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Driversby StaffAugust 19, 2013

Pilot Flying J Answers Common Questions Over Legal Settlement

This week Pilot Flying J published an interview on its website with one of the attorneys representing the company, as the clock counts down toward key court dates in a settlement over allegations it withheld rebates and discounts on fuel.

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Driversby StaffAugust 19, 2013

Pilot Program Tests Importing South American Fruit through South Florida Seaports

State and federal agencies are working to finalize a pilot program to bring grapes and blueberries from Peru and Uruguay into Port Everglades and PortMiami beginning in October, according Port Everglades in Ft. Lauderdale.

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Driversby StaffAugust 19, 2013

New Report Shows States With the Busiest Highways

Overall, vehicles traveled 2.95 trillion miles on U.S. roads in 2011, the eighth-highest level ever recorded, and nearly double the amount traveled in 1980. California drivers alone traveled more than 900 times the distance from the Earth to the Sun.

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Aftermarketby StaffAugust 16, 2013

NAIC 2013 Starts Next Week in Salt Lake City

A total of 52 roadside inspectors from across North America will gather in Salt Lake City, Utah, to compete to be named the best commercial vehicle inspector during the 21st annual North American Inspectors Championship, Aug. 19-23.

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Fleet Managementby StaffAugust 16, 2013

XPO Logistics Completes Acquisition of 3PD

XPO Logistics Inc. has completed its previously announced acquisition of 3PD Holding Inc. in a transaction valued at approximately $365 million. The company financed the acquisition and related fees and expenses with the net proceeds of its recent $220.5 million public offering of common stock, together with cash on hand.

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Fleet Managementby StaffAugust 16, 2013

Roadrunner Transportation Acquires Southeast Drayage Division of Transport America

Roadrunner Transportation Systems Inc. has acquired certain of the assets of the Southeast drayage division of Transport Corporation of America Inc., a provider of intermodal transportation and related services in the Southeast.

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Fleet Managementby Evan LockridgeAugust 16, 2013

Economic Watch: Housing Starts Increase While Consumer Confidence Drops

U.S. housing starts in July jumped 5.9% in July from the month before due to strength in volatile multifamily construction.

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Fleet Managementby StaffAugust 16, 2013

Nominations Open for HDT Truck Fleet Innovators

Nominations are being accepted for Heavy Duty Trucking's 2014 Truck Fleet Innovators, honoring the industry's most innovative leaders each year.

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Fleet Managementby StaffAugust 15, 2013

Ryder Opens New Maintenance and Rental Facility in Vermont

Ryder System Inc. recently opened its state-of-the-art maintenance and rental facility in White River Junction, Vermont. The new facility provides maintenance and rental services for commercial vehicle fleets.

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Equipmentby StaffAugust 15, 2013

PIT Compares 6x2 and 6x4 Tractors

Test results show that 6x2 tractors consume less fuel than similar 6x4 tractors. PIT traction performance evaluations show that 6x2 tractors’ traction was also reduced compared to 6x4 models.

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