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Driversby StaffApril 10, 2011

WIT Meets With NTSB Chair

National Transportation Safety Board Chairman Deborah Hersman spent nearly four days recently immersed in activities to help her better understand the trucking industry

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Driversby StaffApril 8, 2011

Western Express Raises Pay

Western Express, Nashville, Tenn., just increased its starting pay for both flatbed and dry van fleets by an additional 2 cents per mile

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Aftermarketby StaffApril 8, 2011

Alternative Fueled Truck Conference Scheduled in N.J.

The New Jersey Clean Cities Coalition and the Mid-Atlantic Truck Centre will hold an Alternate Fuel Truck Conference May 19 at the Mid-Atlantic Truck Centre in Linden, N.J

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Aftermarketby StaffApril 8, 2011

CLI Conference to Feature "View From the Other Side"

Carrier Logistics Inc. has enhanced its annual user group conference by adding Mike Molitoris, senior transportation purchasing manager of Volvo Logistics North America, as a featured speaker. Molitoris will share his insights on "The View from the Other Side" - what a shipper looks for from a transportation company

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Equipmentby StaffApril 8, 2011

DOT Releases Details of Proposed Cross-Border Program

Today the U.S. Department of Transportation released the details of a proposed, phased-in long-haul, cross-border trucking program between the United States and Mexico. It builds upon the progress announced by Presidents Obama and Calderon in early March, according to the announcement

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Driversby StaffApril 8, 2011

Bill Would Allow States to Raise Truck Weight Limits

A bill was introduced in the Senate Thursday that would put an end to the federal freeze on changes in truck sizes and weights, allowing states to allow 97,000-pound, six-axle rigs on their highways

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Aftermarketby StaffApril 7, 2011

Virginia Tech Transportation Institute Creates Driving Healthy Resource

Researchers at the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute in the Center for Truck and Bus Safety have created the Driving Healthy resource network on a website, Facebook, and Twitter for commercial motor vehicle drivers

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Aftermarketby StaffApril 7, 2011

ATA Endorses Electronic Logging Requirement

American Trucking Associations announced that its membership has endorsed a policy supporting federal laws and regulations that would require trucking companies to use electronic logging devices -- also known as electronic onboard recorders, or EOBRs -- to monitor driver hours-of-service

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Driversby StaffApril 7, 2011

U.S. Foodservice Acquires Waste Vegetable Oil Processing Company for Fuel

U.S. Foodservice has bought a company that will provide a supply of B20 biodiesel made from used vegetable oil from fryers

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Aftermarketby StaffApril 7, 2011

WIT: Women Could Help Solve Driver Shortage

Ellen Voie, president and CEO and Women In Trucking, said that to help solve the coming driver shortage, the industry needs to promote women in all aspects trucking, from driving to leadership

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