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Aftermarket•by Staff•August 28, 2006

Navistar, Caterpillar in Accord on Relationship

Navistar International Corp., the nation's largest combined commercial truck and mid-range diesel engine producer, has reached an agreement with Caterpillar Inc. on a new ongoing business relationshi

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Aftermarket•by Staff•August 28, 2006

Freightliner Ready to Launch a Trio of ’07-compliant Engines

Freightliner LLC announced that it is continuing with its rigorous preparations for the three EPA '07-compliant engines it will launch early next year – the heavy-duty Detroit Diesel Series 60 and MBE 4000 and the medium-duty MBE 900.

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Drivers•by Staff•August 28, 2006

Epes Transport Celebrates 75th Anniversary

North Carolina’s largest privately owned trucking company will celebrate its 75th Anniversary on Oct. 8, 2006. Epes Transport System Inc. started out delivering tobacco and manufactured goods

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Aftermarket•by Staff•August 28, 2006

World’s Largest Truck Convoy Slated Sept. 16

In an attempt to maintain Guinness Book of World Record status, law enforcement and truckers throughout the United States and Canada will join forces to hold the World’s Largest Truck Convoy on Saturday, Sept. 16.

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Aftermarket•by Staff•August 28, 2006

Petro Opens Franchise in Napoleon, Ohio

Petro Stopping Centers has opened a new Petro franchise location in Napoleon, Ohio at U.S. Highways 6 & 24 at the Industrial Drive Exit. The new location is the fifth Petro in the state of Ohio,

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Drivers•by Staff•August 28, 2006

Barr-Nunn Transportation Has New O-O Payment Program

Barr-Nunn Transportation offers a new program for northeast regional owner-operators that guarantees them $425 a day ($2,125 a week), $1.19 guaranteed fuel protection, 100 percent fuel surcharge, payment of excess fuel taxes and guaranteed home time.

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Aftermarket•by Staff•August 24, 2006

ATA Truck Tonnage Index Rose 0.7 Percent in July

The American Trucking Associations' advanced seasonally adjusted for-hire Truck Tonnage Index increased for the third time in the last four months, rising 0.7 percent in July. The latest increase followed a 0.4 percent contraction in June.

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Safety & Compliance•by Staff•August 24, 2006

Big Truck Crash Fatalities, Injuries Down in 2005

A new report on 2005 highway crashes issued by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration shows a small decline in the number of fatalities from large truck crashe

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Drivers•by Staff•August 24, 2006

ATA Unveils Model Motor Carrier/Broker Agreements

The American Trucking Associations has released two model agreements that can be used to help structure contractual relationships between motor carriers and brokers. The model contracts – a short and a long version – were develope

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Safety & Compliance•by Staff•August 22, 2006

B.C. Inspector Wins 2006 North American Inspectors Championship

Richard Roberts, a commercial vehicle inspector from the Vancouver area of British Columbia, Canada, took top honors at the North American Inspectors Championship (NAIC) held in New Orleans Aug. 14-20.

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