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Fleet Managementby Evan LockridgeAugust 16, 2013

Economic Watch: Housing Starts Increase While Consumer Confidence Drops

U.S. housing starts in July jumped 5.9% in July from the month before due to strength in volatile multifamily construction.

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Fleet Managementby StaffAugust 16, 2013

Nominations Open for HDT Truck Fleet Innovators

Nominations are being accepted for Heavy Duty Trucking's 2014 Truck Fleet Innovators, honoring the industry's most innovative leaders each year.

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Fleet Managementby StaffAugust 15, 2013

Ryder Opens New Maintenance and Rental Facility in Vermont

Ryder System Inc. recently opened its state-of-the-art maintenance and rental facility in White River Junction, Vermont. The new facility provides maintenance and rental services for commercial vehicle fleets.

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Equipmentby StaffAugust 15, 2013

PIT Compares 6x2 and 6x4 Tractors

Test results show that 6x2 tractors consume less fuel than similar 6x4 tractors. PIT traction performance evaluations show that 6x2 tractors’ traction was also reduced compared to 6x4 models.

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Fleet Managementby StaffAugust 15, 2013

Road Systems Inc. Becomes Con-way Manufacturing

Road Systems Inc., a trailer manufacturer and subsidiary of Con-way Inc., has changed its name to Con-way Manufacturing, effective immediately. Con-way Manufacturing is a subsidiary of Con-way Inc., a $5.6 billion freight transportation and logistics services company.

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Fleet Managementby StaffAugust 15, 2013

Roadrunner Transportation Prices Stock Offering

Asset-light and logistics provider, Roadrunner Transportation, has priced a public offering of 4.3 million shares of common stock, an increase over its previously announced public offering of 3.5 million shares, at a price of $27 per share to the public.

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Fleet Managementby Evan LockridgeAugust 15, 2013

Economic Watch: Industrial Production Flat, Inflation Tame, Housing Bright

A new report shows industrial production in the United States was at the same level in July as it was the month before. Meantime, a Labor Department report shows inflation is of little worry when it comes to the health of the economy.

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Fleet Managementby StaffAugust 15, 2013

Repairs to I-5 Bridge In Washington on Schedule

The permanent replacement for the collapsed Interstate 5 Skagit River Bridge span reached a major milestone this week as crews began setting eight enormous concrete girders that will support the new roadway.

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Driversby Evan LockridgeAugust 15, 2013

New Pilot Flying J Lawsuits Continue Despite Settlement

While truckstop giant Pilot Flying J has reached a tentative settlement over claims it bilked trucking customers out of money due to them in the form of rebates from fuel purchases, it appears to have had little effect in stopping increasing litigation.

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Aftermarketby Jim ParkAugust 14, 2013

Detroit Diesel Remanufacturing to Expand Minnesota Operations

Detroit Diesel Remanufacturing LLC will expand its electronics remanufacturing and manufacturing capabilities with a move to a larger facility in Hibbing, Minn., which is about 75 miles north of Duluth, Minn.

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