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Drivers•by Staff•February 8, 2013

Blizzard Set To Hit Northeast, Paralyzing Traffic

What some meteorologists are already calling the storm of the century is set to move into the Northeast.

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Fleet Management•by Evan Lockridge•February 7, 2013

Con-way, ODFL, Roadrunner Report Financial Results

Three more carriers released their earnings reports. Con-way's fourth quarter profit took a big decline but was up for the year, while Roadrunner Transportation broke through the $1 billion revenue barrier in 2012 and Old Dominion Freight Line posted record numbers.

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Fleet Management•by Evan Lockridge•February 7, 2013

Some Truck OEs Offer Cautious Tone In Earnings Reports, but Wabash Predicts Possible Record Year

Several equipment makers released their latest financials this week, with some showing signs of slowing sales and concerns about the future and others at the opposite end of the spectrum. That was the sentiment coming from Cummins, Wabash National, Daimler and Volvo.

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Fleet Management•by Staff•February 7, 2013

FTR Trucking Conditions Index Remains at Normal Recovery Level

FTR’s Trucking Conditions Index for December came in with a reading of 8.38, which the transportation forecasting group says is reflective of the current good environment for truckers.

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Safety & Compliance•by Staff•February 7, 2013

ATA Renews Call for FMCSA to Implement Crash Accountability

The American Trucking Associations reiterated its call for the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to immediately establish a process to remove from motor carriers’ records crashes where it was plainly evident that the carrier was not to blame.

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Fleet Management•by Evan Lockridge•February 7, 2013

Pennsylvania Plan Would Get Oil Companies to Help Foot Infrastructure Bill

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett this week introduced a plan to week that would rely on a tax of oil companies to inject billions of dollars into the state’s transportation system while cutting taxes at the gas pump.

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Fleet Management•by Staff•February 7, 2013

Record Intermodal Container Volume Seen in 2012

While the U.S. economy sputtered along last year, intermodal container volume hit a record high with 13.1 million moves.

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Fleet Management•by Evan Lockridge•February 7, 2013

States Looking At Higher Speed Limits

Following a bold move by Texas last year authorizing speed limits as high as 85 mph along certain roads, more states are jumping on the bandwagon when it comes to puttin’ the hammer down.

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Drivers•by Staff•February 7, 2013

20 Fleets Named 'Best Fleets to Drive For'

Twenty trucking companies from across North America have been named the 2013 Best Fleets to Drive Forby the Truckload Carriers Association and CarriersEdge.

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Fleet Management•by Staff•February 7, 2013

Courier Offering Customers Long-Haul Freight Services

Atlanta-based A-1 Express, a nationwide same-day courier and transportation service provider, is getting into the long-distance freight business.

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