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Aftermarketby StaffJune 30, 2011

Pacific Pride, Quality Petroleum Open Green Fuel Center in Alabama

Pacific Pride Services and Quality Petroleum of Alabama the opened a Commercial Fuel Center to offer biodiesel for commercial fleet fueling as well as EPA-approved, ethanol-enhanced unleaded gasoline in Tarrant, Ala

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Driversby StaffJune 30, 2011

FMCSA Strategic Plan Proposes Comprehensive Safety Effort

One of the top items on the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's agenda over the next five years is to expand its influence over shippers and receivers. In its draft strategic plan for 2011-2016, the agency introduces the concept of a "commercial motor vehicle transportation life-cycle," which includes not just truck and bus companies but the entities that control or influence those companies

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Aftermarketby StaffJune 29, 2011

Navistar Donates Vehicle To Assist In Alabama Rebuilding Efforts

Navistar donated a used step van valued at $20,000 to the Hale Empowerment and Revitalization Organization in Hale County, Alabama, to assist rebuilding efforts in the wake of the devastating tornadoes

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Safety & Complianceby StaffJune 29, 2011

FMCSA Testing Driver Monitoring Systems

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is taking a close look at whether onboard driver monitoring systems are an effective way to improve safety. The agency is mid-way through a multi-year research project designed to measure how well drivers respond to feedback from systems that track lane departures, impending collisions and fatigue, among other indicators. The research also will produce the largest continuous collection of naturalistic driving data ever undertaken

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Driversby StaffJune 29, 2011

System Enhancement Will Expedite Permit Process in Maryland

This week, the Maryland State Highway Administration began accepting credit card/e-check payments as an option for its hauling permit customers required to obtain oversized/overweight load permits

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Aftermarketby StaffJune 29, 2011


April 2011 Surface Trade with Canada and Mexico Rose 12.1% from April 2010

Trade using surface transportation between the United States and its North American Free Trade Agreement partners Canada and Mexico was 12.1 percent higher in April 2011 than in April 2010, reaching $73.8 billion, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics of the U.S. Department of Transportation

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Aftermarketby StaffJune 29, 2011

Mid-Atlantic Program Offers Money to Clean Up Drayage Trucks

A Mid-Atlantic partnership has come up with a program to help replace higher-polluting, short-haul drayage trucks that shuttle between the major ports, warehouses and local stores

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Aftermarketby StaffJune 29, 2011

FedEx Adds More Than 4,000 New, Fuel Efficient Vehicles

FedEx Express significantly expanded its energy efficient vehicle fleet with electric and hybrid

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Aftermarketby StaffJune 29, 2011

Used Truck Sales Volumes Fall in Response to Lack of Available Inventory

Challenged by a lack of available inventory, sales volumes of used trucks fell in all sales channels during May, according to ACT Research

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Driversby StaffJune 29, 2011

L.A. Mayor Warns Drivers of Impending Freeway Closure on I-405

Both north- and south-bound lanes for Interstate 405 in Los Angeles will be closed for just over two days straight next month, which may cause nightmarish road conditions for drivers.



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