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Aftermarket•by Staff•February 8, 2008

Rush Enterprises Hires 4 Medium-Duty Sales Members

Rush Enterprises Inc. has added four medium-duty market sales people to its dealership sales staff across the country in its focus on increasing the medium-duty market share. Casey McCollom has been named sales manager

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Safety & Compliance•by Staff•February 8, 2008

Truck-involved Fatal Crashes Fall to All-time Low

Three of the primary measures of large truck safety fell to record lows in 2006, according to figures released by the U.S. Department of Transportation. Newly released Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)

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Aftermarket•by Staff•February 8, 2008

Paccar Chief Addresses HDMA Breakfast at MATS

Tom Plimpton, president of Paccar, will be the keynote speaker at the Annual Heavy Duty Manufacturers Association (HDMA) Breakfast & Briefing from 7 to 9:30 a.m. on Friday, March 28, at the Mid-America Trucking Show (MATS) in Louisville, Ky

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Aftermarket•by Staff•February 7, 2008

ZF Sachs Supplying Rear Shocks to Daimler Trucks North America

ZF Sachs, the powertrain and suspension components division of ZF, has been awarded the contract to supply all production heavy-duty twin-tube chassis and cab shock absorbers for Daimler Trucks North Americ

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Aftermarket•by Staff•February 7, 2008

Modifying Driver Behavior Topic of TCA Audio Conference

The Truckload Carriers Association (TCA) is sponsoring an audio conference from noon to 1:30 p.m. ET on Feb. 21 called "Modifying Driver Behavior Through Training and Technology." The audio semina

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Aftermarket•by Staff•February 6, 2008

Teamsters Launch Bid to Fire U.S. Transportation Secretary

The Teamsters Union is launching a nationwide campaign this morning to fire Transportation Secretary Mary Peters for "unlawfully opening the border to unsafe trucks from Mexico." "It's a disgrace that Mary Peters is still in office," sai

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Aftermarket•by Staff•February 6, 2008

Teamsters Launch Bid to Fire U.S. Transportation Secretary

The Teamsters Union is launching a nationwide campaign tomorrow morning to fire Transportation Secretary Mary Peters for "unlawfully opening the border to unsafe trucks from Mexico." "It's a disgrace that Mary Peters is still in office," said Teamsters

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Drivers•by Staff•February 6, 2008

Schneider National Intermodal Names Primary Rail Providers

Schneider National Inc. is consolidating its network of primary rail providers and simplifying its container/trailer pool operations to further enhance its intermodal service. Schneider Intermodal will utilize BNSF Railway and CSX Intermodal

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Aftermarket•by Staff•February 6, 2008

Cummins Diesels Meet Idle Limit Rules In California

The complete line of Cummins truck diesels can now meet Clean Idle requirements in California, allowing those engines to idle beyond the state Air Resources Board's five-minute limit, the builder announced. Cummins

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Safety & Compliance•by Staff•February 6, 2008

Detroit DD15, Safety Options Now Optional In Sterling Trucks

Sterling Truck says Detroit Diesel's new DD15 heavy truck diesel is now available in its A and L models. The builder also announced new safety options, including Knorr-Bendix air disc brakes, an Eaton collisio

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