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Driversby StaffSeptember 26, 2011

YRC Streamlines Top Management

YRC Worldwide Monday announced Jeff Rogers as YRC president and Mike Naatz as Holland president, and eliminated four executive positions

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Aftermarketby StaffSeptember 26, 2011

Rand McNally, McLeod Team Up On Hours of Service Application

At the McLeod User Conference in Chicago, Rand McNally showcased its TruckPC and TND 760 Fleet Edition products, which now are integrated and available with McLeod's recently announced LoadMaster Enterprise and Powerbroker Version 10.3 applications

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Fleet Managementby StaffSeptember 26, 2011

ACT: Trailer Shipments Strong; Used Trucks Scarce

Two new reports from ACT Research indicate that trailer shipments were strong in August (although increasing cancellations are a concern), while the used truck market is challenged by a lack of inventory

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Driversby StaffSeptember 26, 2011

Maryland Improving I-70/I-81 Interchange

The Maryland State Highway Administration kicked off a $4 million project to improve safety at the I-70 (Dwight D. Eisenhower Highway) and I-81 (Maryland Veterans Memorial Highway) interchange in Hagerstown

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Driversby StaffSeptember 26, 2011

CARB Fines Businesses for Air Quality Violations

California's Air Resources Board settled 37 cases of air quality violations during the second quarter, mostly by trucks and buses for failure to properly conduct and pass self-inspections aimed at measuring vehicle smoke emissions to ensure state requirements are met

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Aftermarketby StaffSeptember 26, 2011

APRA Heavy Duty Brake Clinic This Week

On Friday, Sept. 30, the Automotive Parts Remanufacturers Association's Heavy Duty Brake Division will host its annual heavy-duty brake clinic

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Driversby StaffSeptember 25, 2011

I-29 in Iowa Reopened Between Council Bluffs and Loveland

The Iowa Department of Transportation reopened Interstate 29 from milepost 55 in Council Bluffs to milepost 71 near Loveland (I-680 interchange) Friday evening. The 16-mile stretch of interstate has been closed since June 9 due to the Missouri River flooding

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Aftermarketby StaffSeptember 24, 2011

DTNA Revitalizing Western Star Brand, Looking to Double Market Share

There has been a relative flurry of activity from Western Star this past year. It's not your imagination and it's not a coincidence. Daimler Trucks North America is pushing hard to revitalize Western Star's stagnant market position, and the numbers show the efforts are paying off. Sales increased 45% between 2009 and 2010, going from 1,616 units sold in the U.S. and Canada to 2,345

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Fleet Managementby StaffSeptember 23, 2011

Truckers at S.C. Ports Eligible For $5,000 In Cash-for-Clunkers-type Program

A program similar to Cash for Clunkers was announced by the South Carolina State Ports Authority in an effort to get some of the oldest, most polluting diesel trucks serving the Port of Charleston off the road

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Driversby StaffSeptember 23, 2011

Proposed Lincoln Legacy Act Would Turn Interstates Into Toll Roads

U.S. Rep. Randy Hultgren, R-Ill., recently filed the House version of a bill offered earlier this summer by Sen. Mark Kirk, R-Ill. Both versions, S1300 and HR2971, that would covert interstate highways into toll roads

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