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Driversby StaffFebruary 10, 2014

Stan Musial Veterans Memorial Bridge Opens to Traffic

This past weekend marked the official opening of the Stan Musial Veterans Memorial Bridge. The monumental $695 million bridge provides a different way for millions of drivers to cross the Mississippi River between Illinois and Missouri.

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Fleet Managementby StaffFebruary 10, 2014

HDT Finalist for Five Neal Business Journalism Awards

Heavy Duty Trucking has landed five finalist spots in the 60th Annual Jesse H. Neal Awards competition for editorial excellence. HDT has five of the 173 finalists selected by a distinguished board of judges for entries in commentary, news, technical, how-to and best theme issue categories.

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Fleet Managementby StaffFebruary 10, 2014

Freight Broker Bond Company Owner Indicted

The owner of a freight broker bond company was indicted in U.S. District Court, Los Angeles, Calif. late last month in connection with a trust fund scheme.

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Aftermarketby StaffFebruary 10, 2014

Fontaine Modification Establishes New Business Units

Fontaine Modification has established two new business units: Fontaine Modification Fleet Services and Fontaine Modification Vocational Services. The move is designed to enable Fontaine Modification to respond more nimbly to its customers’ needs in these key market segments.

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Driversby StaffFebruary 10, 2014

Jury Rejects $3.5 Million Lawsuit Against FFE Following Crash

A Texas district court jury has verdict in favor of Dallas-based trucking company FFE Transportation Services after rejecting a $3.5 million lawsuit filed by the City of Saint Jo, following an automobile accident that took place nearly four years ago.

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Fleet Managementby StaffFebruary 10, 2014

Man Pleads Guilty to Helping to Violate Out-of-Service Order

A Georgia man has pleaded guilty to federal charges filed last year charging he helped violate an out-of-service order, according to the U.S. Transportation Department’s Inspector General.

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Fleet Managementby StaffFebruary 10, 2014

Daimler and Volvo Report Fourth Quarter Earnings

The parent to Freightliner, Western Star and Detroit Diesel saw a big jump in its fourth quarter earnings while profit fell.

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Driversby StaffFebruary 10, 2014

IRS Going After Late HVUT Payments

A break the IRS gave to trucking over the filing of the heavy vehicle use tax more than two years ago is coming back to haunt some people.

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Safety & Complianceby StaffFebruary 10, 2014

More Than 21,000 Kenworth and Peterbilt Chassis Recalled

Paccar is recalling 11,056 model year 2013-2014 Kenworth T680 chassis manufactured Jan. 1, 2012 through Oct. 14, 2013, and Peterbilt 567 and 579 chassis manufactured Jan. 20, 2012 through Oct. 11, 2013, and equipped with Inteva-brand door latch assemblies.

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Fleet Managementby Deborah LockridgeFebruary 10, 2014

Heavy Duty Trucking Names 2014 Truck Fleet Innovators

Each year, Heavy Duty Trucking honors a handful of the country's most forward-thinking fleet executives with the title of "HDT Truck Fleet Innovator." This year's honorees include three private fleets, and one for-hire trucking and logistics company that focuses on dedicated transportation, warehousing and intermodal.

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