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Safety & Compliance•by Staff•February 21, 2010

Recession's Silver Lining: Highways Are Safer

It turns out that recession is not unrelieved misery. Amid the layoffs, business failures and bankruptcies, belt-tightening and anxiety there is some good news. When we go into a recession, highway safety improves

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Aftermarket•by Staff•February 19, 2010

Brenntag Adds SCR Truck to Northeast Fleet

Brenntag North America, Inc., a supplier of diesel exhaust fluid, has taken delivery of a new Freightliner Cascadia SCR tractor with a Detroit Diesel DD15 engine

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Aftermarket•by Staff•February 19, 2010

Polk: New Vehicle Market Bleak in '09; Used Shows Promise

The newest Polk Commercial Vehicle Solutions report paints a bleak picture of the commercial vehicle market in 2009, with the number of new commercial vehicle registrations for Classes 3-8 down 36.8 percent from 2008 to 312,400 units

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Drivers•by Staff•February 19, 2010

Kansas Court Rules in Favor of Furniture Company on Driver Status

A Kansas Court of Appeals ruled in favor of Nebraska Furniture Mart, ruling that NFM was not an "employer" as defined by the Kansas Minimum Wage and Maximum Hours Law, and had no obligation to pay the truck driver

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Aftermarket•by Staff•February 19, 2010

Cascade Sierra Offers Rebates For SmartWay Upgrades in New England

After being awarded over $1 million in Recovery Act/Clean Diesel funding from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Cascade Sierra Solutions will provide instant rebates for installing SmartWay-verified technology updates on diesel trucks registered in New England

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Safety & Compliance•by Staff•February 19, 2010

ATRI Seeks Data on Truck Speed Limiters

The American Transportation Research Institute is collecting data from fleets on truck speed limiters and fuel consumption as part of a research initiative aimed at documenting the impact of speed limiters on a fleet's safety and operation

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Drivers•by Staff•February 19, 2010

West Side Transport Names 2009 Driver of the Year

West Side Transport has honored Will Parrish from Yadkinville, N.C., as its 2009 Driver of the Year, based on his outstanding achievement in driven miles, fuel management, service and professionalism

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Aftermarket•by Staff•February 18, 2010

Report Points to Benefits of Modern Transportation Network

Buying food from grocery retailers who are part of the modern transportation network is more energy efficient and environmentally-friendly than buying from local sources, according to Roger Cady, Ph.D

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Aftermarket•by Staff•February 18, 2010

Navistar Donates To ATA's Driver Recruitment Effort

Navistar International Corporation has donated $10,000 to support the American Trucking Associations' driver recruitment initiative, an effort to promote trucking industry careers among returning military personnel

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Aftermarket•by Staff•February 18, 2010

NACFE Outlines Future Plans At First Board Meeting

During the first board meeting of the newly formed North American Council for Freight Efficiency, the council discussed its plans for the near future, including gathering information on freight efficiency technologies, vetting that informatio

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