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Business
Southland International wins performance, service award
Southland International Trucks, whose parent company is Navistar, won International Truckâs Circle of Excellence Award for the 10th time.
April 14, 2010
Business
Truck protection system
The GiraffeG4 Truck Protection System is a warning system designed to protect your truck and freight from low overhead hazards.
April 13, 2010
Business
Mexico, U.S. meet on transportation issues
Transportation officials discussed a broad range of issues, including the next steps of the cross-border trucking program.
April 13, 2010
Business
Werner driver uses CPR to save girlâs life
Dave Nelson pulled the girl from the car and performed CPR until paramedics arrived.
April 13, 2010
Overdrive Extra
You gotta know when to hold âem, when to fold âem
Anyone whoâs been to an intermodal port or seen the container ships that serve them knows there is no shortage of big colored boxes being stacked like giant Lego walls. Theyâre also shuffled all over the place, too often empty due to global imbalances in world trade. That deadhead costs the industry $7 billion a [âŚ]
April 13, 2010
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Program to shift cargo from highway to water
The U.S. Department of Transportation April 7 unveiled an initiative to move more cargo on the water rather than on U.S. highways. Under the âAmericaâs Marine Highwayâ program, DOTâs Maritime Administration will help identify rivers and coastal routes that could carry cargo efficiently, bypassing congested roads around busy ports and reducing greenhouse gases. âFor too long, [âŚ]
April 13, 2010
Business
Diesel price jumps again, up 5.4 cents
Diesel prices have climbed 13 cents the past two weeks. The national diesel price is now 84 cents higher than a year ago.
April 13, 2010
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Trucking groups oppose fuel economy rules action
In an April 9 letter to U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, a truck dealers group and the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association voiced opposition to a Senate bill that would nullify fuel economy rules established by Congress under the Energy Independence and Security Act in 2007. Senate Bill 1733, âClean Energy Jobs and American Power Act,â [âŚ]
April 13, 2010
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Groups lobby to reinstate biodiesel tax credit
Truck stop trade group NATSO and other industry partners April 12 urged Congressional leaders to reinstate the biodiesel tax credit with an effective date of Jan. 1, 2010, to ensure a healthy biodiesel market for producers and consumers. In a letter addressed to Senators Max Baucus (D-Mont.) and Charles Grassley (R-Iowa) and Representatives Sander Levin [âŚ]
April 13, 2010
Business
Meritor shows 14X tandem drive axle
ArvinMeritor unveiled its next-generation Meritor 14X tandem drive axle, built on the legacy of the companyâs previous RT145 axle, at a press event March 24 in Lousville, Ky. According to ArvinMeritor engineers, the new axle drew on that design heritage while incorporating many new technological features. The 14X axle is the signature component member of [âŚ]
April 13, 2010
Channel 19
New video: The perils of promising to run with JazzyâŚ
âPromising to run with Jazzy is like making a promise to God, but God will forgive you if you break your promise.â âLee Jordan, small fleet owner and father of 17-year-old runner Jasmine âJazzyâ Jordan, currently running across the U.S. to benefit the St. Christopher Truckers Development and Relief Fund And so, for those who [âŚ]
April 13, 2010
Reader Rigs
Independent owner-operator Frank Stamey of Bishop,
Independent owner-operator Frank Stamey of Bishop, Calif., owns this 2007 Peterbilt 379 extended hood. The truck runs on a 550-hp Caterpillar and an 18-speed Eaton Fuller.
April 13, 2010
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