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Fleet Management•by Staff•June 11, 2013

Transportation Added to Texas Special Session Call

Texas Gov. Rick Perry expanded the Texas Congress' special session call to include transportation funding.

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Fleet Management•by TruckingInfo Staff•June 11, 2013

Florida to Increase Time Duration of Yellow Lights

The Florida Department of Transportation recently announced that it will be re-calculating the current timing on all yellow lights in all of the state's intersections.

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Fleet Management•by Kate Harlow•June 11, 2013

FTR Gives Insight Into State of General Economy, Trucking Industry

To sum up the general economic outlook for the upcoming months in one sentence: More of the same for 2013 and then better in 2014. That is how FTR Associates Senior Consultant Bill Witte predicted the overall economy will be in the near future at the recent State of Freight Summit held by FTR.

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Fleet Management•by Staff•June 11, 2013

Carl and Eva Marshall Recognized as TCA Highway Angels

The Truckload Carriers Association named its latest Highway Angels: Carl and Eva Marshall of Marshall Trucking, Payette, Idaho. The owner-operators are being recognized for helping an injured motorist on a bitterly cold morning.

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Fleet Management•by Staff•June 11, 2013

Fontaine Fifth Wheel Hires Todd Kuipers as Key Account/Marketing Manager

Fontaine Fifth Wheel has hired Todd Kuipers to serve as both its key account manager for the Atlantic Coast region and as marketing manager.

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Fleet Management•by Staff•June 11, 2013

IHS to Acquire R.L. Polk for $1.4 billion

IHS Inc., a global source of critical information and analytics, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire R.L. Polk & Co., a company that provides automotive information and analytics solutions, including those for commercial trucks for $1.4 billion.

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Safety & Compliance•by Staff•June 10, 2013

Commerce Committee Sends Foxx DOT Nomination to Senate

The Senate Commerce Committee Monday night approved the nomination of Anthony Foxx to be Secretary of Transportation, while the committee named Mark Warner to take over a key transportation subcommittee from the late Frank Lautenberg.

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Drivers•by Evan Lockridge•June 10, 2013

Diesel Prices Fall as Gasoline and Oil Move Higher

The price of diesel has fallen for the third week in a row, putting the U.S. average close to where it was just four weeks ago. In contrast, the average U.S. cost for gasoline has increased over the past week.

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Fleet Management•by Staff•June 10, 2013

ATA Opens Registration for Annual Management Conference & Exhibition

American Trucking Associations announced it has opened registration for the the annual Management Conference & Exhibition, scheduled for Oct. 19-22 in Orlando, Fla.

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Fleet Management•by Staff•June 10, 2013

Exide Technologies Files Voluntary Chapter 11

Exide Technologies, a battery maker based in Milton, Ga., has filed for voluntary Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization as it attempts to restructure its U.S. business and strengthen its balance sheet. The company said its international operations are excluded from the filing, which it made Monday in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Delaware.

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