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Aftermarket•by Staff•November 7, 2006

Utility Trailer Makes Bendix Automatic Slack Adjuster Standard

Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems' trailer products business announced that Utility Trailer has added the Bendix ASA-5 automatic slack adjuster as standard equipment on all new trailer models. Production began in August

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Aftermarket•by Staff•November 7, 2006

Teletrac Announces Turn-By-Turn Automated Navigation System

Teletrac Inc. of Garden Grove, Calif., has introduced the FleetDirector Turn-By-Turn (TBT) vehicle routing and navigation system. The TBT software module provides speed-calibrated, real-time,

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Aftermarket•by Staff•November 6, 2006

International Debuts New Family of MaxxForce Engines

International Truck and Engine Corp., a Navistar Co., has announced its lineup of MaxxForce International Diesel Power engines for 2008 model year trucks, and provided specifications and technical details

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Aftermarket•by Staff•November 6, 2006

Alcoa Wheels Now Standard on Volvo Trucks

Alcoa Wheel Products is now the standard supplier of forged aluminum truck wheels for Volvo Trucks North America

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Aftermarket•by Staff•November 6, 2006

Decker Truck Line, ISA Announce ‘Million Mile Haul’

The Iowa Soybean Association (ISA) and Decker Truck Line announce the commencement of the “Million Mile Haul,” designed to complete a one-of-a-kind, comprehensive fuel impact study that examines the effects of soy biodiese

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Safety & Compliance•by Staff•November 6, 2006

FMCSA Issues Rail Crossing Guide for Truckers

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) hopes to reduce the number of truck collisions at railroad crossings by distributing new safety tip cards to every truck driver. The cards are designed to help reduce the more than 700 truc

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Drivers•by Staff•November 6, 2006

Benchmark Announces New Transportation Services Company

Benchmark Performance Group, which develops and supplies specialty chemicals for the oil and gas pressure pumping services industry, has launched its new transportation services company, Benchmark Distribution Services, L.P. (BDS).

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Aftermarket•by Staff•November 3, 2006

TMC Hosts 2007 Annual Meeting, Exhibition Feb. 6-9 in Tampa

The Technology & Maintenance Council (TMC) of the American Trucking Associations (ATA) will hold its 2007 Annual Meeting and Transportation Technology Exhibition Feb. 6-9 at the Tampa Convention Center, Tampa, Fla

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Aftermarket•by Staff•November 3, 2006

Haldex Reman Plant Cuts Carbon Dioxide Emissions

Haldex, which manufactures air brake and suspension control systems, said it will save more than 3,900 tons in carbon dioxide emissions in 2006 through its remanufacturing process. This decrease is the result of energy saved by remanufacturin

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Drivers•by Staff•November 3, 2006

FedEx Express Hikes Average Shipping Rates 3.5 Percent in 2007

FedEx Corp. will increase the net average shipping rate for FedEx Express by 3.5 percent, which is composed of a 5.5 percent average increase in standard list rates, offset by a 2.0 percentage point reduction in its fuel surcharge.

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