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Drivers•by Staff•February 7, 2012

U.S. Xpress Promotes Ray Harlin to President

U.S. Xpress Enterprises promoted Ray Harlin to president of the company. Harlin succeeds Patrick Quinn, the company's co-founder, who passed away in December

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Drivers•by Staff•February 7, 2012

TravelCenters of America Adds DEF Dispensers at More Than 60 Locations

TravelCenters of America completed the installation of bulk diesel exhaust fluid dispensers at 62 of its TA and Petro Stopping Center locations

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Drivers•by Staff•February 7, 2012

Clean Energy Contracts with Green Energy Oilfield Services to Build LNG Station for Texas Tanker Fleet

Clean Energy Fuels Corp. signed a 10-year agreement with Texas transport provider Green Energy Oilfield Services to build, supply and maintain a new liquefied natural gas fueling station at Green Energy headquarters in Fairfield, Texas.

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Safety & Compliance•by Staff•February 6, 2012

Paccar Recalls Trucks with Problematic Bendix Air-Brake Valve

Paccar Inc., one of several manufacturers whose trucks are affected by problems with a Bendix air-brake valve, has issued a recall that includes 21 Kenworth and Peterbilt models

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Drivers•by Staff•February 6, 2012

Diesel and Gas Prices Continue to Creep Up, Oil Prices fall

U.S. diesel prices are up again this week by less than a tenth of a cent to $3.856, while the nation's gas prices are up by a little more than 4 cents to $3.482, according to the U.S. Department of Energy's weekly report

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Aftermarket•by Staff•February 6, 2012

ATD Chairman: 'Change Will Come With or Without Us'

In his last speech as chairman of the American Truck Dealers, Utah commercial truck dealer Kyle Treadway urged dealers to embrace the many changes affecting heavy- and medium-duty truck retailing, including the introduction of new federal regulations, technological advances and the entrance of a younger generation of future dealers

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Drivers•by Staff•February 6, 2012

Senate to Vote on Highway Funding Proposal

Today the Senate Finance Committee is scheduled to vote on revenue provisions to supplement the Highway Trust Fund and pay for the Senate's proposed highway bill. Passage of the measure will put in place a key provision for the Senate's plan to reauthorize the federal highway program with a $109 billion, two-year bill. The House, meanwhile, is working on a $260 billion, five-year bill.

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Fleet Management•by Staff•February 6, 2012

FTR Reports Preliminary Class 8 Orders for January

Preliminary data shows January Class 8 truck total net orders of 24,906 units for all major North American OEM's, according to FTR Associates

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Fleet Management•by Staff•February 6, 2012

Cass Freight Index: Slight Decline in Freight Shipments, Expenditures Flat in January

January saw a slight decline in freight shipments compared to December, with freight expenditures essentially flat, according to January's Cass Freight Index Report.

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Aftermarket•by Staff•February 6, 2012

Xtra Lease Orders 9,400 New Trailers for 2012

Xtra Lease ordered 9,400 new vans and reefers for 2012. The new models will replace many older model trailers that will be sold or re-designated as cartage or storage trailers

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