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Another hike in diesel’s price

For the fifth consecutive week, the national average retail price of a gallon of diesel rose this week. The price gained 2.2 cents to $2.946, the highest level since November 2008, according to the Department of Energy. Diesel’s price has increased 19.8 cents the past five weeks. All regions reported higher prices, ranging from less […]

March 23, 2010

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Health care bill offers immediate changes

The U.S. House of Representative approved the Senate’s Christmas Eve-passed version of health care and insurance reform legislation by a vote of 219-212, with 34 Democrats joining Republicans in voting against the bill. U.S. President Obama was expected to sign the legislation Tuesday, March 23. The House also voted in favor of several changes to […]

March 23, 2010

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Hank Good of Monticello, N.Y., owns this working s

Hank Good of Monticello, N.Y., owns this working show truck, a 1981 Kenworth K-100C VIT Aerodyne, powered by a 500-hp Detroit Diesel.

March 23, 2010

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Health care bill offers immediate changes

The majority of the structural changes to the health insurance system will take effect in 2014.

March 22, 2010

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Back on the Road winner to be announced

The winner of the Back on the Road 2010 contest will be announced Friday, March 26, in Louisville, Ky., Arrow Truck Sales announced. In its third year, the competition benefits a deserving trucker in need of a truck and a job. The winner will receive the following products: A one-year lease on a 2007 VNL […]

March 22, 2010

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Safety belt use grows

New data show 74 percent of commercial truck and bus drivers now are using their safety belts.

March 22, 2010

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Monday-morning wake-up call

I imagine many readers will have already taken note of the horrifying video of the Rona Williams’ Renault Clio hooked sideways to the front bumper of a big Arclid Transport cabover running at highway speeds on the UK’s A1 freeway for a minute or more before the rig’s driver noticed he’d been involved in an accident, […]

March 22, 2010

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White House reviews cell phone use rule

The U.S. Department of Transportation has drafted a proposed regulation that would ban text messaging and restrict cell phone use.

March 19, 2010

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White House clears EOBR rule

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is expected soon to publish the electronic onboard recorder rule.

March 19, 2010

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Calif. offers vehicle rebates

The rebates offer up to $20,000 for the purchase of CARB-certified or approved zero-emissions commercial vehicles.

March 19, 2010

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Missouri I-70 projects planned next 2 years

Over the next two years, the Missouri Department of Transportation will be working on Interstate 70 through Kansas City.

March 19, 2010

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Beating the Dutch — women truckers fire at Guinness World Record

I’d bet you didn’t know it, but the Guinness World Record for the largest gathering of female truck drivers was set by an all-woman truck convoy held in 2004 in the Netherlands. At least so say the folks trying to beat it at the Mid-America Trucking Show next week. As reported on several blogs and […]

March 19, 2010