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January 16, 2009
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Top of the News
Expanding for opportunity
By Sean Kilcarr, senior editor
Many carriers are finding it’s not necessarily all gloom and doom out there right now--if they maintain control of their costs, market themselves more effectively, and expand their service while others contract.



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Number-one Bottled Water Company has Reduced Idle Time by 41 Percent Thanks to Cadec’s Advanced Fleet Management Software.

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Regulation
SCR group says fleets prefer its solution 2:1
According to a study conducted for the North American Heavy Duty SCR Stakeholders Group and FactsAboutSCR.com, 53.4% of small and large fleet managers, owner-operators and maintenance managers surveyed said they would likely consider SCR (selective catalytic reduction) for their next truck purchase compared to 29.4% that would consider EGR (exhaust gas recirculation).



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Trucks
Navistar Defense lands Army contract
Navistar Defense has been awarded nearly $79 million by the U.S. Army TACOM Life Cycle Management Command to provide 328 fuel trucks and 277 water tankers, all customized from the WorkStar platform, for use by U.S. troops overseas.
Tires
Idealease added to Double Coin fleet program
CMA, LLC has announced that Idealease has been added to the Double Coin National Account Fleet Program. Started in early 2008, the program allows medium and large trucking fleets to purchase Double Coin TBR products at competitive pricing, CMA said.
Products
New reefer temperature sensor
Pointer Telocation has released a temperature sensor for fleets transporting refrigerated items, giving managers consistent updates on the temperature of their cooled items, the company said.
Editors' Blogs
Trucks at Work: Some final thoughts
By Sean Kilcarr, senior editor
 John Hill’s tenure as chief administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is now pretty much officially at an end, though his involvement with commercial truck and bus safety issues is going to continue as he transitions to the private sector.
Trucking Around the World
Heavy rains damaging Indonesian roads, slowing deliveries
Heavy rain and floods are damaging roads, disrupting supplies to markets and driving up food prices by as much as 20 percent in some parts of Java, an association representing truck drivers and transport operators said on Friday....
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