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Fleet Management•by Staff•August 27, 2012

Labor and Management Asked to Resume Port Contract Talks


The National Retail Federation urged labor and management to return to the table in negotiations for a new East Coast and Gulf Coast longshoremen's contract, saying retailers heading into the crucial holiday season will be forced to divert cargo elsewhere in a matter of days

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Aftermarket•by Staff•August 27, 2012

Worldwide Equipment Opening KW Dealership in Charleston

South Carolina's Kenworth dealer is expanding to the Charleston area. Worldwide Equipment will open a third full-service dealership in South Carolina next month

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Aftermarket•by Staff•August 27, 2012

Trimble to Acquire TMW Systems

Trimble, Sunnyvale, Calif., has agreed to buy privately held TMW Systems, Beachwood, Ohio, for $335 million cash. TMW will be part of Trimble's Transportation & Logistics unit, which also includes PeopleNet and other providers

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Aftermarket•by Staff•August 27, 2012

Navistar Names New Chairman, Interim CEO After Ustian Announces Retirement

Navistar International Corp. announced today it has named Lewis B. Campbell, former chairman, president, and CEO of Textron Inc., as executive chairman of Navistar's board of directors and interim Chief Executive Officer. Dan Ustian is retiring as chairman, president, and CEO effective immediately and is leaving the board of directors

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Aftermarket•by Staff•August 26, 2012

Dale 'Truckin' Bozo' Sommers, Trucking Radio Personality, Dead at 68

Dale "The Truckin' Bozo" Sommers, a longtime trucking radio personality, died Friday morning in a Florida hospice. He was 68

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Drivers•by Staff•August 26, 2012

Nearly $243 Billion Spent on Transportation in 2009

Federal and state government expenditures on transportation were almost $243 billion in 2009, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics

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Drivers•by Staff•August 24, 2012

Republic Services Partners With Clean Energy Renewable Fuels to Recover Landfill Gas

Solid waste operator Republic Services Inc. announced an agreement to recover landfill gas from its North Shelby Landfill in Millington, Tenn., for multiple uses -- including as a vehicle fuel for its growing natural gas-powered fleet

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Drivers•by Staff•August 24, 2012

Eaton UltraShift Plus Certified for Use with Westport 15-liter Natural Gas Engine

Eaton's UltraShift Plus automated heavy-duty transmissions have been certified for use with the Westport HD 15-liter high pressure direct injection liquefied natural gas engin

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Drivers•by Staff•August 24, 2012

FMCSA Adds HazMat Basic, Makes Other Changes to CSA Program

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Friday announced several changes to its Compliance, Safety, Accountability enforcement program, including going ahead with a new HazMat BASIC that has prompted a lot of criticism from the industry

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Drivers•by Staff•August 23, 2012

DOT Creates Freight Policy Council

The Department of Transportation yesterday officially launched the Freight Policy Council, the first step in creating the first national freight policy as mandated in the recent highway bill. The council will focus on improving the condition and performance of the national freight network to better ensure the ability of the United States to compete in today's global economy

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