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Rush names inaugural Chrome & Class show winners
Gene McKinney of West Blocton, Ala., garnered the People’s Choice award at the inaugural Chrome & Class Truck Show.
October 19, 2010
Business
Diesel price increases slightly
For the third consecutive week, the average weekly retail on-highway diesel price increased, rising 0.7-cent to $3.073 a gallon.
October 18, 2010
Business
Fewer trucks removed for defective brakes
Fewer vehicles were taken out of service for brake defects during Operation Air Brake’s Brake Safety Week this year.
October 18, 2010
More inspections uncovered fewer brake defects during Brake Safety Week this year.
Business
Survey: Economy top issue facing trucking
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s new regulatory framework for evaluating carrier and driver safety is a close second to the economy.
October 18, 2010
Business
Agency displays technologies
Demonstration showed technologies expected to help state law enforcement do truck inspections.
October 17, 2010
Business
Clean truck event planned
EPA, environmental and industry representatives will hold a press conference Oct. 19 to outline advances in 2010 diesel trucks.
October 15, 2010
Business
Minnesota to close 3 rest areas for repairs
The rest areas on Interstate 90 will be closed temporarily beginning Oct. 18.
October 15, 2010
Business
Trucker’s brain revealed
Discover this and other fascinating images and stories from the past 50 years of Overdrive at www.overdriveretro.com.
October 15, 2010
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Learning from a crash course
Such opportunities will increase as the economy struggles to get on its feet, and trucking already is ahead of the curve. It’s easy in the flush of good times to forget lessons so clearly illustrated during hardship. It’s best not to.
October 14, 2010
Business
Hoover Dam bridge dedicated
It will become the western hemisphere’s longest single-span concrete arch bridge and one of the tallest in the world.
October 14, 2010
The 1,900-foot-long span looming over Hoover Dam.
Business
Freight index fell 0.6% in August
The Freight TSI has risen 4.4 percent over the last 15 months, after declining 15.3 percent in the previous 10 months.
October 14, 2010
Freight trend is higher despite August decline.
Business
DOT awards university grants
The U.S. Department of Transportation announced more than $18.7 million in grants to 11 University Transportation Centers.
October 14, 2010
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