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Driversby StaffNovember 23, 2011

Final Rule Posted Banning Handheld Cell Phone Use by Truck Drivers

Interstate truck and bus drivers will soon be prohibited from using handheld cell phones while operating their vehicles, under a final joint rule announced today from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration and the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

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Fleet Managementby StaffNovember 23, 2011

Below-Trend Recovery Continues, Hindered by Policy Uncertainty

The National Association for Business Economics expects moderate economic growth through 2012, with little likelihood of another recession or an outbreak of inflation

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Driversby StaffNovember 23, 2011

OSHA Issues Order, Damages Against Heartland Transportation Inc.

An Andersonville, Tenn.-based contract mail carrier has been ordered by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to reinstate a former employee and pay $62,090 in compensatory and punitive damages plus more than two years of back wages, interest, benefits and attorney's fees

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Fleet Managementby StaffNovember 23, 2011

Brokers Paying More Than Shippers in Fewer Lanes in Q3

Trucking companies received the highest rates from freight brokers and intermediaries in 13% of lanes in the third quarter, compared to 24 percent in Q2

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Aftermarketby StaffNovember 23, 2011

Purolator Launches HD Filter Product Website

Purolator Filters' new website is directed specifically to all those involved in servicing, and supplying filters for, heavy-duty vehicles

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Fleet Managementby StaffNovember 23, 2011

ATA Truck Tonnage Index Shows Economy is Not Sliding into Recession

The American Trucking Associations' advance seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index increased 0.5% in October after rising a revised 1.5% in September 2011

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Aftermarketby StaffNovember 23, 2011

TCI Tire Centers Opens Two Locations

TCi Tire Centers has opened a new commercial service center in Irvine, Calif. while relocating and expanding its Tulsa, Ok. outlet

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Driversby StaffNovember 22, 2011

PennDOT, PA Turnpike Unveil New Tow Plow

Motorists using the Pennsylvania Turnpike and Interstate highways this winter will be in for a bit of a surprise. In addition to traditional plows, snow removal crews will also be using a 30-foot-long, tow-behind snowplows

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Driversby StaffNovember 22, 2011

Diesel Climbs North of $4 as Oil Slips on Recurring Economic Worries

For the first time since May, the national average price of a gallon of diesel has topped the four-dollar mark

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Safety & Complianceby StaffNovember 22, 2011

FreightWatch Warns of Increased Incidents of Cargo Theft over Thanksgiving Weekend

Last year, FreightWatch reported that cargo crime increases by 28% over holiday periods and that Thanksgiving weekend recorded the most cargo theft activity of all holiday periods in the United States

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