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March 24, 2009
A Penton Media Publication
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Diesel
prices rise seven cents
By Justin Carretta, online news editor
The average diesel price in the U.S. increased seven cents to $2.09
per gallon for the week of March 23rd, according to the Energy
Information Administration, the first time prices have gone up in the
past ten weeks.
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Number-one Bottled Water Company has Reduced Idle Time by 41 Percent
Thanks to Cadec’s Advanced Fleet Management Software.
Read how this industry leader is using Cadec’s advanced fleet
management software and On-Board Computers in its entire fleet of 40
trucks for idle tracking, GPS management and paperless logging
capabilities. With the use of Cadec's solutions “Driver behavior
started to change almost immediately.” Read the case study at www.cadec.com/polandspring
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News from Mid-America Trucking Show |
DTNA's
Patterson looks at the industry
By Jim Mele, editor-in-chief, and Wendy Leavitt, director of
editorial devleopment
In June, Chris Patterson, president & CEO of Daimler Trucks North
America (DTNA), will give the keys to his executive office to Martin
Daum, who will become the new head of the company that builds
Freightliner, Western Star and FCCC trucks, as well as Thomas Built
school buses and Detroit Diesel engines. Patterson is retiring after 32
years in the commercial vehicle industry, 11 of them with
DTNA.
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National TruckPorts Offers Secure Trailer Parking & Affordable Shop
Space.
If your company operates fleets in the Dallas, TX area, National
TruckPorts offers a facility where you can securely park, service and
maintain your fleet at a fraction of the cost of owning your own
facility. NTP features flexible, cost-efficient shop space with office
facilities and secured truck and trailer parking. Visit our website and
take a virtual tour.
www.nationaltruckports.com
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Detroit
Diesel debuts 16-liter with SCR
By Jim Mele, editor-in-chief
Displacing 15.6 liters and producing up to 600 HP, the new DD16
from Detroit Diesel is the first to be offered with the company’s
BlueTec SCR (selective catalytic reduction) technology.
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Navistar
adds MaxxPower line of proprietary components
Navistar announced the launch of a new global brand of proprietary
components—MaxxPower—at the Mid-America Trucking Show. The OEM said
MaxxPower-brand components will soon be available on International
trucks, IC Bus school and commercial buses, and Workhorse chassis
products.
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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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Bringing
SCR to N.A. takes teamwork
Select members of the North American SCR Stakeholder
Group--including Daimler Trucks North America, Detroit Diesel,
Freightliner, Western Star Trucks, Blue1USA DEF Dispensing Systems,
Cummins Inc. and Cummins Filtration, Hino Trucks, Koch Industries,
Balcrank, Colder Products and Mauser--offered an overview of the diesel
exhaust fluid (DEF) infrastructure being developed to enable the rollout
of Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) technology by many diesel engine
makers to meet the EPA 2010 emissions rules.
Western
Star rolls out twin-steer 4900 FA
Western Star Trucks announced a new configuration option for its
4900 FA model series at the Mid-America Trucking Show. The OEM said the
new set-forward 109-in. BBC twin steer is aimed at construction and
severe-duty applications, such as West Coast mixers and “super
dumps.” It features a three-degree wheel cut improvement over previous
designs, to offer greater maneuverability for off-road
applications.
Freightliner
Cascadia gets Lectronix T7000 pre-wire option
Freightliner Trucks announced at the Mid-America Trucking Show that
the Lectronix T7000 “Infotainment system” is now available as a
pre-wire option on its Cascadia Class 8 model. Designed specifically for
use in trucks, the T7000 combines truck navigation, voice, video and
entertainment into one system, noted the OEM.
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NPTC
Institute names Aitken to board
Brad Aitken, director of business development for TransCore’s
Tracking and Communications (GlobalWave) business unit, has been elected
to the National Private Truck Council Institute’s Board of
Governors.
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Trucks
at Work: Teaching them right
By Sean Kilcarr, senior editor
I’d heard about Richard Milam and his unique approach to teaching
people to become truck driver for a while, and finally got to meet him
in person...
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Trucking Around the World |
Truck
drivers protest Mexican diesel prices
Dozens of Mexican truck drivers stood beside their parked rigs
Monday near the Pharr-Reynosa International Bridge to protest the
country's climbing diesel fuel prices and transport tax rates.
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