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Fleet Management•by Staff•November 3, 2011

Fleet Sentiment Report Buying Index Shows Fleets in a Buying Mood

The Q4 2011 Fleet Sentiment Report Buying Index shows a 22% improvement over 2010. The index currently stands at 89.2

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Drivers•by Staff•November 3, 2011

Coalition to Congress: Give States More Flexibility to Impose Tolls on Highways

A coalition of highway construction groups in nearly a dozen states has launched a national campaign to urge Congress to allow states to impose tolls to pay for long-overdue highway improvements

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Drivers•by Staff•November 3, 2011

Penske Readies Major U.S. Fuel Facilities for Bulk DEF

By early 2012, Penske Truck Leasing says it will have fully equipped 370 of its major U.S. fueling locations with bulk diesel exhaust fluid to accommodate the growing number of trucks within its fleet using SCR technology

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Safety & Compliance•by Staff•November 3, 2011

NTSB Conducting Tests at Site of June 2011 Amtrak Train Crash

NTSB investigators have returned to the scene of an accident between an Amtrak passenger train and a tractor and double trailer combination in rural Nevada on June 24, 2011.

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Fleet Management•by Staff•November 3, 2011

Preliminary Net Class 8 Orders "Up Substantially" for October: FTR

FTR Associates has released preliminary data showing October Class 8 truck total net orders for all major North American OEM's increased 17% over September to 27,395 units.

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Aftermarket•by Staff•November 3, 2011

Isuzu Production Begins of Reach Walk-In Van

Production of Isuzu's new Reach walk-in cargo van has begun at Utilimaster's assembly facility in Wakarusa, Ind. Utilimaster guided the development of the Reach's aerodynamic shape and use of composite materials to improve fuel efficiency and reduce interior noise

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Drivers•by Staff•November 2, 2011

Hours Rule Advances to Office of Management and Budget

The revised hours of service rule moved one step closer to publication yesterday when the Department of Transportation sent its proposed revisions to the White House Office of Management and Budget for review

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Fleet Management•by Staff•November 2, 2011

August 2011 Surface Trade with Canada and Mexico Rose 18.3% from August 2010

Trade using surface transportation between the United States and its North American neighbors, Canada and Mexico, was 18.3 percent higher in August 2011 than in August 2010, totaling $80.4 billion, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics

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Fleet Management•by Staff•November 2, 2011

GE Survey Shows Transportation CFOs Largely Upbeat

This fall, GE Capital released its U.S. Mid-Market CFO Survey, which polled chief financial officers across seven different industries, including trucking companies. The data is encouraging, despite concerns about costs and regulations

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Drivers•by Staff•November 2, 2011

Compressed Natural Gas Fueling Stations Get Green Light in Georgia

Georgia utility regulators approved a plan developed by Atlanta Gas Light that incents the private sector to invest in Compressed Natural Gas vehicle fueling stations

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