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Safety & Compliance•by Staff•February 1, 2013

AAA Study: Behind-the-Wheel Cell Phone Users More Likely to Speed and Drive Drowsy

Motorists who use cell phones while driving are more likely to engage in additional dangerous behaviors such as speeding, driving drowsy, driving without a seatbelt and sending texts or e-mails, according to a survey conducted by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety.

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Fleet Management•by Staff•February 1, 2013

Kenworth and Paccar Financial Announce Medium-Duty Extended Warranty Program

Kenworth Truck Co. and Paccar Financial announce a 2013 Extended Warranty Program for U.S. customers who purchase new Kenworth Class 5-7 factory trucks financed through Paccar Financial.

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Drivers•by Staff•February 1, 2013

Covenant Reports Positive 2012 and Fourth Quarter, Compared to Year-Ago Losses

Covenant Transportation Group, Chattanooga, Tenn., saw its revenue rise nearly 10% over last year's fourth quarter and its net income turn positive compared to a loss.

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Fleet Management•by Staff•February 1, 2013

Arkansas Best Reports $7.9 Million Loss for Quarter

Arkansas Best Corp. reports fourth-quarter and full-year losses, but says Teamsters negotiations will help cut costs, and new non-asset-based businesses will help the bottom line.

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Drivers•by Staff•February 1, 2013

Landstar System Reports Record 4Q Profits

Landstar System, , Jacksonville, Fla., record diluted earnings per share of 73 cents in the 2012 fourth quarter compared to 70 cents in the fourteen week 2011 fourth quarter.

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Fleet Management•by Staff•January 31, 2013

Henry Prentice Promoted to VP Custom Solutions for Noregon Systems

Noregon Systems, a provider of software solutions to the transportation industry, announced the promotion of Henry Prentice to vice president, Custom Solutions.

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Aftermarket•by Staff•January 31, 2013

Custom Truck Sales Opens Location in Manitoba

Custom Truck Sales has opened a new parts and service facility in Brandon, Manitoba.

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Fleet Management•by Staff•January 31, 2013

Daimler Confirms Potential Layoffs of 1,300 Workers

Daimler Trucks North America is in the process of notifying approximately 1,300 production workers across DTNA’s North American manufacturing facilities of a potential layoff in compliance with the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, according to the company.

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Fuel Smarts•by Staff•January 31, 2013

Florida-Based Beer Distributor Replaces Fleet with Green Tractors

Beer distributor J.J. Taylor Companies Inc. announced it will replace its Tampa-based fleet with compressed natural gas tractors as part of an ongoing commitment to sustainability.

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Fleet Management•by Staff•January 31, 2013

November Surface Transportation Trade Totaled $81.5 Billion

Trade using surface transportation between the United States and its North American Free Trade Agreement partners, Canada and Mexico, rose 6.2% in November 2012 compared to November 2011, totaling $81.5 billion, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics of the U.S. Department of Transportation.

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