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NewsJanuary 11, 2010

Fleets Move Into 2010 With Caution

Fleets have a cautious outlook on 2010, with most not expecting substantial expansion until late in the year or even 201

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NewsJanuary 11, 2010

Daimler Receives DOE Funding to Explore Truck Efficiency

Daimler Trucks North America has received about $40 million in funding through the U.S. Department of Energy's 21st Century Truck Technology Partnership, which will be shared by DTNA's sister company, Detroit Diesel

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NewsJanuary 11, 2010

Cummins Taps $54 Million For SuperTruck, Light-Duty Projects

Cummins has received $54 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Energy to go towards two fuel efficiency projects

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NewsJanuary 11, 2010

ACS Extends Deal With Love's to Use TripPak Network

Affiliated Computer Services has signed a multi-year deal with Love's Travel Stops to continue to house its TripPak Express drop boxes at more than 150 Love's location

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NewsJanuary 11, 2010

Connecticut Upgrades 23 Rest Areas

The state of Connecticut plans to upgrade its 23 service plazas with more restaurants, stores and improved facilities

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NewsJanuary 8, 2010

UPS' Eaton Delivery Hybrids Get Nod From the Feds For Fuel Economy

A year-long evaluation of the hybrid-electric step delivery vans used by UPS yielded about a 29 percent improvement in fuel economy, which averaged about 13 miles per gallon, according to analysis by the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory. Funded by the DOE's Advanced Vehicle Testing Activity (AVTA), NREL's Fleet Test & Evaluation (FT&E) team evaluated six of these hybrid vans at a UPS location in Phoenix over the last 12 month

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NewsJanuary 8, 2010

NTEA Announces Members of Verification Program

The National Truck Equipment Association has requalified 16 companies through its Member Verification Program for their commitment to safety and quality standards

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NewsJanuary 8, 2010

Study Points to Emerging Truck Technologies As Fuel Savers

Fuel consumption on new tractor-trailers could be lowered by 20 percent starting in 2012 and as much as 50 percent in 2017 through the use of such emerging technologies as engine improvements, transmission enhancements, better aerodynamics and changes in system

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NewsJanuary 8, 2010

Cummins Receives EPA 2010 Certification for Heavy-Duty and Midrange Engines

Cummins announced it has received certification from the Environmental Protection Agency for its 2010 Heavy-Duty big-bore ISX15 and MidRange ISB6.7, ISC8.3 and ISL9 engines

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NewsJanuary 7, 2010

Analysts: Gear Up For Change in the Next Decade

While the trucking industry finished up the "aughts" with little momentum and an overall weak freight market, analysts believe the next decade will be marked by change that promises to make things better than the las

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