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March 16, 2009
A Penton Media Publication
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Positive
signs for freight, trucking industry
By Justin Carretta, online news editor
U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said a full economic
depression can be averted and that the recession could end later in the
year, in an interview aired on CBS’ “60 Minutes” last
night.
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Daum
replacing retiring Patterson at DTNA
Daimler AG has announced that Martin Daum will become head of
Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA), replacing Chris Patterson, who will
retire effective June 1 after 32 years with the company.
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MIT
students develop fuel-efficient shock
A group of Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
undergraduate students have developed a regenerative shock absorber it
said improves hybrid-electric vehicle fuel efficiency up to 10%,
according to Ward’s Auto.
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TMW
offering free webinars
TMW Systems, Inc. has launched a series of free online webinars
designed for customers of its Asset Maintenance products that will allow
users to re-acquaint themselves with core components and extended
modules for the software, the company said.
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ATA
tries to stop HOS challenge
The American Trucking Assns. (ATA) has filed a motion to intervene
in the legal challenge filed with with the U.S. District Court of
Appeals for the DC Circuit by four safety groups seeking to overturn the
current hours-of-service (HOS) rules.
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Trucking
Straight Talk: Trucking revolution
By Brian Straight, managing editor
A global shift is taking place in the trucking industry. At least
that’s what it seems, if a report by Transport Capital Partners is
true.
Trucks
at Work: Old school
By Sean Kilcarr, senior editor
There was a time when the skills needed to drive big rigs and meet
their maintenance needs were learned the old fashioned
way.
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