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Drivers•by Staff•September 7, 2011

Diesel Prices Up, Crude Down

Diesel prices were up nearly 5 cents a gallon this week, to $3.868 per gallon nationwide, according to the Energy Department's weekly figures

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Aftermarket•by Staff•September 7, 2011

EMA Becomes Truck and Engine Manufacturers Association

The Engine Manufacturers Association, which includes the Truck Manufacturers Association, is now using the name Truck and Engine Manufacturers Association for the trade group

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Drivers•by Staff•September 7, 2011

Kenan Advantage Group Grows Gas Business with JBK Acquisition

Kenan Advantage Group, a large tank truck transporter and logistics provider based in North Canton, Ohio, has completed its acquisition of Jack B. Kelley Inc., which it says is the largest independent transporter of industrial gases in the United States

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Equipment•by Staff•September 6, 2011

Chinese Company Launches Truck for U.S. and European Markets

Beiqi Foton Motor Co Ltd has launched a heavy-duty truck for the U.S. and European markets, the first Chinese model built for high-end overseas markets, according to China Daily.

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Aftermarket•by Staff•September 6, 2011

ATA Asks Obama Administration to Reconsider HOS Rules

In a letter to Cass Sunstein, administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs at the Office of Management and Budget, American Trucking Associations urged the Obama administration to live up to its promise to relieve the burden of unnecessary regulations as it considers changes to the hours-of-service rules

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Fleet Management•by Staff•September 6, 2011

August Truck Order Numbers Improve

Commercial truck orders improved during August, according to preliminary data from two trucking industry analysis firms

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Drivers•by Staff•September 6, 2011

Schneider Ramping up New Oil Field Service

Schneider National is hiring 500 new drivers as part of its new service to support hydraulic fracturing, or "fracking," companies

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Drivers•by Staff•September 6, 2011

SoCalGas, Oberon Fuels to Produce DME

Southern California Gas Co. and Oberon Fuels, a San Diego based low-emission alternative fuels company, will team up to design and build the first commercial facility in the United States to produce Dimethyl Ether from natural gas for use as a transportation fuel

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Equipment•by Staff•September 5, 2011

Teamsters, Public Citizen File Suit to Stop Cross-Border Pilot Program

The Teamsters and Public Citizen filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Transportation on Friday seeking to block cross-border trucking with Mexico. Several Mexican carriers have applied to participate in the program, which could start within weeks

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Drivers•by Staff•September 2, 2011

Pa. Turnpike Launches Hands-Free Traveler Alert App

The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission launched a new iPhone and Droid application that reads audio alerts to travelers when there's a closure or delay in their way

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