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Fleet Managementby StaffFebruary 10, 2011

Freight Transportation Services Index Up 1.5% in December from November

The Freight Transportation Services Index rose 1.5 percent in December from its November level, rising after one monthly decline, the U.S. Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reported today

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Aftermarketby StaffFebruary 10, 2011

TMC Attendance, Membership Up Significantly

Organizers at the American Trucking Associations' Technology and Maintenance Council were very encouraged by attendance and membership figures at its annual meeting this week in Tampa, Fla

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Aftermarketby StaffFebruary 10, 2011

New Program Aims to Jump-Start Truckstop Electrification

A truckstop electrification project is using a combination of federal grants and private funding to build truck electrification hookups at 50 locations on five major Interstate corridors, and will offer incentives for fleets to have 5,000 trucks outfitted with the equipment needed to plug in

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Fleet Managementby StaffFebruary 9, 2011

TransCore's North American Freight Index Records Highest January Volumes Ever

January spot-market freight availability increased 62 percent over January 2010 volumes, according to TransCore's North American Freight Index

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Fleet Managementby StaffFebruary 9, 2011

Intermodal Haulers Post Record-setting Year in 2010

A near 17-percent surge in volume in the fourth quarter pushed 2010 intermodal volumes up by 14.7 percent overall for the year, says Intermodal Association of North America

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Driversby StaffFebruary 9, 2011

Illinois GPS Task Force Finds Truck-Specific Data Difficult to Access

Truckers using various GPS systems to navigate around the State of Illinois do not always have access to accurate and up-to-date truck-specific routing information

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Aftermarketby StaffFebruary 9, 2011

Tenstreet Offers Free Motor Carrier Fax Number Directory

Tenstreet LLC has just launched an online directory of motor carrier fax numbers to make it easier for companies to contact previous employers

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Driversby StaffFebruary 9, 2011

Pegasus TransTech Enables Drivers to Provide Instant HOS Feedback

In response to requests from a number of its fleet customers, Pegasus TransTech is providing drivers with a free and easy method to provide feedback to the Department of Transportation concerning the proposed hours of service (HOS) regulation changes

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Driversby StaffFebruary 9, 2011

DOE Projects Diesel to Average $3.43 This Year

The Department of Energy's monthly fuel price projections continue to rise in lockstep with the price of crude oil and diesel fuel. The monthly projection for February, up 3 cents from the January forecast, sees diesel fuel averaging $3.43 for 2011 and $3.51 for 2012

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Driversby StaffFebruary 8, 2011

Diesel Hits $3.51 in Tenth Straight Weekly Increase

Diesel prices continued their upward trend this week, rising an alarming 7.5 cents to hit a new post-2008 high of $3.513

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