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ArticlesMay 2, 2011

'Making it Work' Key to Dedicated Fleets Success at Cardinal Logistics

All trucking is competitive, but the corner occupied by Cardinal Logistics Management Corp. is particularly tough. Find out why Cardinal's Vin McLoughlin is a 2011 HDT Truck Fleet Innovator.

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Articlesby Oliver PattonMay 2, 2011

2011 Truck Fleet Innovators: Practical Trucking, Predictive Modeling

C.R. England has always been a company that relies on the practical solution. Back in the 1940s, mechanical refrigeration was new and unreliable, so England cooled its trailers by blowing air across a pile of ice with a belt-driven fan.

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Articlesby Deborah LockridgeMay 2, 2011

2011 Truck Fleet Innovators: The Efficient Shop

Sometimes, innovation is in the details. Take Terry Clouser's invention to help technicians save time and effort when checking to make sure all the lights on the front of the truck work: a mirror.

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Articlesby Deborah LockridgeMay 2, 2011

Innovators talk about regulations, technology and drivers

At a time when industry analysts are predicting the worst driver shortage trucking has ever seen, thanks in large part due to the unprecedented shifting regulatory environment, some of trucking's most innovative leaders are embracing some of those changes but doing battle on other fronts

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NewsMay 2, 2011

YRC Can Go Ahead with Restructuring Plan

Financially troubled less-than-truckload carrier YRC Worldwide announced it will get an infusion of $100 million in new capital and increased liquidity so it can move ahead with its restructuring plan

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NewsMay 1, 2011

Construction Begins on $105 Million Memphis Regional Intermodal Facility

Ground has been broken for the new Memphis Regional Intermodal Facility in Rossville, Tenn. The $105 million facility is part of the multi-state $2.5 billion Crescent Corridor initiative to establish an efficient, high-capacity intermodal freight rail route between the South and the Northeast on Norfolk Southern's rail network

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NewsApril 28, 2011

EZE Trucking Acquires Patterson Motor Freight

EZE Trucking, a specialty trucking and logistics company for the infrastructure market, has acquired Patterson Motor Freight, a trucking company specializing in the oil and gas industry

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NewsApril 27, 2011

March Durable Goods Orders Up $5 Billion

New orders for manufactured durable goods in March increased $5 billion or 2.5 percent to $208.4 billion, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. This increase, up three consecutive months, followed a 0.7 percent February increase.

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NewsApril 26, 2011

C.R. England Improves Drug Screening With Hair Tests

C.R. England, Salt Lake City, announced it is going to start using hair samples for pre-employment drug screening

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NewsApril 25, 2011

On-Highway Diesel and Crude Fall Slightly

National on-highway diesel prices fell last week for the first time in five weeks, according to the Energy Information Administration. The national average decreased by seven-tenths of a cent, with every major region except the Rocky Mountains experiencing a decrease

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