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Driversby StaffNovember 5, 2009

Amid Driver Appreciation Week, Dupre Highlights Hourly Pay Structure

While most trucking companies prefer to pay their drivers by the mile, Dupre Logistics has been taking a different approach, compensating by the hour. In light of National Driver Appreciation Week, the company decided to highlight its hourly pay structure and celebrate the initiative's benefits to its 700-plus drivers as well as the company as a whole

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Aftermarketby StaffNovember 5, 2009

SSA Session Points to Role of People, Technology

During a presentation at the annual convention of the Service Specialists Association in Washington, D.C., Bill Wade of Wade&Partners stressed the importance of people in affecting change in the next three years as well as the role of technolog

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Aftermarketby StaffNovember 4, 2009

Electric Vehicles International Opens New Plant in California

Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, along with other state and local leaders, was on hand to celebrate the opening of Electric Vehicles International's worldwide headquarters and primary U.S. facility in Stockton, Calif., recently

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Driversby StaffNovember 4, 2009

Greatwide Expands Health Offerings to Owner-Operators

Greatwide Logistics Services, a national provider of non-asset-based transportation and third-party logistics services, has expanded its Greathealth program, a part of the company's Greatcare program that provides health options to its owner-operator

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Aftermarketby StaffNovember 4, 2009

Fleets Aren't Keen on Buying Equipment in 4Q

CK Commercial Vehicle Research's fourth quarter Fleet Sentiment Report indicates that equipment buying is expected to drop in the next three months, despite higher readings in the last few quarter

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Driversby StaffNovember 4, 2009

QD's Income Up, Revenue Down in 3Q

Bulk transportation provider Quality Distribution had a mixed third quarter, with improved net income and a drop in revenue from the year-ago quarte

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Driversby StaffNovember 4, 2009

Michigan to Deploy PrePass System

The state of Michigan will deploy PrePass weigh station technology at its northbound Monroe facility on Interstate 75 near the Ohio border and at the eastbound New Buffalo port of entry on I-94 near the Indiana borde

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Aftermarketby StaffNovember 4, 2009

FTR: Recovery Is Here, But Freight Growth Will Be Slow

While research indicates a recovery is under way, the transportation industry shouldn't expect to see freight growth until 201

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Aftermarketby StaffNovember 4, 2009

Class 8 Orders See Sharp Rise From September

The month of October saw an uptick in Class 8 net orders for all major North American OEMs, with orders totaling 21,792 unit

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Safety & Complianceby StaffNovember 4, 2009

DOT, FCC Join Forces to Address Distracted Driving

The Department of Transportation is teaming up with the Federal Communications Commission to evaluate technologies that may help prevent distracted driving

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