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Drivers•by Staff•August 26, 2009

FMCSA Mulls Safety Exam for New Entrants

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has released an advance notice of proposed rulemaking, requesting comments from the industry on whether the agency should require new carrier applicants to pass a safety examinatio

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Drivers•by Staff•August 26, 2009

Illinois Passes Anti-Indemnification Law

Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn signed an anti-indemnification bill into law Tuesday night, which protects motor carriers against shipper contracts that hold carriers accountable for the shipper's negligenc

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Safety & Compliance•by Staff•August 26, 2009

SmartDrive Program Found to Reduce Driver Distraction

Commercial drivers can reduce the risks related to distraction by 50 percent or more by using the SmartDrive Measured Safety Progra

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Equipment•by Staff•August 26, 2009

Ontario Forges Ahead With LCV Program

The Ontario Ministry of Transportation is under way with its pilot program for long combination vehicle

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Aftermarket•by Staff•August 25, 2009

Coalition Working on SmartWay Program for Port Drayage Trucks

The Coalition for Responsible Transportation has committed to forming a national SmartWay certification program and rating system for green port drayage trucks, thanks to a new partnership with the EPA's SmartWay Transport Program

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Aftermarket•by Staff•August 25, 2009

SAF-Holland Posts 2Q Loss Amid Positive Outlook

Despite strong sales in the month of June, SAF-Holland posted a loss of $6.58 million during the second quarter, compared with a profit of $16.7 million in the year-ago quarte

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Aftermarket•by Staff•August 25, 2009

Class 8 Sales Down 32.9 Percent in July

Sales of Class 8 trucks were down 32.9 percent in July 2009 from July 200

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Aftermarket•by Staff•August 25, 2009

Detroit Diesel Ahead of Schedule With BlueTec Testing

Detroit Diesel says it's ahead of schedule in testing its BlueTec emissions technology for 2010, having completed 25 million miles of testin

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Aftermarket•by Staff•August 25, 2009

Transportation Insurance Rates Drop Slightly in 2Q

Transportation insurance premiums have started to drop slowly in the second quarter of 2009, as rates were down 1 to 10 percent for many in the trucking, intermodal trucking, bulk transportation, and messenger and courier services segment

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Aftermarket•by Staff•August 25, 2009

HDT to Host Free Webinar on SCR

Heavy Duty Trucking, Detroit Diesel BlueTec and FactsAboutSCR.com will hold a webinar on the new EPA 2010 emissions control technology selective catalytic reduction and the development of the diesel exhaust fluid infrastructure in North Americ

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