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Aftermarket•by Staff•December 12, 2011

TravelCenters of America Opens in Lexington, Virginia

TravelCenters of America LLC has opened of its newest TA travel center at 2516 N. Lee Highway (Route 11), I-81/I-64, exit 195, in Lexington, VA

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Safety & Compliance•by Staff•December 9, 2011

Highway Fatalities Drop, Truck-related Deaths Rise

Preliminary 2010 fatality and injury data shows that highway deaths fell to 32,885 for the year, the lowest level since 1949. The data also revealed that truck-related fatalities increased by nearly nine percent to 3,675

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Equipment•by Staff•December 9, 2011

Canadian Truckers Say Canada-US Border Agreement Helps Create 21st Century Border

The Canadian Trucking Alliance is hailing the Canada-US border agreement announced recently by President Barack Obama and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper

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Drivers•by Staff•December 9, 2011

DOT Green Lights I-5 Columbia River Crossing Project

In a Record of Decision signed Dec. 7 by The Federal Highway Administration and the Federal Transit Administration, the two agencies have approved a new river crossing over the Columbia River, and a series of improvements to the I-5 corridor

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Drivers•by Staff•December 9, 2011

North Dakota Refinery to Increase Diesel Production

Tesoro Corp. says it will increase diesel production at its Mandan North Dakota refinery to 22,000 barrels a day

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Safety & Compliance•by Staff•December 9, 2011

TSA Recalls Improperly Encoded TWIC Cards

The integrated circuit chips on approximately 26,000 previously issued Transportation Worker Identification Credentials (TWICs) issued prior to April 5, 2011 were improperly encoded and may not work with TWIC card readers

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Fleet Management•by Staff•December 8, 2011

FTR: Recovery 'Normal,' Trucking Even Better

This slow economic recovery is not as unusual as many people think, and trucking continues to outperform it, said trucking economy expert Noel Perry Thursday - and there are signs it will continue to do so, including signs we may be nearing the end of the housing slump

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Fleet Management•by Staff•December 8, 2011

TOFC still going strong

Don't expect trailer-on-flatcar to go away anytime soon, but expect it to increasingly be via 53-foot trailers

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Fleet Management•by Staff•December 8, 2011

New TCP National Survey: Carrier View 2012 showing Opportunities for Volumes and Rates

The Transport Capital Partners 4th Quarter 2011 Business Expectations Survey found carriers optimistic for the year ahead with 61% of carriers expecting volumes to increase in 2012, and only 7% expecting volumes to decrease

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Drivers•by Staff•December 8, 2011

EIA's Short-Term Energy Outlook says Diesel Steady Through 2012

Diesel fuel should hold pretty close to $3.85 per gallon for 2011 and 2012, according to the Department of Energy's Energy Information Administration

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