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March 23, 2009
A Penton Media Publication
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Appeals
court rules against California ports
By Justin Carretta, online news editor
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has sided with the
American Trucking Assns. (ATA) in its lawsuit against the Ports of Los
Angeles and Long Beach, recommending that the District Court judge grant
ATA an injunction against all or part of the ports’ Concession
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News from Mid-America Trucking Show |
Orozco
Sanchez selected as '08 Goodyear Highway Hero
By Sean Kilcarr, senior editor
Owner-operator Jorge Orozco Sanchez was named the 26th Goodyear
North American Highway Hero for pulling two girls, aged one and four,
out of a burning car moments before it exploded.
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Arrow
awards Volvo VNL to "Back on the Road" winner
By Sean Kilcarr, senior editor
Truck driver and U.S. Air Force veteran Dennis Lott won Arrow Truck
Sales’ second annual “Back on the Road” contest, receiving a 2006
Volvo VNL 670 powered by a D-12 465 hp engine from Volvo Trucks North
America (VTNA), along with a one-year work agreement with truckload
carrier Heartland Express.
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Photos:
Aaron Tippin and "Back on the Road" contest winner
Dennis Lott, a 33-year U.S. Air Force veteran, had to leave
trucking due to a back injury. Now healed, he says winning the "Back on
the Road" contest will allow him to return to the road and is a "dream
come true" for him.
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TeleNav,
Turnpike and Sprint team on fleet-management system
By Wendy Leavitt, director of editorial development
TeleNav, Inc. has announced a new partnership with Sprint and
Turnpike Global Technologies to create a system that combines onboard
vehicle diagnostics and IFTA fuel tax filing with GPS-enabled
navigation, asset tracking, wireless forms and wireless
timecards.
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ATA
argues against Virginia closing rest stops
Virginia’s plan to close 25 of the state’s 41 Interstate
Highway rest areas poses a significant safety risk to motorists,
American Trucking Assns. (ATA) president & CEO Bill Graves
said.
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Trucking Around the World |
Transport
Ministers to discuss communication
BSEC Transportation Ministers meeting will be held on March 25-27
in Yerevan. Representatives of Bulgaria, Georgia, Greece, Moldova,
Romaine, Russia, Serbia, Turkey and Ukraine will participate in the
meeting. ...
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Hands of
a saviour -- Goodyear Highway Hero
From senior editor Sean Kilcarr: Owner-operator Jorge Orozco
Sanchez of Firestone, Colo., is Goodyear's Highway Hero for 2008. Orozco
Sanchez won the honor after jumping into a wrecked, burning car to
rescue two young girls from the flames.
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