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Aftermarket•by Staff•May 15, 2012

Accuride Names VP to Head Imperial Group

Accuride Corp. named Greg Kern the new vice president of the company's Imperial Group business unit

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Fleet Management•by Staff•May 15, 2012

FTR: Trucking Industry Seeing Relatively Good Recovery

The trucking industry, at least for the short term, is experiencing good recovery, according to FTR Associates Senior Consultant Noel Perry. The recovery has maybe a year and a half or two years to go, he said during FTR's "State of Freight" webinar

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Drivers•by Staff•May 14, 2012

Fuel Prices Keep Falling, Greek Economy Affects Oil Prices

Diesel and gasoline prices dropped for the fifth straight week, but oil prices continue to fall due to concerns over Europe, particularly Greece's economy. Diesel fuel prices dropped by by an average of 5.3 cents to $4.004 a gallon, according the the Energy Information Administration's weekly fuel upsate. This is the lowest the average price of diesel has been since late February.

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Drivers•by Staff•May 14, 2012

Virginia DMV "Troops to Trucks" Program Puts Veterans to Work

Through the new Troops to Trucks program, the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles is joining forces with the military and transportation-related businesses to put former servicemen and women and National Guard and Reserves members to work in the transportation industry

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Aftermarket•by Staff•May 14, 2012

Horton Adds Two QuickShip Warehouse Locations

Horton has added warehouse locations in Salt Lake City, Utah, and Grand Prairie, Texas, to its QuickShip warehouse program. Including the two new locations, the program now integrates eight warehouses for one- or two-day delivery throughout the U.S. and parts of Canada

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Drivers•by Staff•May 14, 2012

Boston Announces Daytime Hazmat Ban

The Massachusetts transportation department announced a ban on trucks carrying hazardous materials through Boston between 6 a.m. and 8 p.m., a move that trucking interests say could worsen safety, not improve it

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Fleet Management•by Staff•May 14, 2012

FTR Shippers Conditions Index Steadies in March

FTR Associates' Shippers Conditions Index for March did not show much change from the previous month. The index currently stands at -5.3, representing a moderately unfavorable condition for shippers that is expected to persist until the onset of the busy fall shipping season

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Aftermarket•by Staff•May 14, 2012

TruckingOffice Acquires HammerLane Software

TruckingOffice will acquire HammerLane Software, a longtime provider of desktop applications for owner-operators, leased fleets and full fleets in the trucking industry

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Drivers•by Staff•May 11, 2012

Highway Bill Conferees Face Daunting Schedule

House and Senate conferees last week began work on the highway bill under considerable pressure of time and necessity. Counting today, the conferees have 19 working days left before the current extension expires June 30. Their staffs, who do much of the detail work in the conference process, probably will be working close to 24-7

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Drivers•by Staff•May 11, 2012

Forbes Lists Old Dominion, Marten Among Most Trustworthy Companies

Old Dominion Freight Line and Marten Transport have been named two of America's 100 Most Trustworthy Companies by Forbes magazine

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