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NewsJune 1, 2011

Volvo Powertrain Plans American Assembly of mDrive, I-Shift AMTs Next Year

Growing demand for automated mechanical transmissions in Mack and Volvo heavy trucks has caused Volvo Powertrain to plan assembly in the U.S. beginning in the third quarter of 2012

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NewsJune 1, 2011

March North American Surface Trade Reached Record $80 Billion

Trade using surface transportation between the United States and its NAFTA partners was 15.6 percent higher in March 2011 over March 2010, reaching $80.8 billion, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics

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NewsMay 31, 2011

TIPS Results for Q1 2011 Released: Insurance Rates Stabilizing

NIP Group released the results of the Transportation Insurance Pricing Survey for the first quarter of 2011, saying insurance rates appear to be stabilizing

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NewsMay 31, 2011

NFI Acquires West Coast Operation of The Gilbert Company

NFI has acquired the West Coast operation of The Gilbert Company. It is the second acquisition NFI has made this year

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NewsMay 31, 2011

Pilot Flying J to Renovate, Update Showers

Pilot Flying J announced that over the next 24 months it will be renovating and updating its 4,000 showers

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NewsMay 27, 2011

Electric Vehicles International to Use California Energy Commission Grant to Expand Manufacturing

Electric Vehicles International announced that it will use a $3.9 million grant from the California Energy Commission to expand and modernize its primary U.S. manufacturing facility

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NewsMay 27, 2011

Commercial Trailer Order Backlog Grows Despite Falloff in Order Activity

Commercial trailer backlogs reached 101,244 units in April. While backlogs grew during the month, net orders posted a 30 percent decline from the previous month, according to ACT Research

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NewsMay 27, 2011

Study Estimates Public Health Costs of U.S. Traffic Congestion

New research by the Harvard Center for Risk Analysis at the School of Public Health estimates that the additional fine particulate matter emissions that can be traced back to traffic congestion in the nation's 83 largest urban areas lead to more than 2,200 premature deaths in the U.S. last year

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NewsMay 27, 2011

Shipments Begin from Continental's Flat Tread Production Facility in Mexico


Continental Tire the Americas has begun shipments of its flat precure treads from a new central manufacturing plant in Morelia, Mexico, with plans to eventually distribute the products throughout the Americas

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NewsMay 27, 2011

ATA Predicts a Good Decade Ahead for the Trucking Industry

American Trucking Associations predicted a bright future for the trucking industry in its Freight Transportation Forecast to 2022. Following the worst recession in the post-war era, the economy and freight transportation are finally growing again. In the forecast report, the ATA said the trucking has a good decade of growth ahead.

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