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Business

Navistar sues EPA again over SCR rule

Navistar alleges nitrogen oxide emissions skyrocket when drivers don’t keep diesel exhaust fluid topped off.

July 15, 2011

Business

Iowa 80 launches museum app

The Iowa 80 Trucking Museum has launched an app that will give virtual visitors the opportunity the vintage truck exhibits. Those who visit the museum can also listen to audio about the trucks on display through the application. The app is available for iPhone and Android free of charge and provides additional details about each […]

July 15, 2011

Business

Minnesota leaders agree to end shutdown

State services could resume within days of legislative special session.

July 15, 2011

Business

CAT Scale introduces free Android app

The CAT Scale Locator application is now available for Android users in the Android Marketplace, CAT Scale Co. announced. The app allows drivers to locate the nearest CAT Scale through GPS on their phone. Drivers can also search for CAT Scales in other areas and get directions. A link to the application can be found […]

July 15, 2011

Channel 19

Visit the trucking museum at Iowa 80 and download a new app

If it happens you’re at the Walcott Truckers Jamboree at the Iowa 80 Truck Stop today, be sure to visit the trucking museum. If you’re packing  a smartphone, scan the QR code with the phone’s camera at the front desk to download a new app and you can go back there anytime you like — […]

July 15, 2011

Business

Bill seeks tax credits for electric trucks, anti-idling

Senate bill would provide tax credits for buying hybrid, plug-in hybrid and electric trucks, and idling reduction devices.

July 14, 2011

Channel 19

Getting around ‘Truckermageddon’; American Trucker season 2 ‘gets hardcore’

I-405 shutdown this weekend — the 405 will be shut down northbound in a 10-mile stretch between I-10 and U.S. 101.

July 14, 2011

Business

June truck orders stay strong

North American Class 8 truck orders are projected at 21,200 units, the 8th straight month above 20,000.

July 14, 2011

Business

Freight index drops

Although freight fell from April, May shipments rose 1.4 percent from a year earlier.

July 14, 2011

Home

American Trucker season opens with Joplin coverage

Later this season, Robb Mariani will tape an episode at the Great American Trucking Show in Dallas in August.

July 14, 2011

Business

Loyalty card launched

Drivers can purchase a loyalty savings card through a new partnership between Boss Truck Shops, a subsidiary of Bosselman Inc., and Wingfoot Truck Care Centers, a subsidiary of Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. The Maxxcare card rewards three points per dollar spent on preventive maintenance services and one point per dollar for other repairs at […]

July 14, 2011

Business

Survey seeks CSA comments

American Transportation Research Institute has launched a survey to identify Compliance Safety Accountability impacts.

July 13, 2011