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Driversby StaffAugust 31, 2009

No-idling Restrictions in Texas Effective Tuesday

Truck drivers in many areas of Texas will be subject to new anti-idling restrictions Tuesday as a state administrative code with exemptions is expirin

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Safety & Complianceby StaffAugust 31, 2009

Growing Support for Texting While Driving Ban

Eighty percent of Americans said they would support a ban on texting while drivin

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Aftermarketby StaffAugust 31, 2009

New Grote President Talks About Lighting Trends

When you step into the cab of a truck or climb into the trailer, you're probably not thinking about an important element that makes your job a lot easier: lighting. Grote Industries, a lighting supplier to the heavy-duty trucking industry, is doing some exciting things in an area many of us take for granted. Dominic Grote, who was recently named president of the company, provided the inside scoo

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Aftermarketby StaffAugust 31, 2009

Trailer Orders Gain 16 Percent From July 2008

Commercial trailer orders were up 16 percent in July from the same month of 2008, the first recorded year-over-year gain in 200

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Aftermarketby StaffAugust 28, 2009

Bosselman Adds 15 to Boss Shops Network

Bosselman has purchased 15 Flying J Care Service Centers, adding to the Boss Shops network

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Driversby StaffAugust 28, 2009

FMCSA Eyes Boost in UCR Fees For 2010

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is giving the industry 15 days to comment on a proposed rulemaking that would raise fees for interstate commercial truck and bus companies, brokers, freight forwarders and leasing companies under the Unified Carrier Registration

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Fleet Managementby StaffAugust 28, 2009

Smaller GDP Drop Positive Sign

Real Gross Domestic Product, the output of goods and services produced by labor and property in the U.S., dropped at an annual rate of 1 percent in the second quarter of 2009, a much smaller decrease from the first quarte

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Driversby StaffAugust 28, 2009

C.R. England Off the Hook For '05 Accident

A Portland jury held C.R. England not responsible for a 2005 traffic accident involving one its drivers and an 85-year-old woman, who was seriously injure

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Driversby StaffAugust 27, 2009

NHTSA Makes External ABS Lamp Rule Permanent

In a final rule, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has made permanent an existing rule requiring that trailers with antilock brake systems be equipped with an external antilock malfunction indicator lam

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Aftermarketby StaffAugust 27, 2009

Michigan Governor Visits Eaton's Hybrid Village

Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm paid a visit to Eaton Thursday to get a rundown on how the company was putting its grant money to wor

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