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NewsMarch 10, 2011

Navistar Offers Electric, Hybrid and Natural Gas Power, Hebe Notes

Navistar International has "the broadest, most energy-efficient line of trucks in the industry, helping deliver real-world savings to the bottom line," declares Jim Hebe, senior vice president, North American sales operations, in a statement issued during NTEA's Work Truck Show in Indianapolis.

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NewsMarch 10, 2011

NPR Gas Re-enters Production April 18

Isuzu says its NPR Gas low-cabover-engine truck will return this spring by way of an assembly agreement with Spartan Motors

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NewsMarch 8, 2011

TCP: Just Another Cycle, or New Beginning for Trucking?

"Not since deregulation in 1981 has the trucking industry faced the degree of growing demand coupled with unbridled opportunity, over-written with the degree of uncertainty of new regulations, rising costs and an economy emerging from a recession," begins a new white paper from Richard Mikes and Lana Batts of Transport Capital Partners

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NewsMarch 8, 2011

Mexican Trucks Will Have EOBRs

Additional details are emerging on the agreement between the U.S. and Mexico to reopen the border to long-distance trucking. A Department of Transportation official speaking on background confirmed that under the plan, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration will require Mexican trucks to use electronic onboard recorders as part of their satellite tracking systems

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NewsMarch 8, 2011

BAE Developing Parallel Electric Hybrid System for Class 6-8 Trucks

BAE Systems announced a parallel electric-drive hybrid system for Class 6, 7 and 8 trucks that's based on HybriDrive series hybrid that's now working in 3,000 transit buses worldwide

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NewsMarch 8, 2011

Dow Kokam to Power Plug-in Hybrids/Electrics

Dow Kokam, a large-format battery system producer, has signed two new agreements to provide lithium-ion battery solutions to power medium-duty plug-in hybrid electric and fully-electric trucks designated for fleet operations

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NewsMarch 8, 2011

Fuel Economy, CO2 Requirements Won't Add Cost, Suppliers Say

The federal government's planned requirements for minimum fuel economy and limited carbon dioxide emissions will add little or no cost to trucks built starting in 2014 while saving money for buyers, industry consultants said during an opening session of the Green Truck Summit in Indianapolis Monday

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NewsMarch 7, 2011

TA Buys Willie's Place

Willie's Place in Carl's Corner, Texas, has been sold at auction to TravelCenters of America following a foreclosure suit

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NewsMarch 7, 2011

Kansas to Develop Web-Based Oversize Permit System

A new system that will streamline the permit process for trucking companies hauling large loads, such as wind turbine components, through Kansas has been announced by a cross-agency partnership

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NewsMarch 4, 2011

DAF Coming on Strong in Europe

In 2010, DAF Trucks N.V. -- a subsidiary of Paccar -- further strengthened its position on the European truck market

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