing was a popular topic during the recent Refrigerated Division meeting of the Truckload Carriers Association, held last week in Torrey Pines, Calif. The panel of senior managers at leading reefer fleets concluded, though, that financing is not the problem facing fleets today: It is the failure of lending institutions to foreclose on poorly performing fleets, to the detriment of the better carrier

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NewsJuly 14, 2009

FedEx Sends 98 Drivers to National Championship

FedEx Corp. is sending 98 drivers from 42 states to compete in the National Truck Driving Championship

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NewsJuly 14, 2009

New Website Educates on Agricultural Exemption

The Agricultural Education Group has introduced a website designed to educate the public on the agricultural exemption to the federal hours of service rule

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NewsJuly 14, 2009

Trucking Industry Conditions Worsen in May

Continued over-capacity in the trucking industry impacted the FTR Trucking Conditions Index in May, which slid two point

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NewsJuly 14, 2009

ExxonMobil to Develop Algae-Based BioFuels

ExxonMobil has formed an alliance with Synthetic Genomics to research and develop biofuels using photosynthetic algae

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NewsJuly 14, 2009

Heartland Wary of Economy Despite Improvements

Heartland Express saw increased revenue and earnings per share in the second quarter, but operating revenues dropped as a result of a reduction in fuel surcharge revenues and the economic downturn

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