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Drivers•by Staff•August 19, 2010

ATA Urges PHMSA to Reconsider Proposed Hazmat Carrier Fitness Rules

In a testimony before the Department of Transportation Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, American Trucking Associations Vice President Rich Moskowitz told the agency that proposed standards for hazardous material carrier fitness were unacceptabl

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Drivers•by Staff•August 19, 2010

Performance Team Lands on List of Top 100 3PLs

Santa Fe Springs, Calif.-based Performance Team landed on Inbound Logistics' list of Top 100 Third-Party Logistics Providers for 2010

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Drivers•by Staff•August 19, 2010

Truckload Carrier Takes Advantage of DERA Funds For Side Skirts

With the help of a $875,972 grant from the EPA's Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) in a cost-sharing program, Tacoma, Wash.-based Interstate Distributor Co. will install 2,058 Freight Wing Aeroflex side skirts at its maintenance facilities

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Fleet Management•by Staff•August 19, 2010

Railroads Post Record High Volumes For 2010

Rail intermodal traffic on U.S. railroads set another record high for the year, with 233,767 total trailers and containers for the week ending Aug. 1

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Fleet Management•by Staff•August 19, 2010

Virginia Completes I-81 Corridor Improvements

The final phase of improvement projects in Northern Virginia aimed at handling more trains at higher speeds has been completed, eliminating a choke point on Norfolk Southern's Crescent Corridor

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Aftermarket•by Staff•August 19, 2010

TransCore Survey: Using Load Boards Pays Off

Carriers using load boards for more than 40 percent of their loads can earn an additional $800 per truck every mont

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Aftermarket•by Staff•August 18, 2010

ACT Blames Seasonality For Sharp Drop in Class 8 Orders

While net orders of Class 8 vehicles fell 27 percent from June to July, ACT Research Co. says the slip is common around this season

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Fleet Management•by Staff•August 18, 2010

Direct ChassisLink to Expand Into Southeast, Gulf

Direct ChassisLink said it will expand its chassis program to the Southeast and Gulf inland regions starting Sept. 7

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Drivers•by Staff•August 18, 2010

USA Truck Expands Into Intermodal Container Service

USA Truck has entered into a long-term agreement with BNSF Railway to move private 53-foot domestic intermodal containers

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Drivers•by Staff•August 18, 2010

FLS Joins Effort to Combat Cargo Theft

FLS Transportation, a privately held, asset-based provider of transportation and logistics services, has joined the CargoNet program, which helps prevent cargo theft and increases recovery rates through secure and controlled information sharing between theft victims, their business partners and law enforcement

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