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Driversby StaffOctober 29, 2009

ATA: Behavior Changes Key to Fighting Distracted Driving

In a testimony to the House of Representatives on behalf of the American Trucking Associations, Randy Mullett stressed the importance of behavioral changes as key to combating distracted driving in the trucking industry

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Driversby StaffOctober 29, 2009

ATA's Windsor Takes Cap-and-Trade Issues to Senate

American Trucking Associations First Vice Chair Barbara Windsor took issues with the cap-and-trade proposal to the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee today, claiming the legislation would increase the price and volatility of diesel for the trucking industry

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Aftermarketby StaffOctober 29, 2009

Xata Takes Home Tekne Award For Xatanet

Xata Corporation has received the 2009 Tekne Award in the Technology Services award category, presented by the Minnesota High Tech Association in partnership with Enterprise Minnesota and LifeScience Alle

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Driversby StaffOctober 29, 2009

Alabama Blitz Finds More Crash-Causing Activity Among Passenger Vehicles

Alabama state troopers have distributed 12,288 tickets so far as part of its Ticketing Aggressive Cars and Trucks Campaign, 95 percent of which went to drivers of passenger vehicle

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Aftermarketby StaffOctober 29, 2009

TransCore Freight Index Gains 9 Percent in September

The availability of spot market freight gained 9 percent in September from August, according to the TransCore Freight Index, an indicator that the freight market is starting to see improvement

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Aftermarketby StaffOctober 29, 2009

North American Land Trade Slides 24.9 Percent

Surface transportation trade between the U.S., Canada and Mexico was down 24.9 percent in August from the year-ago perio

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Driversby StaffOctober 28, 2009

Celadon Joins NYSE Amid First Quarter Plunge in Income

Celadon Group, Indianapolis, has announced a 78.6 percent drop in income in its fiscal first quarter, while also announcing plans to list its shares on the New York Stock Exchang

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Driversby StaffOctober 28, 2009

Oregon Modifies Chain Regulation

Under the Oregon Department of Transportation's recently modified chain regulation, tandem drive axle trucks are allowed to go without chains when signs are posted

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Aftermarketby StaffOctober 28, 2009

Behind the Scenes at Fontaine Fifth Wheel R&D

Fifth wheels often get taken for granted. But think about what they have to do: Clamp on to a relatively small metal pin and stay clamped on through all sorts of conditions, even a rollover. If a fifth wheel lets loose of a 60,000-pound loaded trailer going down the highway, you're looking at an expensive mishap at best, if not a fatal tragedy. "Failure is not an option," says Henry Bell, president of Fontaine Fifth Wheel

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Aftermarketby StaffOctober 28, 2009

Snider Tire Launches New Indiana Retread Plant

Snider Tire has launched a new Michelin Retread Technologies plant in Bluffton, Ind., in order to supply its Tire and Retread Asset Control System locations in Blytheville, Ark., and Cambridge, Ohio

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