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Business
Daimler adds workers
More than 1,230 employees will be added to the company’s manufacturing and administrative payroll in three locations.
June 9, 2011
Business
Nominations sought for Trucking’s Top Rookie
The nomination form can be completed online at www.truckload.org/rookie until June 30.
June 9, 2011
Business
Custom rig as educational shuttle
The Space Shuttle Blake has served a very important mission — educating students about space exploration.
June 9, 2011
A Mack truck recently delivered the Space Shuttle Blake, a mobile classroom used to teach students about space exploration.
Business
Groups push for safer trucks
ATA and OOIDA called on the federal government to research how standards for crashworthiness for heavy trucks could benefit truckers.
June 9, 2011
Business
FMCSA advisory group sets June agenda
The public may attend the Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee meeting in Alexandria, Va., June 20-22 or submit written comment by June 15.
June 9, 2011
Business
Dual-compound steer tire
Michelin introduced its XZA3 + Evertread steer tire June 8, incorporating a “dual-compound” tread design. Ted Becker, director of marketing for Michelin America’s Truck Tires, said the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency SmartWay certified tire is designed for fuel efficiency, meeting California Air Resources Board requirements and to deliver 30 percent more mileage than competitor steer […]
June 8, 2011
Business
June Owner-Operator of the Month
Kirby Killgore has driven more than 1.5 million accident-free miles in his 26 years trucking.
June 8, 2011
Kirby Killgore
Business
Great West Truck Show features seminars
Overdrive will host a free two-hour Partners in Business program presented by Kevin Rutherford June 10.
June 8, 2011
Business
Freight TSI dips in April
For the first four months of this year, freight shipments measured by the index were up 0.6 percent.
June 8, 2011
Business
Federal funds given for Alabama road repairs
An initial $1.5 million is immediately available to Alabama to pay for emergency repairs to highways damaged by tornadoes.
June 8, 2011
Business
I-405 in Los Angeles to close 2 days in July
The freeway will be closed for 53 hours beginning the night of July 15 until the morning of July 18.
June 7, 2011
Business
FMCSA proposes intermodal defect report rule
Proposal pertains to retaining driver-vehicle inspection reports when the driver has neither found nor been made aware of any defects.
June 7, 2011
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