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Aftermarket•by Staff•May 25, 2010

Teamsters Reject ABF Freight's Wage Cuts

Teamsters employed at ABF Freight System rejected the company's proposed changes to the labor contract, which involved a 15 percent pay cut, while protecting pension, health care and welfare benefits

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Drivers•by Staff•May 24, 2010

Kansas Outlaws Texting While Driving

Kansas has become the 26th state to pass a texting while driving ban, as Gov. Mark Parkinson signed an anti-texting bill into law recently

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Drivers•by Staff•May 24, 2010

Diesel Sees Largest One-Week Drop in Over a Year

Diesel continued to drop for the second week in a row, down 7.3 cents to a national average of $3.021 a gallo

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Aftermarket•by Staff•May 24, 2010

ITP Diesel Announces Name Change, New Facility

Diesel retailer ITP Diesel has changed its name to Sinister Diesel and is moving into a 15,000-square-foot retail and warehouse space in Phoenix to open June 1

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Aftermarket•by Staff•May 24, 2010

Thermo King's Electric APU Receives SmartWay Verification

Thermo King has announced that its TriPacE electric auxiliary idle reduction and temperature management system has been verified by the Environmental Protection Agency's SmartWay program as an anti-idling technology

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Aftermarket•by Staff•May 24, 2010

Remy Finalizes Grant to Produce Electric Motors

Remy International has received final approval to get started on its effort to accelerate standardization and commercialization of its Remy HVH electric motor technology

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Drivers•by Staff•May 24, 2010

YRC Worldwide Announces Re-Entry Into Union Pension Plans

YRC has announced its re-entry into union pension plans, with the formation of joint committees made up of representatives from YRC and the Teamsters Unio

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Aftermarket•by Staff•May 21, 2010

Transportation Insurance Rates Continue to Decrease in First Quarter

According to the first quarter Transportation Insurance Pricing Survey released by NIP Group, most in the trucking industry are seeing insurance rates continue to drop, with 51.52 percent saying the market is soft

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Aftermarket•by Staff•May 21, 2010

Silver Eagle's Aero Saber Skirt Gets SmartWay Nod

Silver Eagle Manufacturing has announced that its Aero Saber trailer skirt has been verified by the Environmental Protection Agency SmartWay program as an advanced trailer skirt

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Aftermarket•by Staff•May 21, 2010

Technology Summit Tackles Trucking's Future Challenges

Speakers at the ALK Transportation Technology Summit in Princeton, N.J., last month pointed to better days ahead for the trucking industry, but addressed some of the challenges carriers will face in the next few years to come

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