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Fleet Management•by Staff•April 4, 2011

Diesel Rises; Crude Reaches 30-Month High

National on-highway diesel prices climbed for the second week in a row, rising 4.4 cents to $3.976. The national average is up almost 96 cents from last year

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Fleet Management•by Staff•April 4, 2011

TransCore's Truckload Rate Index Up in March

Following a three-month decline, truckload rates for refrigerated vans increased 2.2 percent on the spot market in March compared to February, according to TransCore's Truckload Rate Index

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Aftermarket•by Staff•April 4, 2011

FleetPride Buying Midway Truck Parts

FleetPride is buying 13 Midway Truck Parts locations in Illinois and one in St. Louis, Mo

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Aftermarket•by Staff•April 4, 2011

Hub Group Acquires Exel Transportation Services

Hub Group has purchased Exel Transportation Services for $83 million before post-closing adjustments. ETS is now a wholly owned subsidiary of Hub Group, operating independently under the name Mode Transportation

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Fleet Management•by Staff•April 4, 2011

Cold Train Intermodal Expects 300% Growth

The Pacific Northwest-Chicagoland Express Cold Train Intermodal Service is celebrating its one-year anniversary.

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Drivers•by Staff•April 4, 2011

EPA Streamlines Aftermarket Natural Gas Conversion

The federal government just made it easier to convert cars and trucks to run on natural gas

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Aftermarket•by Staff•April 4, 2011

Shell Rotella SuperRigs Dates Announced

The 29th Shell Rotella SuperRigs will be held June 2-4 at the Kenly 95 Petro in Kenly, N.C

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Drivers•by Staff•April 4, 2011

Fuel Economy Key Theme at Mid-America Show

While there weren't many big new product announcements at this year's Mid-America Trucking Show last week in Louisville, Ky., there was one theme that rang loud and clear through nearly every product introduction and enhancement announced: improved fuel economy, and as part of that, lighter weight

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Aftermarket•by Staff•April 4, 2011

Canadian Professor to Research Trucker Health

A professor at the University of Moncton in the Canadian province of New Brunswick is launching a study of the health habits of 1,000 truck drivers

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Safety & Compliance•by Staff•April 3, 2011

Highway Fatalities Lowest Ever Recorded

Despite Americans driving nearly 21 billion more miles last year, U.S. highway traffic fatalities dropped 3 percent from 2009 to the lowest levels in recorded history. The fatality rate also dropped, to 1.09 per 100 million vehicle miles traveled (VMT)

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