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Equipmentby StaffJune 19, 2013

PSI to Power Gasoline, CNG & LPG Workhorse/AMP Chassis Models

The new agreement enabled PSI to offer alternatively-fueled, certified powertrains for the full range of Class-4 through Class-7 applications, including delivery trucks and municipal bus fleets.

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Fleet Safety Conference Revamps Medium-Duty Truck Safety Panel

In light of recent reports from the American Transportation Research Institute and the National Transportation Safety Board that raise questions about the safety of medium-duty trucks, new panelists have been added to a session on medium-duty truck safety at the Fleet Safety Conference next week in Schaumburg, Ill.

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Driversby Kevin Scullin, Product Manager, DAT CarrierWatchJune 19, 2013

Ready for New HOS Enforcement on July 1st?

Draw a big, red circle around July 1 on your calendar. That's the date when the Federal Motor Carriers Safety Administration will officially begin enforcing the new hours of service regulations for all commercial motor vehicles that are involved in interstate commerce.

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Driversby StaffJune 19, 2013

1938 Kenworth to Run Portion of Great Race Again

CAT Scale’s 1938 Kenworth will be hitting the highway again to compete in a portion of the Hemming’s Motor News Great Race, a cross-country road rally of antique vehicles.

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Fleet Managementby StaffJune 19, 2013

Judge Asked to Dismiss Ambassador Bridge Lawsuit

Despite agreements between the U.S., Michigan and Canadian governments, work on a second bridge connecting Detroit with Windsor, Ontario remains stalled due to litigation.

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Driversby Evan LockridgeJune 19, 2013

Spot Market Freight and Rates Fall During Most Recent Week

Spot market loads and rates are down over the past week according to new figures from the freight matching service provider DAT TransCore.

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Fleet Managementby Evan LockridgeJune 19, 2013

FedEx Reports Big Decline In Fourth Quarter Earnings, Freight Unit Holds Steady

The trucking, airline and parcel operation FedEx, reports revenue increased during its fiscal fourth quarter while net earnings were sharply lower.

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Fleet Managementby StaffJune 19, 2013

EEOC Files Sexual Discrimination Suit Against Food Distributor

A national marketer and distributor of national and proprietary-branded food and food-related products engaged in a pattern or practice of failing to hire female applicants for operative positions, including as truck drivers, at distribution centers nationwide, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission charged in a lawsuit it announced Wednesday.

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Driversby StaffJune 19, 2013

31st Shell Rotella SuperRigs Pulls into Wisconsin

The 31st annual Shell Rotella SuperRigs competition gets underway Thursday and runs through Saturday in Tomah, Wis., as part of the Budweiser Dairyland Super National Truck & Tractor Pull.

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Driversby StaffJune 19, 2013

Section of Washington I-5 Reopens With Temporary Bridge

All lanes of Interstate 5 have reopened across the Skagit River Bridge in Mount Vernon, according to the Washington State Department of Transportation, following a bridge collapse last month.

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