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Top of the News
Navistar, Caterpillar broaden truck ties
By Jim Mele, editor-in-chief
Caterpillar and Navistar announced they will jointly build and market trucks in global markets before the end of the year as well as create a full lineup of vocational trucks to be sold by Cat dealers in North America.




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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


Today's Headlines
Diesel fuel price levels off
By David Cullen, executve editor
The average retail diesel price in the U.S. rose just one cent from the week earlier to ring up as $2.23 per gallon for the week of April 6, according to the Energy Information Administration...




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Regulation
Ag truck lobby helps drive weight-limit bill
By Rick Weber, associate editor, Trailer-Body Builders
Efforts by the Agricultural Transportation Efficiency Coalition (AgTEC) have helped move ahead legislation to increase the allowable weight to 97,000 lbs for a single truck on the federal highway system.




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Tires
Continental adds deep-lug drive tire
The new HDL2 DL drive tire is designed to provide long mileage in over-the-road long-haul applications, according to Continental Tire North America.




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National TruckPorts Offers Secure Trailer Parking & Affordable Shop Space.

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Drivers
Three million for Con-way Truckload driver
Con-way Truckload's George Cook, a three-time company driver of the year, has reached three-million miles of driving service.

Fleet Management Tools
Stop and scan with Transflo Express
The payroll and customer billing process has become easier with the Transflo Express truckstop scanning solution, according to Jon Russell, president & COO of TruckersB2B.

Editors' Blogs
Trucks at Work: Networking to survive
By Sean Kilcarr, senior editor
It’s ironic, in a way, that many within and outside the trucking industry continue to characterize truckers as “the last of the cowboys,” roaming the roads like the open range of old...

Straight Talk: Media has it all wrong
An in-depth story by the Los Angeles Times on Saturday used FBI investigators who believe that as many as 500 females across the country have been victimized by serial killers in the past 30 years.

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