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  1. Royal Philips Electronics announced a program targeted at the trucking industry to increase awareness of a potentially serious disorder called Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) that can negatively affect drivers and impact trucking companies.View the full article
  2. Con-way Freight driver Michael Umphrey, Hartselle, Ala., has reached the milestone of driving 2 million miles without an accident.View the full article
  3. Central Freight Lines, Dallas, appointed Tom Botsios to vice president of operations.View the full article
  4. Navistar International announced it is reorganizing its truck segment into four business units: North American Truck Operations, Global Truck Operations, Global Bus Operations and Navistar Defense.View the full article
  5. Great Dane Trailers plans to close its original manufacturing facility in Savannah, Ga., effective Jan. 9, 2009.View the full article
  6. Truck maker Volvo AB is cutting 1,000 jobs in its Powertrain unit, including 100 at its Hagerstown, Md. powertrain plant, according to widely published reports Tuesday.View the full article
  7. The Automotive Aftermarket Suppliers Association (AASA) and the Overseas Automotive Council (OAC) announced an integration and leadership agreement between the two groups.View the full article
  8. Ryder System last week celebrated 75 years in business at its headquarters in northwestern Miami-Dade.View the full article
  9. Matt Nuijens has been named director of dealer development for Thermo King, Minneapolis.View the full article
  10. Inland Power Group of Rockford, Ill., will relocate its Rockford operations to a larger facility.View the full article
  11. Mahle Clevite, Ann Arbor, Mich., announced its participation as a sponsor in the Technician of the Year Program.View the full article
  12. The national average retail price for a gallon of diesel fuel fell below $3, the lowest price in more than a year.View the full article
  13. TravelCenters of America reaffirmed its plans to distribute the diesel exhaust fluid needed for most 2010 engines at all of its TA and Petro branded locations in 2009.View the full article
  14. As the Big Three automakers continue to lobby Washington, D.C., for a government bailout, automotive and heavy-duty parts and components suppliers reminded the government that they need economic relief, too.View the full article
  15. Detroit Diesel announced it has surpassed 7 million miles of demonstrated testing on its BlueTec Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) technology.View the full article
  16. Dana Holding Corp., Toledo, Ohio, reported lower sales and a larger net loss for the third quarter compared to last year. It will close as many as 10 more plants in the next two yearsView the full article
  17. Accuride saw third-quarter sales increase compared to a year earlier, but had a net loss of more than $200 million, largely because of restructuring charges. The company's stock will be suspended from trading on the New York Stock Exchange.View the full article
  18. Texas-based FleetPride, a large aftermarket distributor of heavy-duty truck and trailer parts, has acquired the assets of E.H. Burrell Co. Inc. of Oregon.View the full article
  19. For the third time this year, the Environmental Protection Agency has cited a Massachusetts waste hauler for exceeding the state's five-minute idling limit.View the full article
  20. GE Capital Solutions Fleet Services won the Technology Services Award at the 2008 Tekne Awards for its Mobile Resource and Asset Use/Management via a telematics solution.View the full article
  21. Friday's news that the nation's unemployment rate hit a 14-year high of 6.5 percent in October prompted several groups to call for a stimulus bill that includes infrastructure spending.View the full article
  22. Commercial vehicle inspectors conducted a record number of inspections during Operation Air Brake - 20,810 - and found a slightly higher percentage of brake problems resulting in out-of-service orders than last year.View the full article
  23. America's Road Team, a group of million mile accident-free drivers, are taking the opportunity during National Drowsy Driving Prevention Week this week to reach out to the motoring public and talk about safety and the dangers of driving while drowsy. View the full article
  24. Montana Peterbilt participated in the 2008 Capitol Christmas Tree's journey to Washington, D.C.View the full article
  25. Trade using surface transportation between the United States and its North American Free Trade Agreement partners, Canada and Mexico, was 4.5 percent higher in August 2008 than in August 2007, reaching $72.3 billion.View the full article
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