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Driversby StaffFebruary 17, 2010

YRC Offers New Green Balance Calculator

YRC Worldwide is now offering its customers the new Green Balance Calculator, an optional tool they can use to help offset emissions associated with their shipments via certified carbon offset projects

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Driversby StaffFebruary 17, 2010

Texting Ban Is Hard to Enforce But Still Has Teeth

It is not a simple thing for police to enforce the new federal ban on texting. The fact is, a patrolman at automobile level cannot see for sure what a driver is doing in a truck cab above him. That's only one of several concerns the enforcement community has about the guidance issued last month by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. But drivers and carriers should be aware that the policy does have teeth

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Aftermarketby StaffFebruary 17, 2010

ArvinMeritor Launches New Aftermarket Distribution Center in Mexico

ArvinMeritor has launched a new aftermarket parts distribution center in Cienega de Flores, a suburb of Monterrey, Mexico

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Driversby StaffFebruary 17, 2010

CARB Fines California Company For Emissions Violations

Petaluma, Calif.-based Golden State Lumber has been fined $20,000 by the California Air Resources Board for failing to inspect its diesel trucks in accordance with the state's smoke emissions standards

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Driversby StaffFebruary 17, 2010

DOT Announces $1.5 Billion in Funding For Transportation Projects

The U.S. Department of Transportation has allocated $1.5 billion to more than 50 transportation projects as part of the Tiger (Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery) Discretionary Grant Program

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Aftermarketby StaffFebruary 17, 2010

Virginia Reopens Four Rest Areas

The Virginia Department of Transportation has reopened four rest stops along Interstate 81 that the state closed this summer due to budget cuts. The newly opened rest areas are near Rural Retreat, Smyth, New Market and Radfor

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Driversby StaffFebruary 17, 2010

YRC Gets Shareholder Approval on Debt Swap, Private Placement

During YRC Worldwide's special stockholders meeting Wednesday, stockholders approved the company's $470 million debt-for-equity swap as well as the purchase of $70 million in new unsecured convertible notes in a private placement.

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Aftermarketby StaffFebruary 17, 2010

Truck Orders Meet Low Expectations Following Dec. Rush

On the heels of the December rush to buy trucks before the EPA 2010 mandate went into effect, January truck net orders slipped 18 percent from the year-ago mont

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Driversby StaffFebruary 17, 2010

Wyoming to Study I-80 Tolling More Closely

The state of Wyoming is one step closer to implementing tolls on Interstate 80, which stretches from east to west

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Driversby StaffFebruary 17, 2010

Decker Truck Line Increases Pay For Drivers

Decker Truck Line, Fort Dodge, Iowa, has implemented a new pay plan for reefer/van company drivers out of increased business

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