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February 25, 2009
A Penton Media Publication
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Attend FFCA for updates on port drayage and on-road rules, GHG
regulations, DERA and Prop 1B funding programs, the latest clean diesel,
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Fleets
support use of EOBRs
By Justin Carretta, online news editor
While the use of electric on-board computers (EOBRs) have yet to be
mandated by the Dept. of Transportation, fleets that have adopted them
have seen benefits in safety and fuel economy, trucking industry
analysts said during a Truckload Carriers Assn. and FleetOwner webinar
held yesterday.
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started to change almost immediately.” Read the case study at www.cadec.com/polandspring
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Navistar
still looks to buy GM medium-duty line
Navistar is still interested in the possibility of acquiring
General Motors’ medium-duty truck unit, Navistar chairman, CEO &
president Dan Ustian said this week, according to a Reuters
report.
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FTR
sees 'worst market in a generation'
FTR Associates has further decreased its 2009 and 2010 truck and
trailer projections as it said the U.S. has still not reached economic
bottom, with the trucking industry experiencing sharp drops in freight
volume not seen since the lowest point of the 1982
recession.
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National TruckPorts Offers Economical Fleet Service Space in Dallas
Area.
If your company operates fleets in the Dallas, TX area, National
TruckPorts has a way to service, maintain and store your vehicles at a
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cost-efficient shop space with office facilities and secured truck and
trailer parking. Visit our website and take a virtual tour of a typical
facility.
www.nationaltruckports.com
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PeopleNet
adds trailer tracking
A trailer tracking option with no monthly fees from PeopleNet
identifies a trailer and provides location information when hooked to a
tractor equipped with the company’s g3 onboard communications system.
The tethered system uses an RFID device on the trailer to wirelessly
transmit the trailer ID, location, hook and drop times, and other alerts
to a new Wi-VAN gateway device in the tractor.
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Descartes Helps Deliver Payback Quickly in Tough Economic
Times.
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Join our LIVE web seminar to understand how Descartes can help improve
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Teamsters
oppose Ontario speed-limiter legislation
Teamsters Canada has announced its opposition to new speed-limiter
legislation in Ontario which requires all heavy trucks manufactured
since 1996 to be electronically limited to a maximum of 105 km/h (about
65 mph). The regulation went into effect on Jan. 1st, but there is a
six-month grace period to allow carriers to have the vehicle speed
limiter set during normal maintenance, the Ontario Ministry of
Transportation said.
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locations.
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Between
the Lines: Is the slide slowing?
By David Cullen, executive editor
Recessions are slippery devils. No one wants to declare one has
started, but everyone wants to be the first to say one is ending. Or at
least to say– and this is real economotalk– that the economy
“appears to be contracting at a slower pace.”
Trucks
at Work: Deficits matter
By Sean Kilcarr, senior editor
All due respect to President Obama – for he’s got an awful lot
on his plate, right from the get go – I consider myself very old
fashioned (if not conservative) on fiscal matters.
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