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Fleet Managementby StaffAugust 15, 2012

FTR Reports Shippers Conditions Index Remains at Near Neutral

FTR Associates' Shippers Conditions Index for June was basically unchanged from the previous month and remains in near neutral territory at a reading of -1.8

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Aftermarketby StaffAugust 15, 2012

Chrysler Truck Sales Strong, 'Ram' to Replace 'Dodge' in Registrations

CORRECTED -- Chrysler's Ram truck brand is doing very well, showing that splitting it off from Dodge about two years ago was a wise move, say company executives. And starting with 2013 models, Rams will gain official registration status at state motor vehicle departments

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Aftermarketby StaffAugust 15, 2012

TravelCenters of America Raising Money for St. Christopher Fund

TravelCenters of America, which operates TA and Petro Stopping Centers, launched its third annual campaign in support of the St. Christopher Truckers Development and Relief Fund

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Driversby StaffAugust 15, 2012

Ohio Turnpike Takes Actions to Cut Down on Trucker Toll Fraud

Ohio Turnpike officials have set up a system to stop a longtime scam that truckers have used to short the roadway's automated payment machines $50,000 or more on a yearly basis

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Driversby StaffAugust 15, 2012

Celadon Buys Equipment Assets from USA Dry Van

Celadon Trucking Services, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Celadon Group, has agreed to purchase a portion of the operating equipment of USA Dry Van Logistics LLC

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Driversby StaffAugust 15, 2012

FMCSA Shifts Gears on Oilfield Hauler HOS Guidance

Reacting to strong protests against its proposed new hours of service guidance for oilfield haulers, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has extended the deadline for comments and scheduled several public listening sessions

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Driversby StaffAugust 15, 2012

Roadrunner Buys Expedited Freight Systems

Roadrunner Transportation Systems Inc. has acquired all of the outstanding stock of Expedited Freight Systems Inc., a Midwest regional overnight less-than-truckload provide

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Safety & Complianceby StaffAugust 15, 2012

Roadcheck 2012 Finds Driver and Vehicle OOS Rates Near Historic Lows

Out-of-service rates during the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance's annual Roadcheck inspection blitz in June were the second lowest in 25 years, according to the organization

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Driversby StaffAugust 14, 2012

FMCSA Spells Out Policy on Applications

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration spelled out its policy on evaluating applications for authority, listing a half-dozen performance factors that it evaluates

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Driversby StaffAugust 14, 2012

A Bid to Have Obama, Romney Debate Infrastructure Investment

President Obama just signed a new highway law, but the program runs for only two years, so either Obama or Mitt Romney is going to have to sign another one. What should that law accomplish? A trio of political leaders is asking the Commission on Presidential Debates to make infrastructure one of the six topics covered in the Obama-Romney debate in Denver on October 3

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