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Two more commercial X-One truck tires from Michelin -- the XDNR2 drive tire and the XTER trailer tire -- have been added to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency SmartWay's list of verified technologies for tires.View the full article

Increasing road congestion, inadequate infrastructure and the continued need to reduce the environmental impact of trucks means the trucking industry, policymakers and the general public must be open to new ways of increasing highway freight transport productivity,View the full article

Horton, Inc. has added a state-of-the-art cooling system simulator to the testing equipment at its Carmel, Ind., facility.View the full article

PeopleNet, a provider of Internet-based and integrated onboard computing and mobile communications management, announced the launch of its drill-down, comparative reporting that covers extended time periods. Logistics Intelligence platform, based on SAP's Business Objects, drives the company's new PerformX Dashboard.View the full article

California's major urban roadways are the roughest in the nation, while overall, driving on rough roads costs the average American motorist approximately $400 a year in extra vehicle operating costs.View the full article

The third part in the Truckload Carriers Association's "Navigating the Storm" webinar series will cover "Building Back After a Recession: Will You Be Ready?"View the full article

Continental's new ContiTread, a retread product manufactured by Marangoni with the same rubber compounding, tread designs and fuel-saving technologies as new Continental tires, will be available in the U.S. and Canada for fleet customers through current Continental and MTNA dealers.View the full article

The Truckload Carriers Association is opening up its annual scholarship application process on May 11, with some significant changes to the program.View the full article

Con-way Freight driver Joe Wiley, Ford Heights, Ill., has been honored for reaching 2 million miles of safe driving without an accident.View the full article

More than 300 customers and trucking industry officials attended the grand opening celebration of Peterbilt of Norfolk (Neb.) on May 1.View the full article

Rudy Moreno, Anderson Trucking Service, St. Cloud, Minn., was named Truck Driver of the Year by the Specialized Carriers & Rigging Association.View the full article

Detroit Diesel has been recognized with a Modern Productivity Award in Warehousing/Manufacturing from Modern Materials Handling magazine.View the full article

Several years ago I was talking to one of P.L.Duncan's drivers in Sparrows Point,Md. I was telling him about my old cement mixer and my love of old trucks, and he told me about all the old trucks Mr. Duncan had, some packed in a building so tight you could hardly walk between them. He said they were all old, and most of them were running. I told myself then, "self, you need to get down there and take a look at those trucks". Well, after about 5 or 6 years, I finally did Friday. It was a great trip. I called Mr. Duncan before I went, and he told me to come on down. He's a very nice man, and when I got there I saw that his driver I talked to was understating if anything- he has all kinds of antique trucks, stuck everywhere! I took some pictures, then stopped to see an old friend of mine before I went to see mom and dad, and he owns the old 860 GMC that was a wrecker at the garage I worked at in Cumberland when I first got out of high school, in 1974. It was great! You can still see "Cumberland Auto Service" on the doors. Always loved that truck- 6-71 Detroit, 5 speed, with 2 speed rear. Just wish I could have driven it again! But, it was a great day!

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Date Added: Today, 06:17 PM

Vehicle Owner: usmcjimbo

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Well I was lookin and I was almost at the bottom of the blog list. Anyway lets look back into the last 9 months the boys are older, More bills have been paid, I have my CDL now, All this carrying sheetrock, shingles, doors and windows has made me feel a little better strength wise compared to workin security.......Other than that not much has went on. This week I got a noise violation ticket cause of one of the trucks at work. Were stayin busy though, especially with lowes just right up the street from us, we have 5 houses goin up at one time and a couple more just waitin for the rain to stop. Have a good one fellars, I must be off-Otherdog

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The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance and Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety this week sent a letter to leaders of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee urging them to repeal the driver hours-of-service exemptions for agriculture and utility drivers.View the full article

FTR Associates has released preliminary data showing Class 8 total net orders for all major North American OEM's totaling 7,935 units in April, down 9 percent from March.View the full article

Some small growth in North American road spending is predicted in a new report, but likely not enough to meet demand over the next five years.View the full article

Cummins is temporarily closing the Columbus MidRange Engine Plant in Walesboro, Ind., just outside Columbus, as a result of Chrysler's decision last week to idle its manufacturing operations while it undergoes bankruptcy reorganization.View the full article

Crude oil prices continued to rise Thursday, closing trading at $56.71 on the New York Mercantile Exchange after rising to over $58 a barrel earlier in the day.View the full article

Isuzu Commercial Truck of America celebrated the 25th anniversary of Isuzu trucks in the U.S. market with a ceremony at the American Truck Dealers convention last month.View the full article

Motor vehicle accidents are the leading cause of death for U.S. teens, but UPS and its drivers are going to make an effort with the Boys & Girls Clubs of America to change that.View the full article

Roadranger lubricants have received the "E2T Environmental Excellence in Transportation Award" from the Society of Automotive Engineers for significant innovations in reducing the environmental impact caused by the transportation industry.View the full article

New York Sen. Chuck Schumer has introduced companion legislation in the Senate to a bill in the House that would implement a pilot program to address shortages in safe parking for commercial motor vehicles on the National Highway System.View the full article

Oil prices jumped to their highest level so far this year Wednesday, settling at $56.34 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange.View the full article