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Aftermarket•by Staff•August 20, 2012

Highway Angel Helps Fellow Driver Survive a Heart Attack

The Truckload Carriers Association added a new name to its roster of Highway Angels. Steven Huett of Orion, Ill., a professional truck driver for Tennant Truck Lines of Colona, Ill., is being recognized for helping a fellow truck driver survive a medical emergency

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Aftermarket•by Staff•August 20, 2012

New Front-Discharge Mixer Design Highlights Terex Anniversary

It's been 40 years since a group of Midwestern ready mix concrete producers banded together to manufacture a new front-discharge ready mix truck that they called Advance

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Drivers•by Staff•August 17, 2012

FMCSA Launches Facebook Page

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has launched a Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/FMCSA

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Drivers•by Staff•August 17, 2012

DEF Price Drops Dramatically at the Pump

After rising from a spike in agricultural demand for urea, diesel-exhaust fluid prices at the pump saw a sharp drop in July, according to DEF Tracker. The average U.S. DEF pump price dropped dramatically between June and July, to $2.70 per gallon

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Drivers•by Staff•August 17, 2012

Maine Turnpike Tolls to Rise Nov. 1

Tolls will go up on the Maine Turnpike starting Nov. 1. Last week, the Maine Turnpike Authority Board unanimously approved a plan to raise an additional $21.14 million in toll revenue to continue a 30-year plan to maintain and rehabilitate the Turnpike's network of bridges, interchanges and pavement and well as pay off existing debt

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Drivers•by Staff•August 17, 2012

Obama Administration Frees up Unspent Earmark Funds for Infrastructure Projects

The Obama administration announced that it won't allow infrastructure funds to sit idle as a result of stalled earmark projects. It's making more than $470 million in unspent earmarks immediately available to states for projects that will create jobs and help improve transportation

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Aftermarket•by Staff•August 17, 2012

Noregon Adds Director of National Fleet Accounts

Noregon Systems added Brent Hamil as director of National Fleet Account

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Drivers•by Staff•August 17, 2012

Crete Carrier Launches Patriot Fleet

This month, Crete Carrier Corp. welcomed five special trucks into its newly launched Patriot Fleet.

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Aftermarket•by Staff•August 16, 2012

HireRight Settles Claim of Inaccurate Background Reports on Truck Drivers

HireRight, which the trucking industry knows for its DAC driver screening services, has agreed to pay $2.6 million to settle charges that it did not take adequate steps to verify the accuracy of criminal background checks as required by the Fair Credit Reporting Act

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Aftermarket•by Staff•August 16, 2012

Mack, Volvo to Build Transmissions in U.S.

The Mack mDrive and Volvo I-Shift transmissions are now being assembled in Hagerstown, Md

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