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Drivers•by Staff•August 28, 2012

California Reaches $100 million Milestone in Loan Assistance to Truckers

The California Air Resources Board and the California Pollution Control Financing Authority, part of the State Treasurer's Office, hit the $100 million mark in financial assistance to small-business truckers so they can buy cleaner-burning vehicles

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Drivers•by Staff•August 28, 2012

Electrification Coalition, FleetAnswers to Provide Electrification Resources

The Electrification Coalition and FleetAnswers have teamed up to provide online resources on plug-in electric vehicle deployment

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Aftermarket•by Staff•August 28, 2012

Eaton to Develop Predictive Battery Management Technology for Hybrid Vehicles

Eaton is working on a way to reduce the size of batteries used in hybrid vehicles ranging from passenger cars to commercial vehicles, without compromising battery life or vehicle performance in hybrid vehicles

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Drivers•by HDT Staff•August 28, 2012

New Highway Law a Big Work Order for FMCSA

The new highway law sets an ambitious agenda for the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration over the next couple of years. Most of the requirements in MAP-21 came from the agency's strategic plan, said administrator Anne Ferro as she introduced a presentation Monday on the agency's plans to implement the law.

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Drivers•by Staff•August 27, 2012

New Advisory Panel Broadens Access to CSA Planning

The trucking industry and other interest groups are getting more say in how the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration shapes its signature CSA safety enforcement program. At the first meeting of a new CSA advisory panel yesterday, the agency spelled out the help it needs, calling for ideas and suggestions on how to solve such long-standing issues as public access to data, improvements in the data correction system and whether or not carriers should get credit for safety technology

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Aftermarket•by Staff•August 27, 2012

Leadership Changes at Accuride

Accuride Corp. named Scott D. Hazlett senior vice president and general manager, Accuride Wheels and Gunite

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Aftermarket•by Staff•August 27, 2012

TCA Announces Participants in 2nd Weight Loss Showdown

The Truckload Carriers Association announced the participants in the follow-up to its successful Weight Loss Showdown

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Drivers•by Staff•August 27, 2012

Diesel and Gasoline Prices Continue to Increase

Diesel prices continued to climb this week, according to the U.S. Department of Energy

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Fleet Management•by Staff•August 27, 2012

Labor and Management Asked to Resume Port Contract Talks


The National Retail Federation urged labor and management to return to the table in negotiations for a new East Coast and Gulf Coast longshoremen's contract, saying retailers heading into the crucial holiday season will be forced to divert cargo elsewhere in a matter of days

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Aftermarket•by Staff•August 27, 2012

Worldwide Equipment Opening KW Dealership in Charleston

South Carolina's Kenworth dealer is expanding to the Charleston area. Worldwide Equipment will open a third full-service dealership in South Carolina next month

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