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Equipment•by Staff•July 2, 2012

Continued Weakness for China Heavy Truck Demand in Q1

With a freight transportation slump and operational costs rising, China's heavy-duty market continued the downward spiral that began last year, according to the recently released China Commercial Vehicle Outlook, which is jointly published quarterly by ACT and SIC, China's State Information Center.

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Drivers•by Staff•July 2, 2012

NHTSA Announces Public Hearing on Proposed Stability Control Systems Rule

The Department of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has announced a public hearing on the proposed rule for heavy vehicle electronic stability control systems

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Drivers•by Staff•July 2, 2012

YRC Freight Settles Chicago Lawsuits

YRC Freight, a subsidiary of YRC Worldwide Inc., has voluntarily settled two class action lawsuits alleging racial discrimination and harassment at its Chicago Ridge, Ill., terminal, which closed in 2009.

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Drivers•by Staff•July 2, 2012

Saddle Creek Corp. Adds Freightliner CNG Tractors to its For-Hire Fleet

Saddle Creek Corp. has added 40 Freightliner Business Class M2 112 compressed natural gas tractors, doubling its fleet of Freightliner CNG tractors

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Aftermarket•by Staff•July 2, 2012

TravelCenters of America Opens New Michigan Locations

TravelCenters of America has announced the opening of two new TA-branded locations in Tekonsha, Mich., and Battle Creek, Mich

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Aftermarket•by Staff•July 2, 2012

Smith Electric Adds to Board of Directors, Names New President

Smith Electric Vehicles Corp. producer of all-electric commercial vehicles, announced the appointment of John F. Smith to its board of directors. The company also announced Robin Mackie's appointment to president

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Aftermarket•by Staff•July 2, 2012

Bendix Names New COO

Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems has appointed Carlos Hungria chief operating officer and a member of the Bendix executive board.

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Aftermarket•by Staff•July 2, 2012

OnRamp Transportation Services Announces New President

OnRamp Transportation Services has promoted Spencer Angerbauer to the role of president. Angerbauer is a 14-year veteran of multiple industries, including transportation, technology, commercial real estate and property management

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Drivers•by Staff•July 1, 2012

Congress Passes Highway Bill; House Bill Would Block EOBR Mandate

The House and Senate passed the highway reauthorization bill Friday afternoon. The bill easily cleared both chambers: The House vote was 373-52, and the Senate vote was 74-19. It now goes to President Obama, who is expected to sign it

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Safety & Compliance•by Staff•July 1, 2012

DOT Shuts Down Tennessee Trucking Company

The U.S. DOT's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration last week shut down a Tennessee-based trucking company, Three Angels Farms, after an extensive review found multiple federal violations in hours-of-service compliance, driver qualification requirements, drug and alcohol testing and vehicle maintenance

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