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Products•by Staff•June 10, 2016

Purkeys Adds Accessory to Liftgate Double Check

Purkeys has announced that the 20 Amp Applied Load Module comes with the Purkeys' Liftgate Double Check as a free accessory to the testing tool.

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Products•by Staff•June 9, 2016

SAF-Holland: New P89 Air Disc Brakes to Cost Little More than Drums

CORRECTED -- SAF-Holland says a new P89 air disc brake for trailers will reduce the price premium compared to drum brakes, and an upgraded P89 Plus will virtually eliminate brake maintenance for seven years.

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Fleet Management•by Evan Lockridge•June 9, 2016

Spot Truckload Rates Below Year Earlier Levels Despite Monthly Gains

While spot truckload freight rates showed some improvements in May from the month before, they remain below levels from a year earlier, according to new figures released by the freight matching service provider DAT Solutions.

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Fleet Management•by Staff•June 9, 2016

N.J. Trucking Company Defrauded of Over $900K

Four people have been arrested and charged with stealing more than $900,000 from a New Jersey-based trucking company by issuing fraudulent checks to nonexistent employees.

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Aftermarket•by Staff•June 9, 2016

Boss Truck Shops Offers Yokohama Truck Tires

Boss Truck Shops has announced that it will carry the full line of commercial tires from Yokohama Tire Corporation at all 44 of its locations in the U.S.

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Drivers•by Staff•June 9, 2016

OSHA Backs Driver Fired for Refusing to Violate Safety Regs

OSHA is ordering NFI Interactive Logistics to reinstate and pay upwards of $276,000 to a driver who was fired after refusing to violate hours of service regulations to complete a delivery.

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Fuel Smarts•by Staff•June 9, 2016

American Natural Gas Opens Public CNG Station in Ky.

American Natural Gas (ANG), a distributor of alternative motor fuels, announced the opening of the first public compressed natural gas (CNG) station in Georgetown, Ky.

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Fleet Management•by Staff•June 8, 2016

Spireon Names Company’s Next CEO

GPS-based telematics provider Spireon announced that Kevin Weiss has been named as the company’s next chief executive officer.

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Fleet Management•by Evan Lockridge•June 8, 2016

Spot Truckload Freight Rates Seeing Seasonal Improvements

Rates on the spot truckload freight market turned higher over the past week amid optimism the usual seasonal bump in the spring and early summer has finally arrived, according to the freight matching service provider DAT Solutions.

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Equipment•by Staff•June 8, 2016

East Manufacturing Names Gulf Coast an Authorized Dealer

East Manufacturing has named Gulf Coast Truck and Equipment Co., as an authorized dealer carrying the full line of East trailers.

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