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Business: Page 462

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Love’s raising money for Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals
Love’s Travel Stops kicked off its annual campaign Tuesday to raise money for Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals.
August 25, 2015
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Note to disgruntled former trucking editors: Trucks are not killing us
Trucking has made huge gains in terms of safety. And even more giant leaps are coming. To suggest otherwise is irresponsible and hypocritical, especially coming from someone who drew a nice paycheck from the trucking industry for 16 years.
August 24, 2015
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U.S. diesel price drops 5.4 cents
After a week of stability, diesel prices resumed the steady downfall that has been seen throughout the summer with prices dropping 5.4 cents during the week ending Aug. 24, according to the Department of Energy’s weekly report.
August 24, 2015
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Business
Jury awards $2.6 million to Swift owner-operator for negligence in equipment maintenance
A jury in a Houston-based federal court has found Swift liable in a lawsuit brought by an owner-operator leased to the company who claimed negligent maintenance practices by Swift caused a trailer to run over his foot.
August 24, 2015
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Business
Volvo offers a deep-dive look at its new Adaptive Loading system
Last week, on a stretch of I-84 running through the Utah-Idaho border, Volvo gave an in-depth look at the new 6×2 front lift axle to highlight the various safety, efficiency and fuel economy benefits it offers fleets that run diminishing loads or are forced to deadhead on a regular basis.
August 24, 2015
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Paccar delivers 100,000th North American MX-13 engine
The 100,000th Paccar MX-13 engine produced for North America was recently presented to Kenan Advantage Group, who will operate the engine in a Peterbilt Model 579.
August 24, 2015
Representatives from AMG Peterbilt of Columbus, Kenan Advantage Group, PACCAR Engines and Peterbilt Motors Company celebrated the production of the 100,000th PACCAR MX-13 engine at the manufacturing facility in Columbus, Miss.
Business
DOT issues ‘call for action’ on truck parking, forms coalition to take on problem
The Department of Transportation and several of its trucking-focused regulatory agencies, such as the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, announced on Friday the creation of the National Coalition of Truck Parking, with DOT reps and some industry stakeholders signing a pledge of commitment to the group and its concept.
August 24, 2015
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Business
Photo gallery: Evel Knievel’s hauler, a 1974 Mack, hits Hollywood
The truck saw red carpet treatment last week at the premiere of the the documentary Being Evel. The fully restored 1974 Mack FS786LST was hauled to Southern California for a night in Hollywood by a modern day Mack Pinnacle 70-inch high-rise sleeper model. It will also be on display this week in Dallas at the Great American Trucking Show.
August 24, 2015
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Business
Connected trucks moving to an app-based world
Connected vehicle technologies have changed how drivers and fleet managers interact with vehicle and work information. Everything, it seems, is instantly available using any device.
August 22, 2015
CarrierWeb plans to offer an app for the Android platform that will have many of the same features of its in-cab computing platform, CarrierMate.
Business
New Kenworth cruise control system now in production
Kenworth Predictive Cruise Control is now in production for new T680 and T880 models specified with the Paccar MX-13 engine.
August 20, 2015
By anticipating the terrain ahead using GPS, Kenworth Predictive Cruise Control ensures that the PACCAR MX-13 engine and the transmission are in the most efficient operating mode to increase fuel economy.
Business
Haulers of certain hazmat loads granted HOS exemption
ATA was granted an exemption request it made in May that would grant haulers of hazardous materials an exemption from the 30-minute break required by FMCSA hours-of-service regulations.
August 20, 2015
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Business
17-group coalition wants trucker drug testing provision removed from Senate highway bill
17 workers’ advocate associations, including the AFL-CIO and the Teamsters, have asked the House to nix in the DRIVE Act highway bill a provision that would make drug screening drivers via hair testing a federally recognized option.
August 20, 2015
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Business
CCJ giving away trucker-themed rifle: Here’s how to win
CCJ is giving away an American Trucker Tribute Golden Boy Rifle, made by Henry Repeating Arms, in a contest that ends August 31.
August 20, 2015
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Mail carriers request exemption of 14-hour rule compliance
NSRMCA requests that mail-carrying drivers have the ability to — after being off duty for eight consecutive hours — choose to be on-duty up to 15 hours in a 24-hour period and drive up to 10 hours.
August 19, 2015
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Business
Major carrier asks FMCSA to allow its drivers to use split sleeper berth periods
CRST Expedited has filed an exemption request with FMCSA asking the agency to allow some CRST drivers to use split sleeper berth time to satisfy federally required off-duty periods.
August 19, 2015
CRST has asked FMCSA to allow its drivers the flexibility to use 5/5, 4/6 or 3/7 splits for the required 10 hours off-duty.
Business
Alabama fleet to pay drivers $113,000 in back wages for driver misclassification, overtime denial
An Alabama trucking company has been ordered to pay $113,000 in back wages and damages following an investigation by the Labor Department.
August 19, 2015
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Making the most of driver apps
Using mobile apps to stay connected with drivers inside and outside the cab has become a strategy to improve quality of life while getting information faster and in more abundance than ever before.
August 18, 2015
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Business
CCJ Indicators: July reports — tonnage jumps, spot market freight sinks, linehaul rates soar
Tonnage jumped to the second-highest level on record in July, and linehaul rates continued to climb higher. Spot market freight and rates, however, fell a bit in line with seasonal trends.
August 18, 2015
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Shippers wary of rising transportation costs as fleets put the brakes on spending
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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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