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Aftermarketby StaffNovember 21, 2009

Clean Energy to Build CNG Station in New Jersey

Clean Energy Fuels Corp. has received a contract to build a new public access compressed natural gas (CNG) fuel station in Atlantic County, N.J

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Fleet Managementby StaffNovember 21, 2009

FTR Associates: Markets Do Recover After a Bad Recession

While this recession has been the longest and deepest we've seen in a while, the record shows that markets do recover after a bad recession, said Noel Perry, senior consultant at FTR Associates, during a webinar Friday morning

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Aftermarketby StaffNovember 21, 2009

OOIDA Takes Action Against Minnesota on Inspection Citations

The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association has filed a class action lawsuit against the state of Minnesota, seeking refunds on all commercial vehicle inspection citations issued to truckers prior to Aug. 1, 200

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Aftermarketby StaffNovember 20, 2009

HDAW Sees Record High Number of Meetings For 2010 Event

Heavy Duty Aftermarket 2010 has registered a record high of 110 suppliers and 70 distributors for pre-scheduled, one-on-one meetings during the conferenc

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Aftermarketby StaffNovember 20, 2009

Don't Let Technology Hurt You in Court

High on the list of carrier concerns about electronic onboard recorders is how to guard the data these devices collect. The information can work both ways: It can protect a carrier, but it also can be used as weapon by lawyers looking to collect damages for their clients. "Lawyers who sue carriers know what to ask for," warned Joseph Pappalardo, an attorney with the Cleveland firm Gallagher Sharp, in a recent web-based discussion on the issue

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Aftermarketby StaffNovember 20, 2009

Carrier Logistics Announces 2010 User Summit

Transportation software company Carrier Logistics will hold its Annual User Summit on April 22 and 23, 2010, in White Plains, N.Y

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Driversby StaffNovember 20, 2009

Bay Area Considers Toll Hike on Bridges

The Bay Area Toll Authority is considering increasing tolls on the seven state-owned Bay Area toll bridges, in an effort to finance the estimated $750 million cost of seismic retrofit projects on the Antioch and Dumbarton bridge

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Driversby StaffNovember 20, 2009

Standard Forwarding Files For Bankruptcy

Standard Forwarding, a regional less-than-truckload carrier, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, according to the carrier's web sit

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Safety & Complianceby StaffNovember 20, 2009

Stability Control Technology Can Lead to More Conservative Drivers

While the use of stability control systems could mean the difference between a collision and the avoidance of a crash, it also could help you create safer, more conservative drivers. Alan Korn, director of vehicle dynamics and controls at Meritor Wabco Vehicle Control Systems, says with a stability control system installed on the vehicle, a driver can recognize he's driving too aggressively

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Aftermarketby StaffNovember 20, 2009

OTA Announces Winner of Canada Driver of the Year Award

Jim Coles, a driver for MacKinnon Transport, has been recognized as the 2009 Ontario Trucking Association - Volvo Trucks Canada Driver of The Yea

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