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Drivers•by Staff•August 13, 2012

Diesel Prices Spike

The national average price for a gallon of diesel fuel spiked 11.5 cents this week, according to the Department of Energy's weekly report, while gasoline prices rose a more modest 3.72 cents per gallon

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Aftermarket•by Staff•August 12, 2012

Truck Driving Champs Announced

Don Logan, a FedEx Freight professional truck driver from Topeka, Kan., was named the 2012 Bendix National Truck Driving Championships Grand Champion this weekend in Minneapolis

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Equipment•by Staff•August 12, 2012

Canadian Protesters Block Maine Lobster Shipments

Protesters at New Brunswick lobster processing plants last week refused to allow truckers from Maine to offload their lobsters

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Drivers•by Staff•August 10, 2012

Industry Research Favors Roll Stability over Electronic Stability Controls

New research by the trucking industry finds that for some carriers, roll stability control technology may be more effective than electronic stability control

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Drivers•by Staff•August 10, 2012

Interstate Distributor Co. Launches Owner-Operator Program, Adds KC Location

Interstate Distributor Co., Tacoma, Wash., announced a new owner operator-program out of its Lebanon, Tenn., terminal, and opened a new regional operating center in Kansas City, Mo

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Fleet Management•by Staff•August 10, 2012

Spot Freight Index Defies Economic News

TransCore's DAT Freight Index, which monitors the spot freight market, continues this year's trend of record same-month freight volumes and a double-digit increase on a year-over-year basis. July marked the fifth instance of a same-month record in 2012 and the DAT Index outpaced July 2011 levels by 12%, but lagged June 2012 by 20%, says TransCore.

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Safety & Compliance•by Staff•August 10, 2012

Virginia Tech Studying Electronic Logs

The Virginia Tech Transportation Institute is studying the safety records of drivers and fleets that have been using electronic onboard recorders to comply with federal hours of service requirements to see if they improve safety and compliance

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Aftermarket•by Staff•August 10, 2012

Internet Radio Show Extends Reach of TCA's Highway Angel Program

The Truckload Carriers Association's 15-year-old Highway Angels program is getting a boost from the Internet-based radio show hosted by country music singer and official Highway Angel spokesperson Lindsay Lawler

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Drivers•by Staff•August 10, 2012

Expect Nighttime Lane Closures on I-44 in Joplin, Mo.

Reconstruction of the interchange at Interstate 44 and Range Line Road in Joplin, Mo. (Mile Marker 8) begins this week and will result in some nighttime lane closures

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Drivers•by Staff•August 10, 2012

Frito-Lay Rolls Out More Electric Delivery Trucks in California

California is now home to the largest fleet of Frito-Lay electric delivery trucks

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