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October 1, 2006
Loving the black box
Oct 1, 2006 12:00 PM,
BY JIM MELE, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
It looks like the American Trucking Assns. is finally jumping off a dead horse opposition to electronic on-board records, or black boxes, for monitoring driver hours of service....
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The long & short of it
Oct 1, 2006 12:00 PM,
BY DAVID CULLEN, EXECUTIVE EDITOR
What they lack in the glamour department, semi-trailers more than make up for in practicality. No one will ever brag about their horsepower or boast of their turning circle. Yet without trailers trucking would be all about playing not working with trucks....
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Mexican drivers ready
Oct 1, 2006 12:00 PM,
BY LARRY KAHANER, WASHINGTON, DC
By year's end, the Dept. of Transportation will present a plan for a one-year pilot program that will allow Mexican trucks to travel beyond the current 20-mile commercial zone north of the border....
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FMCSA addresses HOS lawsuits
Oct 1, 2006 12:00 PM,
TERRENCE NGUYEN
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has responded to lawsuits filed by Public Citizen and the Owner Operator Independent Driver Assn. (OOIDA) against its hours-of-service (HOS) rule....
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Peters tapped to head DOT
Oct 1, 2006 12:00 PM
Mary Peters, who held the top spot at the Federal Highway Administration from 2001 to 2005, has been nominated by President Bush to succeed Norman Mineta as Secretary of Transportation...
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Tax file: Truckers take taxes over tolls
Oct 1, 2006 12:00 PM,
KEN SIMONSON
Trucking executives told a U.S. House of Representatives subcommittee on September 7 that they would rather pay for highways with higher gas taxes than new tolls....
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NHTSA: ESC for light-duty
Oct 1, 2006 12:00 PM,
SEAN KILCARR
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced plans to mandate electronic stability control (ESC) as a standard feature on vehicles with GVWRs of 10,000 lb. or less....
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FedEx acquires Watkins
Oct 1, 2006 12:00 PM
FedEx Corp. has completed its $780-million cash purchase of the LTL operations of Lakeland, FL-based Watkins Motor Lines and certain affiliates. ...
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Don't get house-terical
Oct 1, 2006 12:00 PM,
BY KEN SIMONSON e-mail: ksimonson@erols.com
Some commentators are getting close to hysteria over the alleged collapse of the housing market, asserting that a contraction in home building and sales will trigger recession...
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When down is up
Oct 1, 2006 12:00 PM,
BY MARTIN LABBE e-mail: mlabbe@mlabbe.com
Merger-and-acquisition activity will ramp up in the coming months. The recent move by Ford to downsize, or right-size, and Dana's move to shed its trailer operation, shows the way for the coming months...
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Fatal mistake
Oct 1, 2006 12:00 PM,
BY JIM YORK
the “small motor carrier oversight” issues surrounding this crash are eerily similar to the events of the April 2003 Glen Rock crash, as reported by the NTSB....
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Breaking the vicious circle
Oct 1, 2006 12:00 PM,
BY DAVID CULLEN e-mail: dcullen@fleetowner.com
Swain says halting the revolving-door effect of driver turnover is key to boosting productivity. “While carriers enact across-the-board raises, sign-on bonuses and other measures to attract drivers, they are doing little to halt turnover...
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Soldiers' fleet
Oct 1, 2006 12:00 PM,
BY GARY PETTY
AAFES has the dual mission of providing authorized patrons with articles of merchandise and services and of generating non-appropriated fund earnings as a supplemental source of funding for military Morale, Welfare and Recreation (MWR) programs....
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Pete adds medium-duty cabover
Oct 1, 2006 12:00 PM
A new cabover medium-duty truck, Model 220, will join the family of trucks built by Peterbilt Motors Co. in mid-2007. ...
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Kendall offers synthetic CJ-4 oil
Oct 1, 2006 12:00 PM
The latest addition to Kendall Motor Oil's lineup is a synthetic heavy-duty CJ-4 engine oil. Called Kendall Super-D XA, ...
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bulletins
Oct 1, 2006 12:00 PM
Bridgestone Firestone North American Tire announced that its Bridgestone brand tires have been chosen as standard equipment on Volvo and Mack trucks,...
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Goodyear rolls out Fuel Max tires
Oct 1, 2006 12:00 PM,
SEAN KILCARR
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. introduced a new line of fuel-sipping tractor and trailer tires at its San Angelo, TX, proving grounds. ...
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Heavy-duty brake shoes from Carlisle
Oct 1, 2006 12:00 PM
Carlisle Motion Control Industries is launching a new line of OE heavy-duty brake shoes made with induction-hardened cam and anchor ends to prevent mushrooming and improve durability....
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Looking to the future
Oct 1, 2006 12:00 PM
Hendrickson announced plans to roll out a number of new suspension products and components over the next five years as it gears up to increase its global presence. ...
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Isuzu incentives
Oct 1, 2006 12:00 PM
Isuzu Commercial Truck of America is bringing back its Owner Loyalty Program and introducing a new Upgrade Program, providing incentives to buyers who take delivery of new vehicles by December 31, 2006....
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Freightliner hybrid prototype
Oct 1, 2006 12:00 PM,
SEAN KILCARR
Freightliner LLC has introduced a proof-of-concept prototype hybrid utility truck using a Class 7 Business Class M2 106. ...
