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NewsFebruary 20, 2013

Commercial Vehicle Demand Starts 2013 on a Positive Note

Class 8 orders rose for a second consecutive month and remained above 20,000 units for a fourth consecutive month in January. Medium duty orders totaled nearly 14,000 units.

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NewsFebruary 20, 2013

Old Dominion Opens Tomah, Wis. Service Center

Old Dominion Freight Line Inc. opened a new service center in Tomah, Wisc.

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ProductsFebruary 20, 2013

CVSA Releases 2013 North American Standard Out-of-Service Criteria

The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance announced that the 2013 North American Standard Out-of-Service Criteria Handbook and Pictorial, which goes into effect on April 1 is now available.

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Newsby Evan LockridgeFebruary 19, 2013

Diesel Increases For Fifth Straight Week

The average U.S. cost of diesel has increased for the fifth straight week and is at its highest level since mid-August of 2008.

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NewsFebruary 18, 2013

Christenson, Florida East Coast Railway Team up for Intermodal Service in Southeast

Christenson Transportation and the Florida East Coast Railway have teamed up for an intermodal arrangement that provides more reliable shipping between the Tennessee-Kentucky border and Florida.

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NewsFebruary 18, 2013

Panther Expedited Names New CEO, COO

Panther Expedited Services has names a new president/CEO and a new chief operating officer following the retirement of President and CEO Andrew Clarke.

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NewsFebruary 18, 2013

USA Truck Announces New CEO

USA Truck, Van Buren, Ark., named a new president and CEO following this month's financial reports of a $17.5 million net loss for 2012.

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Newsby Deborah LockridgeFebruary 15, 2013

Spot Freight Index Shows Unusual Strength in January

Reaching the highest-ever volume for the month of January, the DAT North American Freight Index increased 42% last month compared to January 2012. Freight volume was unusually robust for the season, exceeding December levels by 24%

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Newsby Evan LockridgeFebruary 15, 2013

Consumer Confidence Better than Expectations, Industrial Production up Year over Year

Consumer confidence rose in February, according to the latest Thompson Reuters/University of Michigan survey, blowing past what a poll of economists were forecasting, but January industrial production numbers were not so stellar.

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Articlesby Kate HarlowFebruary 14, 2013

Con-way Communicates Safety

With the advent of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s flagship Compliance, Safety, Accountability program, a new premium was put on safety. This required a number of fleets to focus on the issue like never before.

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