Study: Problems with newer engines

J.D. Power study finds that 51 percent of owners of 1-year-old heavy-duty truck engines in 2010 report experiencing a problem.

ATA freight index gains in July

09.02.10

| Year-to-date, tonnage is up 6.7 percent compared with the same period in 2009.

Used truck sales slow in July

09.02.10

| Unit sales were up year-over year and are running 43 percent above 2009 year-to-date, according to ACT Research.

Sentencings in Jason Rivenburg murder

09.01.10

| Two men charged as accessories in the murder of trucker Jason Rivenburg were sentenced to 30 days in jail.

Surface trade up 37.6% in June

08.31.10

| Trade with Canada and Mexico in June remained 5.8 percent below the June 2008 level.

Pride and Polish

Overdrive’s Pride & Polish was the first truck beauty show to be held in conjunction with a trucking convention. That was 1990, at the Mid-America Trucking Show.

This year Pride & Polish will host five truck beauty competitions at truck show across the nation. Cash and trophies will be awarded to winning trucks in a variety of classes. The competitions are open to anyone with a full or part-time working big rig. Enjoy the comraderie, vie for bragging rights, and maybe take home a big, customized Best Of Show trophy.

For information about Pride & Polish, call (916) 708-0294 or visit us online at www.prideandpolish.com

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