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News•January 18, 2012

Con-way Introduces iPad App

Con-way Freight announced the launch of its Con-way Freight Tools iPad app. The app will let customers create a personalized rate quote for shipments within the U.S. and Canada

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News•January 18, 2012

Missouri DOT Pushing I-70 Toll Road Plan

Interstate 70, which runs east and west through the state of Missouri, is in desperate need of improvements. The big question is how the state will afford those improvements. The state Department of Transportation is pushing a plan that would turn I-70 into a toll road

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News•January 18, 2012

C.R. England Announces Changes in Leadership

C.R. England announced two important changes in its leadership: Zach England will be the new vice president of dedicated, and Coby Bullard will be the new vice president of intermodal

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News•January 17, 2012

Diesel and Gas See Slight Gains, Crude Prices Rise 2%

U.S. diesel prices are up slightly from last week at less than 3 cents more per gallon, to $3.854

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News•January 17, 2012

Xata to Hold National User Event

Xata, a fleet optimization software company, will hold a national event for fleet managers, owner-operators, drivers and others in the trucking industry to learn about the latest fleet management tools and share tips and advice

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News•January 17, 2012

2012 IANA Operations & Maintenance Seminar Slated for May 2-3

The Intermodal Association of North America (IANA) announced that its 2012 Intermodal Operations & Maintenance Seminar will take place May 2-3 at the Oak Brook Hills Marriott Hotel in Oak Brook, Ill

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News•January 17, 2012

I-5 Through California, Oregon and Washington To Become Shorepower Corridor

This year, Interstate 5 through California, Oregon and Washington, will become the first Shorepower corridor, with six additional locations offering the anti-idling technology

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Articles•January 17, 2012

Stability Control: Cheap Insurance

Some time soon, if we don't already, we'll have a rulemaking proposal that ultimately will put a stability-control system on every new tractor, and maybe retrofit such a system on all tank trailers too, old or new. I'm sold on both ideas

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Articles•by Jim Beach•January 17, 2012

Using Technology to Help Cut Main CSA Violations: Speeding and Log Violations

When the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration rolled out its Compliance, Safety, Accountability program in late 2010, a number of carriers were surprised to find a poorer safety rating than they enjoyed under the old SafeStat

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Articles•by Deborah Lockridge•January 17, 2012

Schneider National Safety Guru Don Osterberg on the FMCSA's New Enforcement Program

We spoke with Don Osterberg, vice president of safety at mega-carrier Schneider National and a leader in trucking safety, about the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's new Compliance, Safety, and Accountability enforcement progra

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