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February 10, 2009
A Penton Media Publication
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from the top
By Sean Kilcarr, senior editor
Kevin Knight will tell you that he’s been through a lot of
business cycle swings during his 33-year career in trucking, but nothing
like what the industry is going through right now. Yet he also believes
there is a silver lining somewhere in the economic downturn, a chance
for truckers large and small to learn how to drive cost out of their
operation and be more efficient.
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Diesel
down three cents
The average diesel price in the U.S. decreased three cents to $2.22
per gallon for the week of February 9, according the Energy Information
Administration (EIA). This puts prices at their lowest level since May
2005, when they averaged $2.16.
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GM
cuts 10,000 employees
General Motors Corp. will trim its salaried workforce by about
10,000 employees as part of its restructuring plan, the company
announced this morning. The car and truck maker will eliminate 3,400 of
its 29,500 salaried employees in the U.S. by May 1st.
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Trailer
stability retrofit
Meritor Wabco is rolling out a version of its roll stability
support (RSS) system that can be easily retrofitted to older model
trailers.
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Mack,
Volvo offer DPFs for California operators
Mack Trucks and Volvo Trucks North America (VTNA) are now offering
retrofit diesel particulate filters (DPF) that will allow operators
using non-EGR (exhaust gas recirculation) engines sold from 1996 to 2002
to meet California emissions requirements.
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Knight
lays out trucking's challenges
During a speech here at the Technology & Maintenance Council’s
annual meeting, Kevin Knight, chairman & CEO of Phoenix-based truckload
carrier Knight Transportation, listed what he believes to be the four
biggest challenges facing trucking in the months ahead:
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Trucks
at Work: Big yet easy
By Sean Kilcarr, senior editor
As everyone knows, “heavy haul” is one of the most brutal
segments of the trucking industry. You’re pulling big heavy loads –
logs, construction equipment, ponderous bulk gravel trailers – that
just puts a whole lotta stress on engines, transmissions, axles, tires,
and pretty much every other component on the truck.
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Trucking Around the World |
Tata Motors
warns of “hard decisions”
"Be prepared for hard decisions," Tata group chairman Ratan Tata
warned in a New Year letter addressed to 350,000 Tata employees
worldwide, acknowledging the unprecedented troubled times facing the
140-year-old Tata dynasty, one of Asia's oldest and most respected
conglomerates....
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