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Fleet Management•by Staff•February 17, 2009

FTR Analysis Shows Intermodal Losing Market Share in Q4 2008

Intermodal transport lost market share against trucks in the fourth quarter of 2008, a recent analysis by FTR Associates shows.

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Safety & Compliance•by Staff•February 17, 2009

Truck-Involved Fatality Rate Falls 5.8 Percent

Figures recently released by the Federal Highway Administration indicate that the truck-involved fatality rate in 2007 declined 5.8 percent to 2.12 per 100 million miles from 2.25 per 100 million miles in 2006

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Drivers•by Staff•February 17, 2009

Roads and Bridges Get $26.8 Billion in Stimulus Bill

President Obama is scheduled to sign the $787 billion economic stimulus plan in Denver today. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act includes $26.8 billion in direct funding to states for "shovel ready" road and bridge projects

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Aftermarket•by Staff•February 17, 2009

J.D. Power Honors Paccar With Founder's Award

J.D. Power and Associates presents its Founder's Award to Paccar Monday during Heavy Duty Dialogue '09 in Orlando, Fla

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Drivers•by Staff•February 15, 2009

UPS Freight Improves Transit Times in Texas and Oklahoma

UPS Freight is improving transit times on 2,250 lanes affecting customers throughout Texas and southern Oklahoma

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Aftermarket•by Staff•February 15, 2009

HDRA Breakfast at MATS to Feature Mary Craig

Mary Craig, former owner of A-C Brake Co. in Louisville, Ky., will be the keynote speaker of the Heavy Duty Representatives Association's Annual Breakfast at the Mid-America Trucking Show in Louisville next month

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Drivers•by Staff•February 15, 2009

Averitt Express Adds Four Locations in Texas

Averitt Express is opening four new Texas locations in order to improve transit times in hundreds of lanes in and out of the state

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Aftermarket•by Staff•February 12, 2009

Arrow Truck Sales to Announce Winner of Back on the Road 2009 at MATS

Arrow Truck Sales will announce the winner of its Back on the Road 2009 campaign, presented by Volvo Trucks North America, at a ceremony at the Mid America Truck Show in Louisville, Ky., on March 20

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Aftermarket•by Staff•February 12, 2009

Sirius XM Radio Announces Changes in Trucking Lineup

Sirius XM Radio's Road Dog Trucking Radio channel will now feature a single channel combining shows from legendary trucking radio hosts, the new generation of trucking radio talent, and exclusive programming from both the Sirius and XM services

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Drivers•by Staff•February 11, 2009

Hill Staffers Predict Struggle to Pass Highway Bill

The outlook for reauthorization of the federal highway program was described in somber terms this week at a gathering of senior legislative staff members from the key transportation committees in Congress

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