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Safety & Complianceby StaffDecember 4, 2013

NY Thruway Installs Wrong Way Warning System

The New York Thruway has installed the first-in-the-nation Doppler-radar-enhanced LED signs to alert wrong way drivers before they enter the Niagara Expressway, also known as I-190, at the southbound exit 9 off-ramp in Buffalo.

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Driversby Evan LockridgeDecember 4, 2013

Economic Watch: New Home Sales and Employment Jump

Sales of new homes on the United States skyrocketed in October, recording the biggest monthly increase in more than 30 years, according to a new U.S. Commerce Department report.

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Fleet Managementby StaffDecember 4, 2013

Study Finds Panama Canal Expansion Will Affect U.S. Trucking

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration recently released a study on shipping patterns and industry costs that will help the United States prepare for the anticipated impact on its ports, waterways and intermodal freight systems from the Panama Canal expansion.

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Fleet Managementby StaffDecember 4, 2013

Kids' Art Contest to Promote Safety Belts for Truckers

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is now taking entries for its annual “Be Ready. Be Buckled.” student art contest organized by the Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Belt Partnership.

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Fleet Managementby StaffDecember 4, 2013

ACT Research: November Preliminary Truck Order Numbers Up

November North American Class 5 through 7 net truck orders are expected to total 18,000 while Class 8 orders are expected at 21,200 units, when actual data are released mid-month, according to commercial vehicle data analysts at ACT Research.

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Fleet Managementby StaffDecember 4, 2013

Union Pacific Rolls Out New Intermodal Offering with Mexico

Union Pacific Railroad recently introduced a new intermodal service offering between Chicago and Monterrey, Mexico, giving companies another option to move goods across the border six days a week.

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Aftermarketby StaffDecember 4, 2013

Fleet Brake Opens Location in Saskatchewan

Fleet Brake announced plans for a new parts distribution center in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. Opening in January 2014, the new facility will be an important link in the Fleet Brake parts distribution network.

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Fleet Managementby StaffDecember 4, 2013

Patriot Transportation Reports Big Spike in Profits

The parent to liquid and dry bulk hauler, Florida Rock & Tank Lines, has reported a huge increase in income for its fiscal fourth quarter as well as for its fiscal year.

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Driversby StaffDecember 3, 2013

Woman Admits to Double Brokering Scheme

A woman has pleaded guilty to charges in U.S. District Court in Macon, Ga., for her involvement in a double-brokering freight scam. On Nov. 20, Pauline Robinson-Kirkland, of Donalsonville, Ga., admitted to mail fraud. She was indicted in July 2012.

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Fleet Managementby StaffDecember 3, 2013

YRC Looking to Wall Street for Dollars to Help Pay Debt

The financially troubled parent company to several fleets, YRC Worldwide, is looking to investors to help it pay off some debt, according to the Journal of Commerce.

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