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Fleet Managementby StaffMarch 20, 2013

Food Paradise to Feature Iowa 80 Kitchen

Iowa 80 Kitchen, the full-service restaurant inside the the Iowa 80 TA Truckstop, located in Walcott, Iowa, will be featured on the Travel Channel’s show Food Paradise, being renamed Truck Stop Paradise for this episode.

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Fleet Managementby StaffMarch 19, 2013

ATA Truck Tonnage Index Edged Higher In February

The American Trucking Associations' Truck Tonnage Index rose 0.6% in February, marking the fourth straigth month of increases -- which hasn't happened since late 2011.

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Driversby StaffMarch 19, 2013

Engineers Give America's Infrastructure a D+

The American Society of Civil Engineers says the state of America's infrastructure rose slightly, going from a D in 2009 to a D+ in its 2013 Report Card for America's Infrastructure, and projected a $1.5 trillion funding shortfall by 2020 based on current funding levels.

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Fleet Managementby Evan LockridgeMarch 19, 2013

Bill To Increase Truck Weight Passes In Idaho

Lawmakers in Idaho’s House voted almost unanimously on Monday in favor a bill to make permanent a 10-year pilot project that allows trucks up to 129,000 pounds along 35 southern routes in the state.

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Driversby StaffMarch 19, 2013

Tens of Thousands Heading to Mid-America Trucking Show

An estimated 70,000 people, from fleet executives and truck drivers to the trucking press and the local public, are expected to converge on Louisville, Ky., this week for the 42nd annual Mid-America Trucking Show March 21-23.

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Fleet Managementby StaffMarch 19, 2013

Pilot Flying J Makes Investment in DEF Pumps

Pilot Flying J now offers diesel exhaust fluid at the pump at 3,000 fuel lanes across the U.S. Pilot Flying J first started offering DEF at the pump in 2009. The company has now invested more than $165 million in expanding its network of DEF at the pump.

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Fleet Managementby Evan LockridgeMarch 19, 2013

Recalls Issued for Great Dane Trailers, Daimler and Kenworth Trucks

Great Dane Trailers is recalling certain model year 2011 Dry Freight semi-trailers. Welds at the bottom of the I-beam bogie frame may have been improperly applied.

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Fleet Managementby StaffMarch 18, 2013

Obama Proposes Energy Security Trust, Sets Aside $2 Billion to Fund Alt-Fuel Transportation Research

U.S. President Barack Obama delivered a speech at Argonne National Laboratory on Friday, March 15, where he described his proposal for a new U.S. Energy Security Trust. The Trust would set aside $2 billion from revenues from oil and natural gas production on domestic, publicly owned land over a 10-year period.

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Driversby Evan LockridgeMarch 18, 2013

Diesel Declines Despite Oil Creeping Higher

The average U.S. cost of diesel has fallen for the third straight week, according to new figures released Monday by the U.S. Energy Department.

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Driversby StaffMarch 18, 2013

Court Hears Oral Arguments in New HOS Rules Challenges

A court heard oral arguments Friday in a legal move attempting to stop the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s plan to implement revised hours-of-service regulations, but there is no indication if the three-judge panel in the District of Columbia will issue a decision before the new rules take effect.

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