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Safety & Compliance•by Staff•July 5, 2012

Researchers Identify Common Factors in Truck-Related Crashes

Two Kansas State University civil engineers are working to make Kansas roads and highways safer by reducing the number and severity of vehicular crashes that involve large, cargo-carrying trucks

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Fleet Management•by Staff•July 5, 2012

Class 8 Preliminary Net Orders Remain Soft; Classes 5-7 Fall Below Trend

North American Class 8 commercial vehicle preliminary net orders for June remained soft, according to two major industry research firms.< Net orders for Classes 5-7 also fell below trend, but the decline was expected, as medium-duty activity typically tapers off during the summer months

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Aftermarket•by Staff•July 5, 2012

Iowa 80 Trucking Museum Celebrates 100th Birthday for Saurer and Mack Jr. Trucks

Iowa 80 Trucking Museum will host a 100th Birthday party for its 1912 Saurer and 1912 Mack Jr. trucks on Friday, July 13 at 2:30 pm. The event will coincide with this year's Walcott Truckers Jamboree, July 12-13, an event to celebrate professional drivers.

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Aftermarket•by Staff•July 4, 2012

Happy Independence Day!

There will be no news posted for July 4 due to the Independence Day holiday

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Aftermarket•by Staff•July 3, 2012

Old Dominion Opens New California, Florida Service Centers

Old Dominion Freight Line Inc. has opened today opened two new service centers in Pensacola, Fla., and Orange, Calif.

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Aftermarket•by Staff•July 3, 2012

IdleAir Adds More Than 100 Spaces at 13 Locations

In response to customer demand, IdleAir is opening more than 100 additional spaces at 13 locations this summer

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Drivers•by Staff•July 3, 2012

Right to Repair Submits Final Signatures for Ballot Initiative

The Right to Repair Coalition today submitted 16,000 signatures to the Massachusetts secretary of state to secure the initiative's place on the November ballot

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Fleet Management•by Staff•July 3, 2012

May Used Class 8 Truck Sales Slide, Dealer Inventories Shrink

May showed a continued decline in the availability of low-mileage used heavy-duty trucks, according to analysts with Great American Group LLC. According to the American Truck Dealers and Used Truck associations, the average mileage for May was 560,000 miles, which is a historic high compared to a year ago, when the average mileage was 514,000 miles

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Aftermarket•by Staff•July 3, 2012

Allison Buys Equity Stake in Odyne Systems

Allison Transmission has invested in a non-controlling equity stake in Odyne Systems LLC, which designed and developed a plug-in hybrid power system that interfaces with the Allison family of commercial vehicle transmissions

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Aftermarket•by Staff•July 3, 2012

Navistar Friday Announcement Could Signal Emissions-Strategy Switch

Amid rumors that it will switch its engine-emissions strategy, Navistar International has scheduled a webcast for Friday to announce "an update to various operational matters related to the company.

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