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Aftermarketby StaffSeptember 15, 2010

Navistar Diesel Honored for Program that Saved Jobs with Volunteer Work

Navistar Diesel of Alabama in Huntsville, Ala., has been named a finalist for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's Business Civic Leadership Center Corporate Citizenship Award, the nation's highest honor for businesses engaging in corporate social responsibility

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Aftermarketby StaffSeptember 15, 2010

NADA/ATD Guide Says Used Truck Sales, Values Healthy

The market for Class 8 used on-highway trucks remains healthy going into the fall, according to a report from the American Truck Dealers association

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Aftermarketby StaffSeptember 14, 2010

Clean Air Act Turns 40

The Environmental Protection Agency is celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Clean Air Act, and clean diesel has been a part of that success, said Allen Schaeffer, the executive director of the Diesel Technology Forum, after attending anniversary activities in Washington, D.C

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Driversby StaffSeptember 14, 2010

Chain Law Season Has Begun in Colorado

The chain law season has officially begun in Colorado, which means that all commercial vehicles traveling on I-70 between milepost 133 (Edwards exit) and milepost 259 (Morrison exit) must carry sufficient chains to be in compliance with the Colorado chain law

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Fleet Managementby StaffSeptember 14, 2010

Decline in the Pulse of Commerce Index Signals Struggling Economy, but no Double-Dip

The Ceridian-UCLA Pulse of Commerce Index fell 1 percent in August, a disappointing number that closes out an erratic summer in the PCI. The decline indicates an economy that is struggling to move forward, following July's increase of 1.7 percent and June's drop of 1.9 percent

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Aftermarketby StaffSeptember 14, 2010

TCA Working on Size/Weight Proposal, Other Initiatives

The Truckload Carriers Association is working on an alternative proposal for increased size and weight that would not require carriers to buy new equipment

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Aftermarketby StaffSeptember 14, 2010

McLeod Celebrates 25th Anniversary at User Conference

As McLeod Software celebrates its 25th year this week at its annual User Conference in Birmingham, Ala., company officials say they are on track for their biggest year ever

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Safety & Complianceby StaffSeptember 14, 2010

Agenda Announced for Distracted Driving Summit

U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced the agenda for the second national Distracted Driving Summit to be held Sept. 21 in Washington, D.C. Don Osterberg, senior vice president of Schneider National, will be on a panel discussion on "Confronting the Distracted Driving Challenge Moving Forward.

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Aftermarketby StaffSeptember 14, 2010

Survey: Truckers Rate Recovery in Full Swing; More Foreseen

The third quarter of the year appears to have been a good one for rate increases, according to Transport Capital Partners' Business Expectation Survey. The quarterly survey found that 63 percent of responding carriers experienced rate increases, with 7 percent reporting over 15 percent rate increases

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Driversby StaffSeptember 14, 2010

1099 Rule Change Stalled in Senate

Two amendments that would have addressed a provision in this healthcare reform legislation that would burden businesses with more tax paperwork failed to move forward in the Senate today

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