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Aftermarket•by Staff•June 8, 2011

Jeremy Heiderscheit Captures Best in Show at Shell Rotella SuperRigs Judging

Amid high spirits and bright sunshine, Jeremy Heiderscheit of Peosta, Iowa, hauled in Best in Show honors with his blue and white 2003 Peterbilt 379 at the 29th Shell Rotella SuperRigs held at the Kenly 95 Petro in Kenly, N.C

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Drivers•by Staff•June 8, 2011

Illinois Attempts to Improve Truck Routing Information

Truck drivers who plot their routes with consumer GPS devices may be setting themselves up for a problem. Those systems are great for showing car drivers which way to turn, but they don't necessarily identify critical truck information, such as the height of a bridge or the weight limit on a county road

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Drivers•by Staff•June 8, 2011

Toronto Traffic Fowled by Four-truck Pile Up

Commuters in the Toronto area had to endure a four-hour, mid-day closure of the westbound Queen Elizabeth Highway after an SUV driver made a panic stop in the center lane of the roadway to avoid hitting a duck

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Drivers•by Staff•June 8, 2011

FMCSA Proposes Dropping Inspection Reports on Defect-Free Container Chassis

Drayage drivers would not have to fill out and file a vehicle inspection report for container chassis that have no apparent defects, according to a rules change proposed by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

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Aftermarket•by Staff•June 8, 2011

Inland Truck Parts Expands Use of Mitchell 1 On-Line Repair Programs

Inland Truck Parts has begun using Mitchell 1 on-line repair information programs at its two newest locations, in Olathe and Wichita, Kans

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Aftermarket•by Staff•June 8, 2011

Transit Connect Electric Receives GSA Authorization for Government Orders

Azure Dynamics Corp. announced today that its Transit Connect Electric has received a GSA contract award allowing U.S. government agencies, affiliated companies and military installations to purchase the electric-drive compact van over the next four years.

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Aftermarket•by Staff•June 8, 2011

Wingfoot Celebrates 10 Years of Tire Service and Support

On Saturday, June 4, Wingfoot Commercial Tire Systems celebrated 10 years of providing tires and tire services at more than 180 commercial tire sales, service and retread facilities across the United States

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Safety & Compliance•by Staff•June 7, 2011

Harassment by Men Discussed at White House Meeting by Women In Trucking Officers

Women In Trucking President/CEO Ellen Voie and Board Director, Jan Hamblin of J. J. Keller & Associates, recently visited the White House to discuss the problem of harassment in the male-dominated trucking industry

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Aftermarket•by Staff•June 7, 2011

Pilot Opens New Travel Center in West Virginia

Pilot will soon open a new travel center with full amenities for professional drivers and the motoring public in Morgantown, W. Va., off Interstate 79 at exit 146

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Drivers•by Staff•June 7, 2011

Old Dominion Opens New Container Drayage Facility in Alabama

Old Dominion Freight Line opened a new container drayage site to serve all ports and container yards in the Mobile, Alabama, area

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