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Driversby StaffSeptember 14, 2010

FMCSA Makes Technical Changes in Recorder Rule

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has made some technical changes in its new electronic onboard recorder rule in response to concerns raised by makers of electronic onboard recorders and trucking interests

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Fleet Managementby StaffSeptember 13, 2010

Economist: Don't Panic About Recovery; Trucking in for Good Times

Continued high unemployment and three quarters of less-than-3-percent GDP do not mean we are headed into a double-dip recession. In fact, things are looking very good for trucking in this recovery, said trucking economist Noel Perry, speaking at the McLeod Software User Conference in Birmingham, Ala., Monday. However, he said, carriers need to learn how to deal with a more volatile business environment

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Driversby StaffSeptember 13, 2010

Diesel Prices Rise

The average price of a gallon of diesel rose 1.2 cents over the past week, according to figures released Monday by the U.S. Department of Energy

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Aftermarketby StaffSeptember 13, 2010

J.B. Hunt Supplying Carbon Offsets by Shifting Freight to Rail

J.B. Hunt Transport Services is part of a new partnership of corporations and environmentalists that announced a new initiative designed to reduce greenhouse gases and improve air and water quality in the Chesapeake Bay region

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Fleet Managementby StaffSeptember 13, 2010

Port of Long Beach, Innovative Chassis Pool Win Intermodal Achievement Award

The Intermodal Association of North America named Direct ChassisLink and the Port of Long Beach as winners of the IANA Intermodal Achievement Award for 2010

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Fleet Managementby StaffSeptember 13, 2010

Trucker Profit Improvement Points to Continued Rebound in Commercial Vehicle Sector

A strong rebound in net margins for publicly traded truckload companies in the second calendar quarter is expected to fuel continued improvement in demand for heavy-duty vehicles and trailers, according to ACT Research Co

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Aftermarketby StaffSeptember 13, 2010

Coalition for Transportation Productivity Expands

The Coalition for Transportation Productivity, a group of more than 160 shippers and allied associations dedicated to responsibly increasing federal weight limits on interstate highways, announced a merger with Americans for Safe and Efficient Transportation

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Aftermarketby StaffSeptember 13, 2010

New Business Focused on Improving Brake Performance

Elite Brake Company is a new commercial vehicle brake component supplier developing a full product line of brake block, brake lining, medium-duty hydraulic brake disc pads, heavy-duty air brake disc pad

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Aftermarketby StaffSeptember 13, 2010

Environmental Groups Call for 35% Improvement in Tractor-Trailer Fuel Efficiency

A coalition of nearly 20 environmental and science organizations sent a letter last week calling on President Obama to establish new vehicle pollution and fuel economy standards, including cutting fuel consumption from long-haul tractors pulling van trailers by 35 percent by model year 2017

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Driversby StaffSeptember 12, 2010

Colorado Releases Study Detailing Solutions for I-70 West

A look at the future of the Interstate 70 Mountain Corridor is now available for public viewing. For the next 60 days, the public can review and comment on the Revised Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement, a document that presents a corridor vision, which includes a variety of transit and highway improvements, for I-70 between C-470 and Glenwood Springs

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