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Driversby StaffSeptember 10, 2012

Kentucky's I-69 Project Advances with Opening of Ramp to I-24

The development of an Interstate-69 corridor in western Kentucky took another step forward with the opening of an extended and widened ramp connecting I-69 southbound lanes to I-24 westbound lanes in Lyon County

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Safety & Complianceby StaffSeptember 10, 2012

Governors Safety Group Calls for Ban on Handheld Cell Phones

During its recent annual meeting, the Governors Highway Safety Association strengthened its policy positions regarding distracted driving and drugged driving, including calling for a ban on handheld cell phones for all drivers

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Driversby StaffSeptember 10, 2012

Texas Moves Ahead With 85 mph; ATA Announces Opposition

The Texas Transportation Commission recently approved the highest speed limit anywhere in the United States, but the American Trucking Associations is urging the commission to reconsider in the name of safety

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Aftermarketby StaffSeptember 10, 2012

Electric Trucks to Roll out of the Bronx

Smith Electric Vehicles Corp. will begin assembling electric trucks at a new facility in Bronx, N.Y., by the end of the year, according to a recent article by Crain's New York Business

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Aftermarketby StaffSeptember 10, 2012

Werner Co. Acquires Knaack LLC

Werner Co. announced that it has acquired 100% of the ownership of Knaack LLC, a unit of Emerson's Commercial & Residential Solutions business

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Aftermarketby StaffSeptember 10, 2012

VT Hackney Ramps Up Production Capacity with Plant in Kansas

VT Hackney Inc., a company of VT Systems Inc., will increase the production of its Kidron insulated and refrigerated truck bodies by more than 50% annually with its recently opened production facility in Kansas

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Aftermarketby StaffSeptember 10, 2012

Billionaire Investor Wants Navistar Board to Give Seats to Shareholders

UPDATED: Activist investor Carl Icahn is not satisfied with the recent changes at Navistar International Corp., especially since they were made without input from him and three other major investors. In an open letter to the Navistar board of directors, he urged them to offer four seats to shareholders immediately, and threatened a fight if they don't

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Equipmentby StaffSeptember 7, 2012

New Detroit-Windsor Bridge to go to Voters

A $4 billion second bridge linking Windsor, Ontario and Detroit, Mich., will now have to be approved by a public referendum in November, following a Michigan Supreme Court ruling

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Aftermarketby StaffSeptember 7, 2012

Truck Driver Frees Severely Injured Children from Crashed Minivan

Truck driver Jason Harte of Rogers, Ark., has been named a Truckload Carriers Association Highway Angel for freeing children trapped in a minivan after a severe crash

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Driversby StaffSeptember 7, 2012

Virginia Scales Back I-95 Toll Plans

The Virginia Department of Transportation has reduced the number of toll points requested in its application to the U.S. Department of Transportation to toll I-95. Originally, the application named two separate toll locations along I-95, but the VDOT decreased the scope of the tolling project to simply one

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