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  • Intermodal Volume Rises for Quarter, Year

    February 6, 2012

    Intermodal traffic volume rose 4.1% in the fourth quarter, the eighth straight quarter of year-over-year gains, the Intermodal Association of North America said.

  • Unemployment Rate Declines to 8.3%; Trucking Adds 5,300 Jobs

    February 3, 2012

    The unemployment rate dropped in January to 8.3%, the lowest almost in three years, while the economy added 243,000 jobs, including 5,300 trucking jobs, the Labor Department said Friday.

  • A thinking man?s approach to driver hiring

    February 3, 2012

    Solid thinking is behind the most successful tools. Whether they are high-tech or pencil-and-paper, intelligence and inspiration shine through everything that works well

  • Truck weight increase proposal scuttled

    February 3, 2012

    A bleary 3 a.m. vote by the House of Representatives? Transportation and Infrastructure Committee today removed a controversial truck weight increase proposal from the five-year highway funding bill known formally as the American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act, allowing the committee to send the bill to the House floor for a vote by a narrow 29 to 24 margin

  • Economic slippage seen in several reports

    February 3, 2012

    Some shakiness is being detected in the U.S. economy, according to several different reports, as consumer confidence and home prices declined, even as the overall employment situation improved during the first month of 2012

  • EPA gives OK to install dual fuel conversion system on ISX engines

    February 3, 2012

    EcoDual, a provider of dual fuel conversion systems for heavy-duty diesel trucks, has received authorization from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to begin installing its systems on 2004 to 2009 Cummins ISX engines

  • CARB extends Truck and Bus Regulation reporting deadline

    February 3, 2012

    The Jan. 31, 2012, California Truck and Bus Regulation reporting date has being extended to March 30, 2012, to give fleet owners more time to submit their fleet information. Reporting is required for fleet owners to take advantage of flexibility in the regulation

  • Scanning app for Android devices released

    February 3, 2012

    A new mobile scanning app for Android devices has been released by Pegasus TransTech

  • Dana expands SVL aftermarket drivetrain line

    February 3, 2012

    Dana Holding Corp. is adding additional products to its SVL line of aftermarket drivetrain products to include additional heavy-duty components as well as light-duty axle components

  • Device monitors performance of engine block heater

    February 3, 2012

    JoSa Enterprises has released a new product that is designed to monitor a truck?s engine block heater to ensure it will start a truck in cold weather when needed

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