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Drivers•by Staff•May 11, 2011

FEMA Introduces Cellphone Emergency Alert System

The Federal Emergency Management Agency announced a text message-based emergency alert system for enabled mobile devices

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Fleet Management•by Staff•May 11, 2011

California Bill Would Ban Owner-Operators at Ports

A group of trucking and shipping groups is opposing a law in California to ban the use of owner-operators at state ports, which could be voted on as early as today

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Drivers•by Staff•May 11, 2011

Pulse of Commerce Index Falls 0.5 Percent in April

The Ceridian-UCLA Pulse of Commerce Index fell 0.5 percent on a seasonally and workday adjusted basis in April, marking a continuation of the see-saw economic performance experienced over the past 12 months

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Aftermarket•by Staff•May 11, 2011

DOT's Freight Index: Shipments Highest Since July 2008

The amount of freight carried by the for-hire transportation industry increased 1.9 percent in March from February to reach the highest level since July 2008, according to the DOT's Bureau of Transportation Statistics' Freight Transportation Services Index

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Safety & Compliance•by Staff•May 11, 2011

Jason's Law Reintroduced; Would Address Truck Parking Problems

U.S. Reps Paul Tonko (D-NY) and Erik Paulsen (R-MN) have reintroduced Jason's Law, which would create a grant program to help alleviate the parking shortages and pay for safety improvements at existing rest areas

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Safety & Compliance•by Staff•May 11, 2011

GAO Investigators Drive Through Holes in Port Security

An investigation by the General Accountability Office has raised serious concerns about the ability of the Transportation Worker Identification Credential program to safeguard the nation's ports.

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Aftermarket•by Staff•May 11, 2011

Meritor, Pressure Systems International Renew Strategic Alliance

Meritor and Pressure Systems International announced the renewal of their strategic alliance covering the distribution of the Meritor Tire Inflation System by PSI in North America

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Drivers•by Staff•May 11, 2011

DOE Lowers Oil, Diesel Predictions, Still Expects Higher 2011 Prices

As oil prices have fallen on the futures market recently, the Department of Energy has revised its oil price outlook for the year downward -- but says we still are looking at higher petroleum product prices for the year overall compared to 2010

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Aftermarket•by Staff•May 10, 2011

Utility Reopens Glade Spring Facility After Tornado

Utility Trailer Manufacturing reopened its dry van manufacturing facility in Glade Spring, Va., following damage from a recent tornado

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Aftermarket•by Staff•May 10, 2011

Rugged TRAX MT-10 Telematics-Based Asset Manager

Combining GPS & cellular tracking, the Morey Corp. announced the company's newest product, the Rugged TRAX MT-10 Asset Tracker

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