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Fleet Managementby StaffMay 8, 2014

Bay and Bay Transportation Purchases Rival J&C Trucking

A trucking company involved in dry bulk hauling in the Midwest has bought up one its main competitors, according to published reports.

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Fleet Managementby StaffMay 8, 2014

Senate Highway Bill Due Monday

The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee will unveil its highway bill on Monday, May 12, and vote on it the following Thursday, the Committee announced. The bill will propose a six-year highway program that maintains current financing and credit support and adds a strategic freight element to the Department of Transportation’s portfolio.

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Fuel Smartsby StaffMay 8, 2014

Ryder Purchasing New Natural Gas Fuel Systems

Ryder System has reached a long-term agreement with Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide to purchase compressed natural gas tank systems directly from Quantum for installation onto the company’s CNG-powered vehicles.

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Fleet Managementby StaffMay 8, 2014

Patriot Transportation Separating Trucking, Real Estate Businesses

Patriot Transportation Holding on Wednesday said it plans to separate its transportation business, the trucking company Florida Rock & Tank Lines, from its real estate businesses.

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Fleet Managementby StaffMay 8, 2014

USA Truck Says It’s Not A Takeover Target Again

USA Truck released a statement about the hedge funds Baker Street Capital and Stone House Capital now holding a joint 28% interest in the company.

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Driversby Deborah LockridgeMay 8, 2014

Study Says Video-Based Safety System Could Cut Fatalities 20%

If every commercial vehicle over 10,000 pounds were equipped with an in-cab video-based driver safety system, about 800 lives could be saved each year and more than 38,000 injuries prevented, according to a new study.

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Fleet Managementby StaffMay 8, 2014

Agreement Signed to Build Illiana Expressway

The Illinois and Indiana departments of transportation, along with the Indiana Finance Authority, have signed an agreement to build the proposed Illiana Corridor.

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Fleet Managementby StaffMay 8, 2014

Record Sale of International Trucks to Celadon

Navistar has completed its largest one-time sale of International LoneStar trucks to the truckload fleet Celadon Trucking Services.

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Equipmentby StaffMay 8, 2014

Jeff Jones to Retire from Cummins

The engine manufacturer Cummins announced on Thursday that Jeff Jones, vice president of its North American engine business and marketing communications, will retire from the company on June 30.

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Fleet Managementby Oliver PattonMay 7, 2014

No One Wants to Go First on Highway Taxes

The to-and-fro over highway funding continued in the Senate Wednesday with Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx politely deflecting Sen. John Thune’s attempt to get the Obama administration to say it would accept a fuel tax increase.

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