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Aftermarket•by Staff•February 5, 2009

Light Vehicle Systems Drags Down ArvinMeritor Financial Results

ArvinMeritor reported that its Commercial Vehicle Systems business did well, considering the economy, in its first fiscal quarter, but its Light Vehicle Systems business dragged down its numbers

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Aftermarket•by Staff•February 5, 2009

Preliminary Class 8 Vehicle Orders for January Show Continued Decline

Preliminary January numbers show Class 8 vehicle total net orders for all major North American OEMs at 7,608 units, down 12 percent from December 2008

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Drivers•by Staff•February 5, 2009

Maryland Approves Truck Toll Increase

The Maryland Transportation Authority has approved a plan to raise truck tolls its seven toll facilities, a 50 percent increase for vehicles with three or more axles, despite objections from the state trucking association

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Drivers•by Staff•February 4, 2009

LinkAmerica Express Honored by Lowe's

LinkAmerica, Wilksboro, N.C., announced that its Express Southeast Division was awarded the "2008 Golden Carrier Award" honoring its 99.7 percent on-time service, at the Lowe's Carrier Conference

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Aftermarket•by Staff•February 4, 2009

Tire Group to Have Pavilion at TMC

The Tire Industry Association will for the first time host a TIA Pavilion co-located with the ATA's Technology & Maintenance Council Annual Meeting and Trade Show at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Fla., Feb. 9-11

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Safety & Compliance•by Staff•February 4, 2009

NTSB Recommends Mandatory Safety Technology

The National Transportation Safety Board recommended this week to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration that they explore making several heavy-duty vehicle safety technologies mandatory

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Aftermarket•by Staff•February 4, 2009

HDAW'09 Announces Details of Aftermarket Awards Luncheon

The organizers of Heavy Duty Aftermarket Week have announced the categories and sponsors of the awards presented at the Heavy Duty Aftermarket Awards Luncheon on Thursday, Feb. 19, at the Rosen Centre Hotel in Orlando, Fla

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Drivers•by Staff•February 4, 2009

New DOT Secretary Creates Economic Recovery Team

U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood has created a team at the U.S. Department of Transportation to coordinate the DOT's role in President Obama's economic recovery program

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Aftermarket•by Staff•February 4, 2009

Company Pushes "Green" Alternative to De-Icers

A Canadian company says it has an environmentally safe alternative to road salts that won't cause the kinds of corrosion problems that have been plaguing the trucking industry since the introduction of liquid de-icers containing magnesium chloride and calcium chloride

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Aftermarket•by Staff•February 3, 2009

ArvinMeritor Delivers Hybrid Diesel-Electric Class 8 Truck to Wal-Mart

ArvinMeritor recently presented Wal-Mart Stores, in Bentonville, Ark., with a prototype heavy-duty truck equipped with the first Meritor diesel-electric drivetrain

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