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Aftermarket•by Staff•March 24, 2011

Two Tire Associations Ready to Serve Retread Industry

The tire industry got a bit of a shock last fall when the Tire Retread & Repair Information Bureau let Harvey Brodsky go. David Stevens has filled the managing director position held by Brodsky for years at TRIB, and Brodsky has started a new advocacy group for retreaders called the Retread Tire Association

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Aftermarket•by Staff•March 24, 2011

NTSB Will Hold Review Forum For Truck and Bus Safety Progess

The National Transportation Safety Board will hold a public forum on truck and bus safety May 10-11 in Washington, D.C., to review the progress that has been made since the NTSB held a series of public hearings on the matter back in 1999-2000

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Aftermarket•by Staff•March 24, 2011

APRA Schedules Transmission Remanufacturing Group Clinics

The Automotive Parts Remanufacturers Association will hold a combined Heavy Duty Transmission Clinic and a Volume Transmission Remanufacturing Group Clinic on Thursday and Friday, May 12-13, at the Hilton Philadelphia Airport Hotel in Philadelphia

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Drivers•by Staff•March 24, 2011

Oil Prices Near 30-Month High

Events in Libya prompted crude oil prices to clime to a near-30-month high Wednesday as concern mounted that attacks on Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi's troops, as well as protest in Syria, would disrupt oil supplies

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Aftermarket•by Staff•March 23, 2011

Daimler CEO to Deliver Keynote Address at 2011 ACT EXPO

President and CEO of Daimler Trucks North America, Martin Daum, will deliver the keynote address on Friday, May 6, at the Alternative Clean Transportation Expo in Long Beach, Calif

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Aftermarket•by Staff•March 23, 2011

Work Truck Show Names Award Winners

The Work Truck Show 2011 awarded the Editors' Choice award to Dakota Bodies, and the Green Award to Energy Xtreme. The Work Truck Show 2011 was held at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis March 8-10

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Aftermarket•by Staff•March 23, 2011

Canadian Truckers Say Biodiesel Mandate Costs Outweigh Benefits

The 4,500-member Canadian Trucking Alliance says the Canadian government needs to re-think its approach to a national biodiesel mandate set to kick in on July

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Aftermarket•by Staff•March 23, 2011

NAFA to Host Alternative Fuel Conference

The National Association of Fleet Administrators Michigan chapter, in partnership with the Clean Energy Coalition, will hold its inaugural Alternative Fuel Conference March 24, at the Roush Automotive Collection in Livonia, Mich

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Aftermarket•by Staff•March 22, 2011

LXE Introduces Thor Vehicle-Mount Computer

LXE, part of EMS Technologies' Global Resource Management business unit, launched the Thor vehicle-mount computer.

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Fleet Management•by Staff•March 22, 2011

ATA Truck Tonnage Index Fell 2.9 Percent in February

The American Trucking Associations' advance seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index fell 2.9 percent in February after increasing a revised 3.5 percent in January 2011

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