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Drivers•by Staff•February 13, 2013

Report Summarizes Car-Truck Contribution/Fault in Serious Crashes

A new report released by the American Trucking Associations summarizes the car-truck relative contribution/fault findings of several large-scale studies.

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Drivers•by Staff•February 13, 2013

Transportation Community Urges FCC to Protect Critical Spectrum

The Intelligent Transportation Society of America along with major automakers, safety advocates and transportation officials from across the country, are joining together to urge the Federal Communications Commission to protect the 5.9 GHz band of spectrum.

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Fuel Smarts•by Staff•February 13, 2013

3M Announces Certification for CNG Tank

3M announced it has successfully completed the NGV2-2007 certification process for its first compressed natural gas tank. The 21.5-inch by 60-inch inch tank is designed for light- and medium-duty pick-up trucks and corporate fleet vehicles.

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Drivers•by Staff•February 13, 2013

Haslam to Resume Role as CEO of Pilot Flying J

Jimmy Haslam will be returning to the family business in his previous position as CEO of Pilot Flying J. In September, Pilot Flying J hired John Compton to serve as CEO of the company to allow Haslam the time to focus on the Cleveland Browns football team, which he bought last summer.

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Fleet Management•by Staff•February 13, 2013

Interstate Batteries President and CEO Passing Leadership Torch

On May 1, Carlos Sepulveda will be leaving his position as Interstate Batteries' president and CEO. He will begin a new role as executive chairman at Triumph Bancorp Inc., passing the Interstate Batteries leadership to Scott Miller.

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Aftermarket•by Staff•February 12, 2013

Centennial Celebration at Six Robblees

Over the past 100 years, Six Robblees Inc. has grown from a small family business with three employees to a small family business with 165 employees and 18 locations across five states.

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Drivers•by Staff•February 12, 2013

Con-way Freight's James Sutfin Reaches Three Million Consecutive Accident-Free Miles

Con-way Freight announced that professional driver sales representative James "Jackpot" Sutfin surpassed the career milestone of three million consecutive, accident-free miles. Sutfin, a long-time resident of Las Vegas, is the first of Con-way's 15,000 drivers nationwide to reach this safe-driving achievement.

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Drivers•by Evan Lockridge•February 12, 2013

New Energy Department Report Predicts Lower Fuel and Oil Prices

The U.S. Energy Department’s Energy Information Administration has released a new forecast in which it predicts diesel prices later this year will be lower than their current level.

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Fleet Management•by Staff•February 11, 2013

U.S. Xpress Quizzes Logistics Managers

According to a recent survey of more than 400 logistics managers by transportation services provider U.S. Xpress Enterprises, only 59% of shippers use performance metrics to manage freight costs and only 43% are currently running or planning to implement a transportation management system.

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Drivers•by Evan Lockridge•February 11, 2013

Oil Gains Ground While Diesel Rises for Fourth Straight Week

The price of oil is inching back closer to the $100 a barrel mark while diesel fuel prices, rising for the fourth straight week, hit their highest level since the latter half of October.

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