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Drivers•by Staff•April 11, 2012

Missouri DOT Launches Big Trucks Campaign

The Missouri Department of Transportation is asking motorists to drive more safely around trucks -- and for truck drivers to slow down and pay attention -- with its new Big Trucks Campaign

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Aftermarket•by Staff•April 11, 2012

Accuride to Expand Wheel Production at S.C. Plant

Accuride Corp., plans to expand aluminum wheel production capacity at its Camden, S.C.. plant

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Fleet Management•by Staff•April 11, 2012

Port of Long Beach, OOCL Sign $4.6 Billion, 40-Year Lease Agreement

The Port of Long Beach and shipping company Orient Overseas Container Line signed a $4.6 billion, 40-year lease agreement this week for OOCL to lease the port's new Middle Harbor, currently under construction

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Aftermarket•by Staff•April 11, 2012

Fleet Advantage Promotes Kathy Ivanov to Senior VP, Administration

Fleet Advantage, provider of truck fleet business analytics and equipment financing, promoted Kathy Walkerow-Ivanov to senior vice president of administration

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Drivers•by Staff•April 10, 2012

Diesel to Average $4.21 This Summer; Crude to Average $112

Diesel fuel prices, which averaged $3.94 per gallon last summer, are projected to average $4.21 per gallon this summer, according to the Energy Information Administration's Short-Term Outlook

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Aftermarket•by Staff•April 10, 2012

Rolling Strong Introduces Wellness App

Rolling Strong introduced what it says is the first wellness app in the transportation industry. The RoadApp to Wellness is available on the iPhone, iPad or computers to help professional drivers get on the road to better health

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Drivers•by Staff•April 10, 2012

Expect Delays on I-20/59 near Birmingham, Ala.

Month-long work started Monday on all lanes of I-20/59 North in Bessemer, Ala., diverting nearly 50,000 vehicles that travel those lanes daily, reports The Birmingham News

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Fleet Management•by Staff•April 10, 2012

Retail Container Traffic Predicted to Increase 3.2% in April

Import cargo volume at the nation's major retail container ports is expected to increase 3.2% in April compared with the same month last year. Year-over-year gains should continue through the end of summer, according to the monthly Global Port Tracker

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Aftermarket•by Staff•April 10, 2012

Hovis Technical Training Center Celebrates Grand Opening

Hovis Auto & Truck Supply celebrated the grand opening of its Hovis Technical Training Center with an open house last month at its Mercer, Pa., facility

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Fleet Management•by Staff•April 10, 2012

Sluggish Growth in Freight Volumes; Rates Remain Flat

Freight shipment volumes continued their sluggish pace upward in March, increasing 2.1% from February, according to the Cass Freight Index. Freight spending, meanwhile, increased 1%. This is the second month in a row that shipment growth exceeded cost growth, signifying that rates have remained relatively flat.

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