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Aftermarket•by Staff•October 26, 2010

Survey Shows Increased Demand for Class 8 Trucks in 2011

The Annual Fleet Study just completed by CK Commercial Vehicle Research shows a 47 percent increase in the number of fleets who plan new Class 8 and medium duty power unit purchases in 2011 versus those that planned orders for 2010

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Drivers•by Staff•October 26, 2010

Diesel Prices Drop Slightly

The average price of diesel dropped last week for the first time in a month, according to weekly figures released Monday by the U.S. Department of Energy

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Aftermarket•by Staff•October 26, 2010

Daimler Builds Hybrid-Electric Cascadia for Walmart

Daimler Trucks North America says it has collaborated with Walmart Transportation to build a hybrid-electric Freightliner Cascadia. The truck-tractor also marks the beginning of a long-term strategic partnership between DTNA and Walmart to develop innovative, green technologies

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Aftermarket•by Staff•October 26, 2010

EPA-DOT Proposals Ignore Natural Gas, NGV America Complains

Clean-burning domestically produced natural gas has been left out of the federal government's proposed rule to reduce emissions and improve fuel efficiency in commercial vehicles

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Drivers•by Staff•October 25, 2010

Fuel Economy, Greenhouse Gas Emission Standards Proposed for Commercial Trucks

Two federal agencies have proposed first-ever national standards for fuel economy and greenhouse gas emissions for medium and heavy trucks. The complementary proposals, announced Monday by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the Environmental Protection Agency, will establish a new way to measure truck fuel efficiency and emissions

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Drivers•by Staff•October 25, 2010

DOT, EPA Announce Fuel Economy Rules

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Transportation today announced the first national standards to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve fuel efficiency of heavy-duty trucks and buses

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Aftermarket•by Staff•October 24, 2010

Macktrucks.com Listed as Top 10 Website

A leading business-to-business marketing magazine has named the website of Mack Trucks, Inc. - www.macktrucks.com - as one of the "10 Great Websites" for 2010

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Drivers•by Staff•October 24, 2010

I-40 Fully Reopens in North Carolina

I-40 is fully open to traffic in North Carolina near the Tennessee border, a year after a huge rock slide shut down the Interstate

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Drivers•by Staff•October 24, 2010

Florida Trucking Company Must Reinstate Whistleblower, Pay Damages

The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has ordered Zurla Trucking of Fort Myers, Fla., to reinstate a truck driver who was fired for calling attention to safety issues

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Drivers•by Staff•October 24, 2010

Owner-Operator Group Challenges EOBR Rule

The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association filed a petition seeking review of the final rule mandating electronic on-board recorders for motor carriers with chronic noncompliance with hours-of-service regulations

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