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Fleet Managementby StaffJune 3, 2014

Pedro Ferro Named CEO of Friction Manufacturer Fras-le

Perdo Ferro succeeds Daniel Randon, who is now CFO of the Randon Group.

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Fleet Managementby StaffJune 3, 2014

Australian Carrier Handed Record $1.25M Speeding Fine

Australians seem to take truck safety pretty seriously. A carrier and two managers were recently fined $1.25 million for repeated speeding offenses and tampering with speed limiters.

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Maintenanceby StaffJune 3, 2014

TMC Opens Registration for Fall Meeting, Issues Updated RP Manual

TMC’s 2014 Fall Meeting offers a collection of educational sessions designed to keep your maintenance personnel on the cutting edge of vehicle technology with over 15 educational sessions and more than 100 Industry Task Force meetings.

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Fleet Managementby StaffJune 3, 2014

J.B. Hunt Partners with Hiring Our Heroes to Hire Career-transitioning Veterans

This partnership with Fastport and Hire Our Heroes enables veterans and military spouses to gain a better understanding of the tremendous employment opportunities available in the transportation industry.

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Fleet Managementby Jim ParkJune 3, 2014

Tilting Support Columns Force Closure of I-495 Bridge in Delaware

The Delaware DOT closed the 1-813 bridge over the Christina today because an inspection showed four of the 37 support columns are tilted as much as four percent out of vertical alignment. Bridge engineers and consultant are on the scene and are placing tilt sensors to monitor the bridge. Detours for north and southbound I-495 traffic have been posted.

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Fleet Managementby StaffJune 3, 2014

M2 106 Hybrid Approved for New York State’s Voucher Program, Daimler Says

The diesel-electric truck becomes eligible for a program that can pay up to half the incremental cost of acquisition. The program, called NYT-VIP, provides $19 million in incentives for clean vehicle technologies, and is backed by several New York agencies

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Fleet Managementby StaffJune 3, 2014

Ontario Truckers Bullish on Industry's Future

The Ontario Trucking Association’s second-quarter 2014 survey of business conditions finds carriers are seeing across-the-board improvements and also said that rates are keeping pace with volume increases. In other words, it's good to be in trucking again in Ontario.

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Productsby StaffJune 3, 2014

Peterbilt adds Ultrashift Plus, ISX12 G to Natural Gas Lineup

The Eaton UltraShift Plus is available in the 13-speed MHP and 10-speed LAS series and the 11.9-liter Cummins Westport ISX12 G is available up to 400 horsepower and 1,450 lb.-ft. of torque.

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Driversby StaffJune 3, 2014

Celadon Opens Second Driver Training School

Following the success of the first diver-training school, Celadon and Quality Drivers have announced the opening of a second school in Gadsden, Alabama.

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Fleet Managementby StaffJune 2, 2014

IHS Automotive: New and Used CV Registrations Rise in Q1 2014

While combined year-over-year commercial vehicle registrations rose from the first quarter of the 2013, the combined unit volume trend over the past 13 quarters has been relatively flat at an average unit volume of 312,000 units.

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