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PIB TIP: WARRANTY A FACTOR IN TIRES. Most standard
PIB TIP: WARRANTY A FACTOR IN TIRES. Most standard new-tire and retread warranties have coverage limited to normal-use defects in workmanship, product and material. Warranties are based on time or wear, not mileage. Some fully cover the tire’s lifespan, or until tread wears to a specified thickness. Most warranties have buy-back plans for retreadable tires. […]
January 25, 2011
Business
Truck tonnage rises 4.2% in December year-over-year
ATA said the seasonally adjusted December index was the highest since September 2008.
January 25, 2011
Channel 19
Whole ‘lot of squealing’ on Missouri highway ramp
Yesterday, reported KMBC TV in Kansas City, Mo., a highway resounded with “a lot of squealing” after a hauler on the ramp from I-435 North to I-35 turned over rounding the curve, spilling a load of live pork. A few of the pigs reportedly perished but a larger number escaped the trailer’s confines. KMBC gave […]
January 25, 2011
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Business
Court OKs Swift chargeback fees
Swift Transportation is not required to disclose how much of its chargebacks to owner-operators that represent markups or administrative fees.
January 25, 2011
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Business
CARB calculates truck emissions reductions
More than 5,300 diesel trucks have been replaced or retrofitted, the state agency said.
January 25, 2011
Business
Diesel price rises again
The national average retail price of diesel increased for an eighth straight week, rising 2.3 cents to $3.407.
January 24, 2011
Channel 19
Trucking effort in Wash. state to find child
As we know, dry vans have uses ancillary to hauling freight, not least among them their advertisement potential. You need only look to this month’s Overdrive to find evidence of that in a pic of sister mag CCJ‘s yearly Five Flashiest Fleets’ winner. A fleet headquartered in Washington State is using a similar tactic toward […]
January 24, 2011
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Business
TCA names fleet safety award competitors
Eighteen companies will compete for two grand prizes in the Truckload Carriers Association’s 35th annual National Fleet Safety Awards.
January 22, 2011
Business
2 accidental trucker deaths reported at truck stop
Two truckers died from vehicle accidents at a Tennessee truck stop in two apparently unrelated incidents occurring over an 11-day period.
January 21, 2011
Overdrive Extra
Housing still lags rest of the economy
The Census Bureau reported this week that new housing starts declined in December by 4.3 percent, notes the weekly economic recap from the American Trucking Associations. 2010 was the second worst year on record for housing starts, bested only by 2009, when the credit and housing collapse was at its worst.
January 21, 2011
Business
Lubricant may help fuel economy
Gordon Murray Design and Shell research teams have partnered to develop a lubricant to help increase fuel economy, potentially by more than 6 percent across multiple vehicle ranges, according to a report from Shell. The ultra low viscosity 0W-10 motor oil was used on a Gordon Murray city vehicle design, the T.25 city car, and […]
January 21, 2011
Business
U.S Xpress celebrates 25th anniversary
U.S. Xpress executives are optimistic the trucking industry will gain momentum in the future despite hurdles.
January 21, 2011
U.S Xpress Co-Founders Max Fuller (left) and Patrick Quinn receive commemorative anniversary plaques.
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