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March 11, 2009
A Penton Media Publication
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FMCSA
discusses crash data
By Justin Carretta, online news editor
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Brian Straight, FleetOwner managing editor, has launched a blog,
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developments, news and events that affect the trucking
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Kenworth
APU, hybrids get tax breaks
Kenworth has announced its Clean Power no-idle system has qualified
for an exemption from the 12% U.S. Federal Excise Tax (FET). The
Internal Revenue Service recently announced that idle reduction devices
approved through the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) SmartWay
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Aljex,
uFollowit partner
Aljex Software has announced a partnership with uFollowit, under
which Aljex users will be able to see uFollowit freight tracking and
proof-of-delivery load updates through their management
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Trucking
Straight Talk: Highway games
By Brian Straight, managing editor
It’s no secret that states, just like the federal government, are
having trouble funding infrastructure projects.
Trucks
at Work: Benefiting from crisis
By Sean Kilcarr, senior editor
This is as brutal a time in trucking as anyone’s ever seen in a
long, long while – but that doesn’t mean there aren’t
opportunities out there.
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Trucking Around the World |
Navistar
LoneStar Ride & Review
From Senior Editor Sean Kilcarr: Navistar's new LoneStar Class 8
tractor combines unique styling with a variety of new features. Mel
Fair, VP-fleet sales for Central Maryland International, points out key
exterior and interior changes.
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