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Articlesby Tom BergMay 26, 2009

Trailer Safety: Technology That's Working

Rollovers are one of the most serious types of accidents, because drivers and other truck occupants are usually tossed around and badly injured or killed. In the process, tractors are badly damaged or totaled

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Articlesby Tom BergMay 26, 2009

Making the Connection -- Beyond the Fifth Wheel

Doubles and triples combinations are the primary over-the-road equipment for less-than-truckload fleets, truck-trailer rigs are common among specialty haulers in many western states

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Articlesby Jim ParkMay 26, 2009

Tire Evaluation: Are you getting all the information you need before spec'ing your tires?

Perhaps only computers remain a more confusing purchasing decision than tires. The thought of comparing RAMS and ROMS and Gigs and HDs and DVDs and processors strikes fear into the hearts of all but the hardened geek

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NewsMay 26, 2009

Love's Introduces 25th Tire Care Center With Michelin

Love's Travel Stops opened its 25th truck tire care service location under its partnership with Michelin Americas Truck Tires

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NewsMay 26, 2009

Manac Picks up Assets from Trailmobile

Manac acquired certain assets of defunct Trailmobile Canada as part of the company's asset liquidation process during the first week of May.

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NewsMay 22, 2009

Truck Pride Honors Service Expert of 2008

John Wensel, owner of Wensel's Truck and Car Repair, was named 2008 Truck Service Expert of the Year at Truck Pride's 25th Annual Membership Meeting in Tucson, Ariz

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NewsMay 22, 2009

New Truck Registrations Drop 40 Percent, Report Says

New commercial truck registrations (Class 3-8) were down 40 percent for the first quarter of 2009 compared to the same period in 2008, according to the Polk Commercial Vehicle Market Intelligence Report

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NewsMay 22, 2009

Dealers Oppose Fuel Economy Measure

Last week the House Committee on Energy and Commerce adopted an amendment to the "Global Warming Bill" (H.R. 2454) that would move authority to regulate fuel economy for heavy-duty trucks away from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

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NewsMay 21, 2009

Trucking Sees Little or No Change in Insurance Premiums

Insurance premium rates either decreased slightly or flattened out during the first quarter of 2009 for the trucking, intermodal, bulk transportation services and owner-operator segments, according to the Transportation Insurance Pricing Survey conducted by NIP Group

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NewsMay 21, 2009

LaHood: Obama Administration Plans to Reinstate Cross-Border Trucking

The Obama administration is close to finishing a plan to revive long-distance trucking across the U.S.-Mexican border

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