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NewsFebruary 13, 2013

Report Summarizes Car-Truck Contribution/Fault in Serious Crashes

A new report released by the American Trucking Associations summarizes the car-truck relative contribution/fault findings of several large-scale studies.

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NewsFebruary 13, 2013

Hino Continues Expansion of U.S. Dealer Network

Hino Trucks announced it has reached a new milestone by signing its 200th dealer point in the U.S.

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NewsFebruary 13, 2013

HDT Finalist for Three Jesse H. Neal Business Journalism Awards

Heavy Duty Trucking magazine is a finalist in three catetories in the 59th Annual Jesse H. Neal Awards competition for editorial excellence.

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Articlesby Tom BergFebruary 12, 2013

Test Drive: Cat CT-660 at Work

When reviewing a product like the Caterpillar CT-660, there is no replacement for getting the opinion of the people who have been using it day in and day out. “The drivers love it,” said John “Dick” Jones, president of Jones Fuel Co. in Columbus, Ohio, talking about the fleet’s first in-service dump truck.

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NewsFebruary 12, 2013

Con-way Freight's James Sutfin Reaches Three Million Consecutive Accident-Free Miles

Con-way Freight announced that professional driver sales representative James "Jackpot" Sutfin surpassed the career milestone of three million consecutive, accident-free miles. Sutfin, a long-time resident of Las Vegas, is the first of Con-way's 15,000 drivers nationwide to reach this safe-driving achievement.

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Articlesby Jim BeachFebruary 11, 2013

Document Management on the Road

Although technology has been able to reduce the trucking industry's reliance on paper, it hasn't been able to completely cut it out. Paperwork still has to be signed and submitted before a carrier or driver can get paid.

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Articlesby Kate HarlowFebruary 11, 2013

Dos and Don'ts when Spec'ing Dry Vans

When you are getting ready to put a dry van trailer out to pasture and begin the process of searching for its replacement, there are many things to consider: maintenance costs, fuel-economy regulations, payload and the weight of the trailer, to name a few. One way to navigate through the maze of options is to follow some tips a few trailer manufacturers shared with us.

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ArticlesCover Storyby Oliver PattonFebruary 11, 2013

Bridging The Funding Gap

The highway law that took so much effort over the past five years is just six months old, but now it's time to start again. As the U.S. Department of Transportation still unpacks the two-year, $105 billion measure passed last summer, Congress and transportation interests are gathering to return, once more, unto the breach.

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NewsFebruary 11, 2013

Hankook Tire Announces New VP of Technology/Head of Akron Technical Center

Hankook Tire has named Thomas Kenny its new Vice President of Technology and Head of its Akron Technical Center in Uniontown, Ohio.

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NewsFebruary 11, 2013

U.S. 51 Ohio River Bridge Study Kicks-off

The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet announced the kickoff of a study to look at options for improving or replacing the U.S. 51 Ohio River Bridge – also known as the Cairo Bridge – between Wickliffe, Ky., and Cairo, Ill.

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