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Reasons for the rise in truck-occupant crash deaths

Overdrive Magazine - Following statistics from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration we reported on Dec. 11, which showed highway deaths overall had fallen to levels not

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Chrysler would invest $162 million in transmission plant, create 850 jobs

Automotive News - Chrysler Group wants to invest nearly $162 million in an Indiana plant finished in 2008 but never occupied because of a failed joint venture and Chrysler’s bankruptcy.  

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Toyota to pay record $17.35 million fine for U.S. defect reporting lapse

Automotive News – Toyota Motor Corp. has been ordered to pay a record fine of $17.35 million for failing to report a safety defect to the U.S. government in a timely manner, the U.S. Department of Transportation said.

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Manheim Purchases Ready Auto Transport

Reinforcing its commitment to continuously enhance the vehicle buying and selling experience for customers, Manheim has purchased Ready Auto Transport, a leading, nationwide transportation company offering full and self-managed solutions. This new partnership offers marketplace customers a seamless, integrated transport solution with access to a highly-qualified carrier network of trusted transporters.

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New York Thruway Scraps Planned 45% Toll Hike on Trucks

The New York Thruway Authority has canceled a proposed plan to  who said it would hurt the state’s economy, Bloomberg reported.  

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Toyota set to reclaim world sales crown as GM, VW vie for No. 2

Automotive News – Toyota Motor Corp. is poised to take back the title of world’s biggest automaker for 2012, as Volkswagen fights General Motors for second place heading into the final weeks.  

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Kenworth releases PACCAR engine brochures

Kenworth has produced informative brochures on the new PACCAR PX-7 and PX-9 engines developed to meet the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulation requiring all model-year 2013 engines be equipped with On-Board Diagnostics (OBD). The engine brochures are available from your Kenworth dealer and are also available for electronic download at www.kenworth.com  

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Agency studying whether EOBRs can be used to harass drivers

Overdrive Magazine - The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is requesting comment on a proposed survey examining driver harassment and coercion related to electric onboard recorders.  

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ATA takes agency to court over hours-of-service rule

Commercial Carrier Journal, CCJ – A federal appeals court will hear the American Trucking Associations’ case against the hours-of-service rule March 15. The ATA and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration will present oral arguments before a three-judge panel

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