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NewsNovember 9, 2010

Ice Road Trucker Lisa Kelly to Sign Autographs at UDrove Humanitarian Bowl

UDrove announced more trucking-specific attractions to be held at its Humanitarian Bowl Dec. 18

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NewsNovember 9, 2010

World Energy Outlook Says More Needs to Be Done to Promote Energy Efficiency

The International Energy Agency predicts that global demand for energy could lead to another oil price spike, unless more is done to use energy more efficiently. The IEA report predicts oil prices will average $113 a barrel (in year-2009 dollars) by 2035 and could go as high as $135 a barrel

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NewsNovember 9, 2010

Diesel-Based Economic Index Predicts Weaker Holiday Season

The Ceridian-UCLA Pulse of Commerce Index, which tracks diesel fuel purchases as an economic measure, fell 0.6 percent in October following a decline of 0.5 percent in September and a decline of 1 percent in August

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NewsNovember 9, 2010

"Game Changing" Theme Announced for Heavy Duty Dialogue 2011

"Game Changers in the Global Commercial Vehicle Industry" has been announced as the theme for Heavy Duty Dialogue 2011. HDD'11 will be held January 17, 2011 at The Mirage in Las Vegas

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NewsNovember 8, 2010

Diesel, Oil Prices Up

The average price of a gallon of diesel jumped nearly a nickel as crude oil prices hit a new two-year high

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NewsNovember 8, 2010

Brown Trucking Acquires West Brothers

James Brown Contracting (Brown Trucking), a dedicated short-haul truckload carrier based in Atlanta, has acquired Durham, N.C.-based West Brothers' Companies, a transportation, logistics and leasing provider in the Southeast

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NewsNovember 8, 2010

Court Certifies Lawsuit Against Swift as Class Action

A lawsuit accusing Phoenix, Ariz.-based Swift Transportation Corp. of routinely shorting its drivers in pay will move forward as a class action after a long and circuitous route through the Arizona court system

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NewsNovember 5, 2010

Retail Container Traffic Predicted to be up 9 Percent in November

Import cargo volume at the nation's major retail container ports is continuing to wind down as the year comes to an end but is nonetheless expected to be up 9 percent in November over the same month last year

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NewsNovember 4, 2010

Domestic Intermodal Volume Hits New Record Level

Intermodal volume increased 20.3 percent year-over-year in the third quarter, with international intermodal freight seeing a 28.1 percent upsurge, according to the Intermodal Association of North America

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NewsNovember 3, 2010

South Carolina to Allow Heavier International Container Movements

South Carolina is now allowing heavier international intermodal containers on state highways

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