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Driversby StaffFebruary 11, 2013

U.S. 51 Ohio River Bridge Study Kicks-off

The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet announced the kickoff of a study to look at options for improving or replacing the U.S. 51 Ohio River Bridge – also known as the Cairo Bridge – between Wickliffe, Ky., and Cairo, Ill.

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Aftermarketby StaffFebruary 11, 2013

Hankook Tire Announces New VP of Technology/Head of Akron Technical Center

Hankook Tire has named Thomas Kenny its new Vice President of Technology and Head of its Akron Technical Center in Uniontown, Ohio.

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Fuel Smartsby StaffFebruary 11, 2013

Columbus to Place 18 CNG Automated Side Loaders Into Service by End of 2013

The City of Columbus, Ohio, plans to place an additional 44 dedicated CNG units into service by the end of 2013. Columbus is also currently building a second CNG fueling site located on the north side of the city.

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Fuel Smartsby StaffFebruary 11, 2013

Detroit’s New Hybrid Refuse Trucks Now on the Road

The City of Detroit took delivery of eight new hybrid refuse trucks with funding assistance from the Clean Energy Coalitions (CEC). CEC provided funding to cover the incremental cost of the hybrid system.

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Productsby StaffFebruary 10, 2013

ATD Announces Commercial Trucks of the Year

The Kenworth T680 76-inch sleeper with Paccar MX and the Hino 195h took home the American Truck Dealers 2013 Commercial Truck of the Year awards.

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Fleet Managementby Evan LockridgeFebruary 10, 2013

YRC Reports Positive Numbers For A Change

The parent of trucking companies YRC Freight and others, YRC Worldwide, has posted its first positive yearly numbers in six years, but things overall still need improvement in order to forget the company coming close to bankruptcy more than once in recent years.

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Fleet Managementby StaffFebruary 10, 2013

Slide Shows Posted of Truck Dealer of the Year Nominees

The American Truck Dealers/Heavy Duty Trucking Truck Dealer of the Year award was announced during the ATD annual conference in Las Vegas. Check out these slide shows of the dealer operations of the winner, the finalist, and the remaining four nominees.

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Fleet Managementby StaffFebruary 10, 2013

ATD Chairman Tells Truck Dealers: ‘Our Voice Needs to be Heard’

Dick Witcher, chairman of the American Truck Dealers, association, urged the nation’s commercial truck dealers to get more involved in their association and build relationships with their members of Congress.

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Aftermarketby StaffFebruary 10, 2013

Alabama International Dealer Named Truck Dealer of the Year

Drew Linn, president of Birmingham, Ala.-based Southland International Trucks, has been named the 2013 Truck Dealer of the Year. The national award, co-sponsored by the American Truck Dealers association and Heavy Duty Trucking magazine, focuses on excellence in dealership performance, as well as industry and community leadership.

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Fleet Managementby Truckinginfo StaffFebruary 10, 2013

Strikers at Ports of L.A., Long Beach Reject Contract

In December, after an eight-day strike at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, tentative agreements were made that seemingly ended the strike. But, according to recent reports, the employees, who are members of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union's Local 63 Office Clerical Unit, failed to ratify those tentative agreements.

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