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Cummins to add light-duty diesel
Oct 1, 2006 12:00 PM
Cummins Inc. announced it has reached an agreement with a major automotive manufacturer serving the North American market to produce and market a light-duty, diesel-powered engine....
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Alcoa makes wheels brighter
Oct 1, 2006 12:00 PM
Beginning this month, Alcoa Wheel Products is replacing its Dura-Bright product with one enhanced with XBR Technology. ...
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Wabco diagnostic upgrades
Oct 1, 2006 12:00 PM
Meritor Wabco Vehicle Control Systems announced the release of its Toolbox Software Version 7.01, which offers technicians enhanced diagnostic capabilities...
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UK factor adds U.S. segment
Oct 1, 2006 12:00 PM
A business unit dedicated to providing factoring services to the U.S. trucking industry has been launched by Bibby Financial Services, the largest independent factor in the United Kingdom...
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International releases MD brake
Oct 1, 2006 12:00 PM
International Truck and Engine Corp. has rolled out a new brake system on select medium-duty truck models that it says will provide optimized braking power and reduced stopping distances...
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CJ-4 from ConocoPhillips
Oct 1, 2006 12:00 PM
ConocoPhillips Co. has introduced a premium, synthetic blend diesel engine oil, Guardol ECT, which was created to meet the CJ-4 standard for lubricants used in EPA-'07-compliant engines...
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Diagnostics for mixed fleets
Oct 1, 2006 12:00 PM
Users of the Genisys diagnostic scan tool from OTC can upgrade to a new heavy-duty standard software package that covers a wide variety of Class 4 to Class 8 trucks...
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Doing good
Oct 1, 2006 12:00 PM,
BY SEAN KILCARR e-mail: skilcarr@fleetowner.com
The reality, however, is that trucks are an indispensable part of our society. No matter how much freight you put on trains, trucks must bring it to the railhead and take it from there to its final destination...
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Debunking a myth
Oct 1, 2006 12:00 PM,
BY KEVIN ROHLWING e-mail: kevinrohlwing@comcast.net
The age-old practice of using anti-seize compounds as wheel system lubricants has never been approved or endorsed by a wheel, hub or fastener manufacturer. It hails back to the day of stud-piloted or Budd wheel systems...
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Making it last
Oct 1, 2006 12:00 PM,
SEAN KILCARR
James Van Zoeren says to keep Class 8 tractors running 10 to 12 years — clocking nearly a million miles on the odometer — fleets should focus on maintenance, especially oil changes...
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what's new in: Wheels
Oct 1, 2006 12:00 PM,
DEBORAH MCGUFFIE-SCHYHOL
Not surprisingly, fuel prices and the impact of '07 emissions regulations are the two biggest concerns wheel manufacturers say they are hearing about...
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Web watching
Oct 1, 2006 12:00 PM,
BY WENDY LEAVITT e-mail: wleavitt@fleetowner.com
Back in 1994, when I first started writing about the Internet and its possibilities, it was still common for companies to go on record as taking a wait and see attitude toward the Worldwide Web....
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WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS UPGRADE ROI
Oct 1, 2006 12:00 PM,
BY SEAN KILCARR, SENIOR EDITOR
When dry van carrier Southern Cal Transport Inc. looked into updating its mobile communications network last year, vp-operations Danny Blalock didn't like the math: ...
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UPS ups freight visibility
Oct 1, 2006 12:00 PM,
SEAN KILCARR
United Parcel Service says it is turning to technology connected to the Internet to better integrate freight tracking between trucking, air, rail and ocean transportation modes....
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Small but rugged mobile computer
Oct 1, 2006 12:00 PM
Even though it includes integrated GPS and Bluetooth capabilities and can accommodate a wide range of wireless communications options, the CN3 is small enough to fit in a pocket...
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Ryder launches online fleet tool
Oct 1, 2006 12:00 PM
A Web-based fleet management tool will offer Ryder System's leasing customers scorecard reports analyzing fleet performance and giving them access to fleet management data...
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Field service wireless
Oct 1, 2006 12:00 PM
Bundling a rugged PDA, broadband wireless data communications and field-force automation software, Agentek developed a subscription-based management system for mobile field service operations. ...
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Tracking for containers
Oct 1, 2006 12:00 PM
A new solar-charging option makes the FleetView 3 trailer tracking and management system suitable for use with domestic intermodal containers...
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Tracking online
Oct 1, 2006 12:00 PM
TrackerBase is a web-based application that collects vehicle location and stop information that can be used with variety of other compliance software...
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Maddocks now part of TMW Systems
Oct 1, 2006 12:00 PM,
WENDY LEAVITT
Fleet management software developer TMW Systems acquired Maddocks Systems, a British Columbia-based fleet software company. ...
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off the wire
Oct 1, 2006 12:00 PM
Southern Cal Transport will upgrade some 400 MobileMax mobile communications systems to next generation hardware, according to supplier GeoLogics Solutions....
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the last word
Oct 1, 2006 12:00 PM
Comfy beast Kris Edney's super-sized Kenworth W900 and 150-in. sleeper might very well set the gold standard for trucking luxury. ...
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