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NewsJuly 26, 2012

Million-Mile Engine Teardown Tests EcoPower Re-Refined Oil

Safety-Kleen Systems this week showcased a million-mile teardown of two Cummins ISX engines that have been running its Eco-Power re-refined engine oil since 2008. You're probably familiar with the name Safety-Kleen as a longtime maker of parts washers. You may even know that they provide used oil disposal. You may not know that it turns some of that used oil into re-refined engine oils

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NewsJuly 26, 2012

Universal Truckload Services to Acquire LINC Logistics Company

Universal Truckload Services, Warren, Mich., will acquire LINC Logistics Company, an asset- third-party logistics profider, in a stock-for-stock transaction valued at approximately $335 million

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NewsJuly 26, 2012

Durable Goods Orders, Shipments Up, but Plane Orders Skew Numbers

Durable goods orders rose more than expected last month, by 1.6%, but it was largely due to a surge in aircraft orders. These long-lasting manufactured products, such as washers and dryers, toasters and aircraft, make up a major source of trucking freight

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NewsJuly 26, 2012

Old Dominion's 78-Year History Showcased in Corporate Biography

The 78-year history of Old Dominion Freight Line, a major less-than-truckload and logistics provider based in Thomasville, N.C., is chronicled in a new book

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NewsJuly 26, 2012

'Historic Highway Convoy' Slated for Sept. 6-15

The American Truck Historical Society's first Historic Highway Convoy is scheduled for September 6-15 on Route 66 from Illinois to Californi

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NewsJuly 26, 2012

ATD: Mixed New-Truck Climate Not Affecting Used-Truck Pricing

Used-truck pricing stayed high in June, even as new-truck orders fell, according to Chris Visser, senior analyst for American Truck Dealers Official Commercial Truck Guide

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NewsJuly 26, 2012

Industry Sets New Biodiesel Standards

Standards-testing authority ASTM has a new voluntary standard for biodiesel, designed to meet the needs of customers using ultra-low-sulfur diesel and new diesel engine and after-treatment technology

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NewsJuly 26, 2012

ATA Truck Tonnage Jumped 1.2% in June

The American Trucking Associations' June tonnage index had its largest month-to-month gain so far this year, thanks to a larger-than-estimated loss the previous month. Tonnage is still up year over year

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NewsJuly 25, 2012

Truck Groups Warn Against N.Y. Thruway Toll Hike

Trucking and shipping interests are weighing in against a plan by the New York State Thruway Authority to hike truck tolls by 45%. In a letter to Gov. Andrew Cuomo, American Trucking Associations and other trade groups said the proposed rate hike must be stopped

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NewsJuly 25, 2012

Expedite Expo This Weekend

The 2012 Expedite Expo will take place this weekend, July 27-28, at the Roberts Convention Centre in Wilmington, Ohio

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