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Fuel Smartsby StaffJune 26, 2014

Auditors OK Amounts Pilot Flying J Paying Back Customers

Auditors have signed off on truckstop chain Pilot Flying J's math in determining whether it correctly calculated what it owed trucking company customers in a fuel rebate program that has been the focal point of a federal investigation.

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Fleet Managementby StaffJune 26, 2014

U.S.-NAFTA Truck Trade Posts April Increase

Two of five transportation modes, pipeline and trucks, carried more U.S.-North American Free Trade Agreement trade in April 2014 than in April 2013 as the value rose to $100.1 billion, according new U.S. Transportation Department figures.

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Fleet Managementby Oliver PattonJune 26, 2014

Revised Trust Fund Proposal Drops Truck Tax Hike

In an effort to prevent a shutdown of the federal transportation program, the Senate Finance Committee has drafted a proposal to keep the Highway Trust Fund solvent through the end of the year. The original version of the proposal included an increase in the heavy vehicle use tax, but that provision was dropped in deference to Republican concern about the proportion of revenue raisers to spending cuts in the proposal.

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Equipmentby StaffJune 26, 2014

SAF-Holland Recalls Suspensions Over Pivot-Bolt Problem

A defect in some Holland trailer suspensions has led to a recall that affects about 2,500 dry van and flatbed trailers. The trailer manufacturers are notifying owners.

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Fleet Managementby StaffJune 26, 2014

Court Upholds Racial Harassment Ruling Against Trucking Company

The U.S. Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld a earlier ruling in the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's favor in obtaining a jury verdict and more than $243,000, along with injunctive relief, for victims of racial harassment and retaliation perpetrated by A.C. Widenhouse, a Concord, N.C.-based trucking company.

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Fleet Managementby StaffJune 26, 2014

Love's Opens Rebuilt Oklahoma Truckstop

Love’s Travel Stops has opened a new location in Erick, Okla. on I-40, Exit 7, replacing the facility that opened in 1989.

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Fleet Managementby StaffJune 26, 2014

Used Big Rig Sales Decline in May

The volume of used Class 8 trucks sold in May dropped 12% below April’s volume, according to the latest release of the "State of the Industry: U.S. Classes 3-8 Used Trucks," from commercial vehicle industry data provider ACT Research.

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Equipmentby StaffJune 26, 2014

Volvo Spending $69 Million to Upgrade Virginia Truck Plant

Volvo Trucks is making a $69 million investment in new equipment and processes while embarking on a plant redesign that it says will further improve manufacturing efficiency and vehicle quality at its New River Valley truck assembly plant in Dublin, Va.

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Equipmentby StaffJune 26, 2014

Ram Unveils Euro-Style ProMaster City Compact Van

Due for production late this year, the 2015-model van is a North Americanized version of the popular Fiat Doblo.

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Driversby StaffJune 25, 2014

Coaching and Scoring Feature Debuts for SmartDrive

SmartDrive Systems announced Wednesday it added a custom coaching and scoring feature to its on-board video-based safety system.

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