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Aftermarket•by Staff•November 10, 2011

Pilot Flying J Offers iPhone App

Pilot Flying J has launched My Pilot, a new iPhone application designed to assist professional drivers and motorists as they plan trips and stop to refuel and refresh while on the road

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Drivers•by Staff•November 10, 2011

Missouri Moving Ahead on I-70 Tolling Plans

The head of the Missouri Department of Transportation plans to try to convince the state General Assembly to authorize tolls for Interstate 70

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Aftermarket•by Staff•November 10, 2011

Smith Electric Vehicles to Go Public

Smith Electric Vehicles has filed a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission for an initial public offering, which according to some published reports could raise $125 million

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Fleet Management•by Staff•November 10, 2011

Spot Freight Index Up 39% Over Last Year

TransCore's Freight Index was up 39% in October compared to the same month in 2010. This measurement of spot market freight volume was the highest for the month of October since 2005, when pent-up demand boosted load volumes to record levels following Hurricane Katrina

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Aftermarket•by Staff•November 10, 2011

Clean Energy, Quarles Adding Natural Gas Fueling

Clean Energy Fuels Corp. has partnered with Quarles Petroleum, a Mid-Atlantic fleet fuel station operator, to add natural gas fueling services at selected Quarles station locations

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Drivers•by Staff•November 10, 2011

Washington State Has New Tool to Check for HOS Violations

The Washington State Patrol's Commercial Vehicle Division is using automated license plate readers to help it find drivers violating hours of service rules

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Drivers•by Staff•November 10, 2011

Senate Committee First Out of Chute with Highway Bill

Last week the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee unanimously reported out a bill that would reauthorize the federal highway program for two years. One move does not make a chess game, but it's a welcome developmen

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Drivers•by Staff•November 9, 2011

Suit Filed Over New Truck Fuel Economy Standards

A legal firm representing a group of small trucking and construction business owners in California has filed a federal lawsuit challenging the federal government's new fuel-economy standards for heavy duty and medium duty vehicles

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Aftermarket•by Staff•November 9, 2011

Volvo Sets Goals to Increase Operating Margin

Growth potential in Volvo Group's existing business, combined with higher cost efficiency, give the company the potential to increase its operating margin by at least 3 percentage points, according to President and CEO Olof Persson

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Fleet Management•by Staff•November 9, 2011

BTS: Freight Shipments Rose 0.9% in September from August

The amount of freight carried by the for-hire transportation industry rose 0.9% in September from August, reaching the highest level since July 2008, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics

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