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Amid industry discussion of EOBR rule, smartphone logging apps proliferate

Though the FMCSA’s just-published limited-mandate and performance-standards rule for electronic onboard recorders (EOBRs) for logging did next to nothing to open up the market for tools beyond the paper log and expensive devices tethered to the truck’s ECM, smartphone applications with similar functionality continue to proliferate. The UDrove app and online storage service, released earlier this year (functional […]

April 8, 2010

Business

Pa. I-80 tolling rejected

The Federal Highway Administration turned down the state’s application because it would have used funds for projects other than I-80.

April 7, 2010

Business

DOE: Diesel to stay above $3

Diesel will average $2.95 this year and $3.12 in 2011, the agency said.

April 7, 2010

Business

Internet Truckstop launches new service

Internet Truckstop has a new brokering service, BrokerBing, scheduled to launch April 8.

April 7, 2010

Business

Port of Los Angeles to buy Class 8 hybrid truck

Port has awarded Vision Industries Corp. a purchase order for a zero-emissions Class 8 hybrid-electric truck.

April 7, 2010

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Iowa bans texting while driving

Iowa became the 21st state to ban texting April 2 when Gov. Chet Culver signed an anti-texting-while-driving bill into law for all drivers in the state.

April 7, 2010

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Drivers named ‘Angels’

Marten Transport driver James McDowell and Trucks, Inc. driver Danny Carmichael have been chosen as Highway Angels by the Truckload Carriers Association.

April 7, 2010

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Diesel price passes $3

The national average retail price of a gallon of diesel topped $3 the week of April 5.

April 7, 2010

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Truck orders up 35% in March

March Class 8 truck total net orders for all major North American manufacturers increased 35.9 percent higher than February, preliminary data from FTR Associates indicate.

April 7, 2010

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Truck orders increase 35% in March

March Class 8 truck total net orders for all major North American manufacturers rose to 10,505 units.

April 6, 2010

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This 2005 Peterbilt 379X runs from Colorado to Tex

This 2005 Peterbilt 379X runs from Colorado to Texas for Arvada, Colo.-based Beisemeier Equipment Leasing, a petrochemical sales and distribution company. The truck runs on a 550-hp Cat and 18-speed Eaton Fuller transmission. Driver Clyde Carroll says the WTI rear fenders make it classy.

April 6, 2010

Business

Diesel price passes $3

For the first time in 17 months, the national average retail price of a gallon of diesel topped $3.

April 6, 2010