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Equipment•by Staff•March 11, 2011

Japan Quake, Tsunami Prompt Oil Prices to Fall

The massive earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan has pushed down the price of oil today and may affect traffic at the West Coast intermodal ports. Crude oil futures fell below $100 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange earlier today for the first time in more than a week. Japan is the world's third largest oil importer, and there is concern the disaster could slow its economy, one of the world' largest

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Drivers•by Staff•March 11, 2011

Rep. Defazio Opposes Funding for Mexican EOBRs, Questions Authority to Grant Mexican Carriers Permanent Access

In a letter to U.S. Transportation Secretary, Ray LaHood, Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-OR), expressed concern of U.S. DOT funding or EOBRs for Mexican carriers participating in the pilot program

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Aftermarket•by Staff•March 11, 2011

Strong Commercial Vehicle Order Intake Reiterates Current Market Strength

The fundamentals that support heavy-duty commercial vehicle demand continue to signal the start of an up-cycle for the market, according to ACT Research Co

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Fleet Management•by Staff•March 11, 2011

Weekly Spot Market Freight Volumes Hit Two-Year High

Truckload freight availability on TransCore's DAT Network of load boards increased by 12 percent nationwide in the week ending March 5, showing the strongest load volume for a single week since TransCore began reporting weekly levels in January 2008

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Drivers•by Staff•March 11, 2011

RWI Transportation Opens New Terminal in Dallas

RWI Transportation has opened a new terminal in the Dallas/Fort Worth market

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Aftermarket•by Staff•March 11, 2011

Hendrickson Announces So-Cal Training Sessions for April

Hendrickson has scheduled its next round of technical suspension training for the heavy-duty transportation industry with its eighth edition of the Hendrickson Vehicle Suspension Institute (HVSI)

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Aftermarket•by Staff•March 11, 2011

Why Low Cabovers in a Conventional-Cab Market?

Why do the Japan-based importers continue trying to sell low cab-over-engine trucks when North America is conventional-cab territory? The short answer is that LCOEs are what they have to sell

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Fleet Management•by Staff•March 10, 2011

February PCI Continues to Signal Slow Growth

The Ceridian-UCLA Pulse of Commerce Index fell in January and February, but was still the 15th straight month of year over year growth, indicating that economic recovery, while fragile, remains under way

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Aftermarket•by Staff•March 10, 2011

Navistar Reports 1Q Profit, Before Engineering Integration Costs

Navistar International Corp. reported adjusted net income for the first quarter ended Jan. 31, 2011, totaled $12 million, equal to $0.16 diluted earnings per share, excluding the impact of costs to integrate its truck and engine engineering operation

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Aftermarket•by Staff•March 10, 2011

Navistar Offers Electric, Hybrid and Natural Gas Power, Hebe Notes

Navistar International has "the broadest, most energy-efficient line of trucks in the industry, helping deliver real-world savings to the bottom line," declares Jim Hebe, senior vice president, North American sales operations, in a statement issued during NTEA's Work Truck Show in Indianapolis.

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