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Business: Page 406

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Texas cutting truck tolls on Hwy 130 later this year to divert traffic from I-35
Trucks with both TxTag and Pay-By-Mail will save 33 percent on SH 130/SH 45 SE from the I-35 exit in Georgetown to US 183 exit in Buda between April 18 and Oct. 31. On that same segment, trucks with TxTag will receive a 75 percent discount Nov. 1 through Aug. 31.
April 7, 2016
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DEF company Victory Blue acquired by Blue DEF parent company
The purchase includes seven production facilities throughout the U.S., and makes Old World the largest DEF marketer in North America, the company says.
April 6, 2016
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Volvo hits 100,000 I-Shift milestone in North America
Volvo made the I-Shift standard on all Volvo-powered models in 2013 and in 2015, I-Shift penetration in North America reached a record 83 percent.
April 6, 2016
Volvo Trucks North America delivered the 100,000th truck equipped with its I-Shift automated manual transmission to Watkins & Shepard Trucking. The truck was presented to Watkins & Shepard President Walt Ainsworth during a brief reception From left to right: Walt Ainsworth, Rick Candler, Kelly Darlington, Dwayne Hill and Rich Schenk of Watkins & Shepard; Brad Bealer of Transport Equipment; Jeff Denny and Bruce Kurtt of Volvo Trucks.
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Seat with side roll protection added as ProStar option
The RollTek safety system combines seat belt technology and side airbag protection in the event of a rollover.
April 6, 2016
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Indicators: Truck orders continue downslide, hit four-year low
Preliminary data released by FTR Tuesday suggests North American Class 8 truck net orders dropped to their lowest level since September 2012 in March – the third consecutive month for underwhelming orders.
April 6, 2016
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IRS proposes changes to definition of vehicles that fall under excise tax
The federal tax agency says the reason for the proposed regulations is because many existing regulations “do not reflect current law,” and the changes will reflect changes to IRS code since 1982, address recent court decisions and remove obsolete regulations.
April 6, 2016
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Emergency braking an area where trucking can lead 4-wheeler technology
Truckers are blamed for thousands of accidents on U.S. Highways every year, regardless of who actually is at fault.
April 6, 2016
OnGuard Active utilizes a 77GHz radar sensor that maintains peak performance in poor visibility situations such as white outs, heavy rain, dense fog, blinding sunshine or night time driving when camera-based sensors used on other collision mitigation systems may be impaired.
Business
FDA finalizes new requirements for food haulers, excludes some small carrier operations
The federal government’s Food and Drug Administration released April 5 a Final Rule that sets new standards for food haulers and others in the supply chain, like shippers, who deal in the transportation of food products.
April 5, 2016
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Business
Freight matching provider DAT to exit ELD market
DAT is exiting the ELD market as ELD vendors/service providers continue to get more competitive in pricing.
April 5, 2016
DAT’s InView product with an ELD application, announced last fall, is being discontinued.
Business
Distribution Solutions selects Orbcomm for trailer telematics
Orbcomm announced that Distribution Solutions Inc. (DSI) has selected its trailer telematics systems for its mixed fleet of dry van and refrigerated trailers.
April 5, 2016
Orbcomm’s GT 1100 device uses an integrated solar panel to increase longevity and frequency of reporting.
Business
Here’s looking at you: new tech to monitor driver fatigue, distraction
A new set of technologies is able to directly monitor drivers to detect risk.
April 5, 2016
Maven Co-Pilot uses a hands-free wireless headset to detect head motion.
Business
ThermoKing talks solar panel-powered reefer units at MATS
Thermo King addressed challenges facing the cold chain trucking industry at the Mid-America Trucking Show last Thursday.
April 5, 2016
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Business
Platooning Challenge culminates Wednesday
Six European truck manufacturers are traveling via platoon to the event at APM Terminals, Maasvlakte II, Rotterdam, linking of two or three trucks in each company’s convoy.
April 5, 2016
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Business
Diesel price drop ends six-week run of increases
The average price of a gallon of on-highway diesel is now $2.115, a six-tenths of a gallon drop from last week.
April 4, 2016
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FMCSA shuts down another trucker following his fourth DUI
The FMCSA has shutdown California-licensed driver Yakov Zaverukha after he was stopped and cited by Illinois State Police for driving under the influence of alcohol with a blood alcohol content of .308, nearly seven times the legal limit.
April 4, 2016
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Indicators: Trucking drops another 2,400 jobs in March
Trucking employment once again bucked the trend of the overall economy in March, with total industry employment declining by a few thousand jobs.
April 4, 2016
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FMCSA grants Oregon DOT exemption from commercial learner’s permits regs
The FMCSA has granted an exemption to the Oregon DOT to allow commercial learner’s permits to be valid for a year, up from the previous regulation of six months.
April 4, 2016
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Shippers wary of rising transportation costs as fleets put the brakes on spending
92% of carriers delayed, reduced, or canceled planned investments in 2025.
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Trump, EPA make good on promise to toss emissions regs
The endangerment finding has allowed presidential administrations to regulate six greenhouse gases (carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, hydrofluorocarbons, perfluorocarbons, and sulfur hexafluoride) since 2009.
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