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Aftermarketby StaffJune 27, 2012

NPTC Safety Conference Scheduled for September

The National Private Truck Council will hold its National Safety Conference Sept. 13-14 at the Hyatt Dulles in Herndon, Va

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Aftermarketby StaffJune 27, 2012

NPTC Promotes Moore to Senior Vice President

Tom Moore has been promoted to senior vice president of the National Private Truck Council.

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Aftermarketby StaffJune 27, 2012

EPA-Compliant Engines Drive Problems for 2012 Customer Satisfaction

EPA-2010 engines are once again taking a toll on heavy-duty truck quality and customer satisfaction, as customers are reporting more problems with their truck engines, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2012 U.S. Heavy-Duty Truck Customer Satisfaction Study

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Fleet Managementby StaffJune 27, 2012

Carriers Reluctant to Add Capacity as Shippers Seek Longer Term Options

Carriers are still reluctant to add capacity, according to results from Transport Capital Partners' Second Quarter 2012 Business Expectations Survey. Seventy-one percent of carriers expect to add little or no capacity, a slight increase from last quarter's 65%

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Driversby StaffJune 27, 2012

DOE Evaluates Future Energy Scenarios

Looking at the period of 2010 through 2035, the U.S. Department of Energy believes the rate of growth in U.S. energy use will slow, domestic crude oil production will increase, reliance on imported energy will drop, the country will become a net exporter or natural gas rather than a net importer, and carbon dioxide emissions will remain below their 2005 level

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Driversby StaffJune 26, 2012

Rep. Issa Challenges EPA on Heavy Truck Fuel Economy Standard

The House Oversight Committee is claiming that the California Air Resources Board was too influential in the drafting of federal truck fuel efficiency standards. Committee Chairman Darrell Issa, R-Calif., said in a letter to the Environmental Protection Agency that CARB appears to have been "heavily invested and highly involved" in development of the standards for heavy-duty trucks

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Equipmentby StaffJune 26, 2012

Ontario Harmonizes Wheelbase Rules with Rest of Canada

As of July 1, Ontario will allow longer wheelbase tractors for single, tandem and tridem semi-trailer configurations

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Fleet Managementby StaffJune 26, 2012

Class 8 Used Truck Prices Should Continue to Appreciate in 2012

The average retail selling price for a used Class 8 truck dropped to $48,643 in May, down 6% month over month but 3% above the average price in May 2011. On a year-to-date basis, prices remained 13% above last year's pace, according to ACT Research Co

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Fleet Managementby StaffJune 26, 2012

April Surface Trade with Canada, Mexico Up 8.2% Year over Year

Trade using surface transportation between the U.S. and its North American Free Trade Agreement partners, Canada and Mexico, was 8.2% higher in April 2012 than in April 2011, totaling $79.8 billion, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics of the U.S. Department of Transportation.

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Driversby StaffJune 26, 2012

Swift Announces Ranked Driver Quarterly Pay Bonus

Swift Transportation will soon start awarding ranked company drivers a new Quarterly Performance Pay bonus of up to 6 cents per mile.

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