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Aftermarketby StaffNovember 14, 2012

ATD, Heavy Duty Trucking Announce Nominees for Truck Dealer of the Year

Six commercial truck dealers were nominated for the 2013 Truck Dealer of the Year, a national award presented by the American Truck Dealers and Heavy Duty Trucking magazine

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Safety & Complianceby StaffNovember 14, 2012

NTSB'S Most Wanted List Includes Mandatory Collision Avoidance, Aims at Distracted Driving

The National Transportation Safety Board released its 2013 Most Wanted List, with six of the 10 issues focusing on highway travel. Particular priorities of interest to the trucking industry include mandating vehicle collision avoidance technology, preserving the transportation infrastructure, and eliminating distracted and impaired driving

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Aftermarketby StaffNovember 14, 2012

XRS Corp. Announces 2nd Annual XRS User Event

XRS Corp. (formerly Xata) announced its second XRS User Event will be held Aug. 18-20, 2013, at the Hyatt Regency in Minneapoli

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Aftermarketby StaffNovember 14, 2012

Bendix Recycling Efforts Drive 92% Waste Diversion

Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC has achieved a 92% waste diversion rate through its ongoing company-wide emphasis on recycling and remanufacturing.

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Aftermarketby StaffNovember 14, 2012

Meritor Reports 2012 Fourth Quarter Results, Projections for 2013

For the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2012, Meritor posted sales of $986 million, down 19% from the same period last year due to lower sales volumes in global markets as well as weaker currency translation

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Driversby StaffNovember 14, 2012

FMCSA Proposes Tough Sanctions for Carriers That Repeatedly Disregard Safety Rules

Safety regulators want to impose the ultimate penalty, loss of registration, on truck and bus operations that show egregious disregard for the rules. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration says that every year a small number of carriers try to avoid compliance or disguise non-compliance. These carriers often submit new applications under a different name after they have been placed out of service, the agency said

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Equipmentby StaffNovember 14, 2012

Descartes Acquires Exentra

Descartes Systems Group acquired Exentra Transport Solutions Limited, a UK-based provider of software-as-a-service driver compliance solutions for the European Union

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Aftermarketby StaffNovember 14, 2012

EcoDual, Freightliner of Arizona Announce Distribution Agreement

EcoDual LLC, a provider of diesel-to-natural-gas dual fuel conversion systems for heavy-duty diesel trucks, and Freightliner of Arizona announced a distribution and servicing agreement to deliver and support the EcoDual product line.

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Driversby StaffNovember 13, 2012

NY Truck Toll Increases Still in Limbo

The New York Thruway Authority canceled a second meeting regarding a proposal to raise truck toll rates 45% for trucks with three or more axles, and may be looking at alternatives to the controversial plan

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Driversby StaffNovember 13, 2012

Diesel prices fall below $4 mark

Diesel and gasoline prices continued their nationwide decline this week, with the price for a gallon of diesel falling 3 cents on average to drop below the $4 mark

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