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Safety & Compliance•by Staff•November 17, 2011

Safety Improvements Show HOS Rule Does Not Need Revision, ATA Says

The continuing improvement in truck safety shows that the current hours of service rules do not need to be revised, American Trucking Associations President Bill Graves said in a letter to the White House Office of Management and Budget

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Drivers•by Staff•November 17, 2011

Oil Tops $100 for First Time Since July

Oil prices hit $100 per barrel for the first time in nearly four months Wednesday as U.S. supplies dropped, and a pipeline deal promised to cut them further

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Drivers•by Staff•November 17, 2011

Maryland Trucking Company Declared Imminent Hazard to the Public, Shut Down -- Again

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has ordered Maryland-based Gunthers Transport, LLC shut down after a lengthy investigation found it to be an imminent hazard to public safety. Company owner, Mark David Gunther, was convicted on similar charges in 1995

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Safety & Compliance•by Staff•November 17, 2011

Brake Safety Week Results Show Improvement in Brake Adjustment Rates, Increased Overall OOS Rates

Enforcement data gathered from across the continent during Operation Air Brake's Brake Safety Week reveals the number of out-of-service defects for both brake adjustment and brake components are down slightly, while the overall OOS rate for brakes rose

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Aftermarket•by Staff•November 17, 2011

Freight Sustainability Summit Kicks Off Today in Washington

The U.S. Freight Sustainability Summit: Growing the Economy, Protecting the Environment and Improving Energy Efficiency" begins today and continues Friday at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington D.C

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Aftermarket•by Staff•November 17, 2011

Accuride Establishes Aluminum Wheel Capacity in Mexico

Accuride Corporation has completed its initial expansion of aluminum wheel production capacity in Mexico

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Aftermarket•by Staff•November 17, 2011

Pilot Flying J Opens Two New Idleair Locations

Pilot Flying J and IdleAir have expanded their network partnership and will provide service to two more Pilot locations

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Aftermarket•by Staff•November 17, 2011

Wingfoot Adds Two Truck Care Centers

Wingfoot Commercial Tire Systems has opened two new Wingfoot Truck Care Centers located in Joplin, Mo., and Greenwood, La

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Aftermarket•by Staff•November 17, 2011

Expedite Group Rebrands, Refocuses

TEANA, originally formed in 2003 as The Expedite Alliance of North America, is repranding itself with a new name under the same acronym. It's now knows as The Expedite Association of North America

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Aftermarket•by Staff•November 17, 2011

Fleetco Joins Wabash National Dealer Network

Wabash National recently announced the addition of Fleetco, Inc. to its dealer network. Fleetco is now authorized to sell Wabash National dry and refrigerated vans in parts of Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi and Tennessee

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