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Aftermarket•by Staff•January 4, 2011

ArvinMeritor Announces Sale of Body Systems Business

ArvinMeritor, Inc. today announced that it has completed the sale of its Body Systems business to an affiliate of Inteva Products, LLC

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Drivers•by Staff•January 4, 2011

NHTSA Clears Path for Speed-Limiter Proposal

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is moving ahead on a rulemaking on speed limiters for heavy trucks, which had its start four years ago with petitions by two trucking interest groups

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Drivers•by Staff•December 31, 2010

OOIDA Wonders Why Speed Limiters Get the Green Light While Driver Training Standards Languish

An announcement to consider speed limiting heavy trucks to 68 mph has small business truckers wondering why this unproven science is moving forward while minimum training standards for drivers are still not on the books

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Drivers•by Staff•December 31, 2010

NYC-area Bridge & Tunnel Tolls Go Up December 30

The New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority has announced increases to NYC area tunnel and bridge tolls. The increases took effect on Dec. 30

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Aftermarket•by Staff•December 31, 2010

Pilot Flying J Enhancing Driver Benefits Through Frequent Fueler Program

Pilot Flying J is launching Frequent Fueler Advantage on Jan. 3, calling the new loyalty program nation's largest for professional drivers and RV customers

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Drivers•by Staff•December 31, 2010

Meijer Donates Trucks to Food Banks and Other Organizations

The Meijer Supercenter chain has donated 35 reconditioned semi-tractors valued at $500,000 to local food banks, academic organizations and law enforcement agencies throughout the Midwest

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Drivers•by Staff•December 30, 2010

HOS Proposal Seems Likely to Lead to More Litigation

Early reaction to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's proposed changes in the hours of service rule indicates that the rule is likely to remain in litigation. It is not clear what the proposed changes will do for safety. The agency says they will make trucking safer. The safety advocacy community says they do not go nearly far enough. The trucking industry says they go too far

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Drivers•by Staff•December 30, 2010

NHTSA to Begin Speed Limiter Rulemaking

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is going to begin a rulemaking that could lead to mandatory speed limiters on heavy trucks, as requested by American Trucking Associations and Road Safe America

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Drivers•by Staff•December 30, 2010

IFTA Adopts Interest Amendment

Carriers who underpaid fuel taxes will have to pay less interest under a new amendment to the International Fuel Tax Agreement

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Drivers•by Staff•December 30, 2010

Transportation and Construction Coalition Warns of Highway Funding Cuts

Changes to government spending rules recently proposed by The House Republican Conference has a coalition of highway users and road-building groups up in arms over the possibility that highway funding could be treated as any other spending proposal

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