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Aftermarketby StaffNovember 16, 2010

October Spot Freight Index Up Year Over Year; Slow Growth From September

In October, TransCore's market research shows a 69 percent increase in spot market freight availability, compared to October 2009. For the third consecutive month, spot freight achieved the highest level for the month of October since 2005

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Aftermarketby StaffNovember 16, 2010

Daimler Financial Changes Name

Daimler Financial Services announced that it changed its legal entity name to Mercedes-Benz Financial Services USA LLC

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Aftermarketby StaffNovember 16, 2010

PeopleNet Becomes a Trucker Buddy Sponsor

PeopleNet has become one of Trucker Buddy's newest donors for 2010

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Driversby StaffNovember 16, 2010

Diesel Prices Up Third Week in Row

The average price of a gallon of diesel fuel rose for the third week in a row, by 6.8 cents last week, according to weekly figures from the U.S. Department of Energy

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Aftermarketby StaffNovember 15, 2010

Bridgestone Bandag to Relocate Headquarters

Bridgestone Americas plans to relocate members of its senior management team and other functions of its Muscatine, Iowa-based Bridgestone Bandag Tire Solutions operations to locations in the Nashville, Tenn., area, including BSAM's headquarters facility in Nashville

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Safety & Complianceby StaffNovember 15, 2010

New Driver Distraction Study Looks at Cell Phone Use in the Cab

The amount of visual distraction is a key factor in whether in-cab technology increases crash risk for commercial drivers, according to a new study conducted by the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute

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Aftermarketby StaffNovember 14, 2010

Driver Shortage Matter of When, Not If

The economy and freight may be sluggish right now, but by 2012, the industry will be looking at shortage of 400,000 drivers, according to Eric Starks, president of FTR Associates

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Driversby StaffNovember 14, 2010

Outlook for Highway Reauthorization Unclear after Election

The landslide Republican victory will change the transportation players on the House side, but there is no clear signal that even with this new leadership Congress has the political will to solve the key problem of funding the federal highway program

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Aftermarketby StaffNovember 12, 2010

TA Customers, Employees Raise More Than $200,000 to Help Truckers

Customers and employees of TravelCenters of America raised $211,115 for the St. Christopher Trucker Development and Relief Fund, through their first ever Band Together fund raising promotion during October

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Driversby StaffNovember 12, 2010

Two Ohio Rest Areas Closing for Six-Month Renovation

Two rest areas on I-90 in Ohio will be closed for six month starting today as crews modernize the facilities

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