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NewsJune 22, 2011

Driver Turnover Rises in First Quarter

Turnover for longhaul truck drivers increased in the first three months of 2011, according to American Trucking Associations' latest Trucking Activity Report

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NewsJune 22, 2011

Alcoa Expands Wheel and Transportation Products Division

Alcoa Wheel and Transportation Products announced several personnel changes as part of an ongoing effort to expand business both internationally and into new market segments

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NewsJune 22, 2011

Accuride Buys Forgitron; S.C. Facility to Product Truck Wheels

Accuride Corp. has acquired substantially all of the assets of Forgitron Technologies LLC, including an 80,000-square-foot forged aluminum wheel manufacturing facility in Camden, S.C

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NewsJune 21, 2011

Navistar Awarded Diesel Re-Power Development Contract for USPS

Navistar has been awarded a development contract by the United States Postal Service under which Navistar will engineer a diesel powertrain replacement for USPS delivery vehicles

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NewsJune 21, 2011

Freight Wing Offers OOIDA Members Discount

OOIDA members will get a 15 percent discount on side skirts from Freight Wing, which manufactures EPA SmartWay-verified AeroFlex side skirts

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NewsJune 21, 2011

Carriers' Plans to Add Capacity Remain Unchanged for Four Quarters

The recent Second Quarter Business Expectations Survey by Transport Capital Partners found the carriers' responses were essentially unchanged for the last four quarters on capacity plans

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NewsJune 21, 2011

Scania Working on Self-Driving Truck

In collaboration with KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, Swedish truck maker Scania is developing a thinking and self-driving truck. The goal is to increase accessibility on roads and reduce energy consumption

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NewsJune 20, 2011

Penske Opens Garner, N.C. Location

Penske Truck Leasing has opened a new $3.3 million facility in Garner, N.C., located at 100 Laurensfield Court, in the Greenfield South Business Park

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NewsJune 17, 2011

Heavy Duty Order Backlog Continues to Grow

North American Class 8 net orders, while below April's overheated intake, were still 77 percent about the same month last year, continuing to fuel growth in the industry backlog

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NewsJune 17, 2011

PTDI Revises Training Standards

The Professional Truck Driver Institute (PTDI) has revised its standards for entry-level drivers and driver training courses. Revisions include ease of use, updated terminology, more flexible standards, and inclusion of advancements in technology

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