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Brake inspection blitz issues puts 3,248 trucks out of service

For the second year straight, the number of out-of-service violations issues during the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s Brake Safety Week (Sept. 9-15) rose.  

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Tire Safety Brochure

Publication on Tire Safety from the National HIghway Traffic Administration

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Readers react on broker regulation, rates, GPS, truck loans

By Overdrive Staff Brokers have made it almost impossible for a small-time truck owner-operator to even be able to speak directly with shippers/receivers to negotiate hauling for them directly. I am sure there are many small-timers that would agree with me that if we could do without

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Va.’s new U.S. 460 to charge $11.72 toll

When Virginia opens the new Route 460 in 2018, truckers will pay $11.72 to drive the entire 55-mile extension, while the current route will remain toll free.

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Ford to shut European plant; GM outlines product-sharing plan

Ford Motor Co. said it will close a Belgian assembly plant and General Motors outlined a joint product-sharing plan with a French rival as the Detroit automakers battle mounting losses in Europe. Ford is also preparing to close a plant in Britain as early as next year, Bloomberg and other media outlets reported, citing people […]

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Nissan Recalls Altimas In US

Nis­san Motor Co is recall­ing 13,919 of its top-selling Altima sedans in the United States due to increased the risk of a crash, accord­ing to U.S. safety regulators.

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VW INAUGURATES MULTIMODAL CENTRE NEAR WOLFSBURG

Volkswagen has expanded the logistics capacity at its Wolfsburg plant in Germany with a €26m ($33.5m) multimodal logistics centre in nearby Fallersleben. The new facility, which was inaugurated last week, will control the shipment of complete knockdown (CKD) kits to VW

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THREATS ON HORIZON FOR LOGISTICS SUPERPOWER?

Last week’s BVL Congress in Berlin celebrated a German logistics market that is on pace for another record year in 2012, buoyed largely by strong exports and manufacturing, including automotive. The leader of the opposition Social Democratic party proclaimed the country a “logistics superpowerâ€.  

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Rush Enterprises acquires dealerships, announces third quarter results

By CCJ Rush Enterprises has announced results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2012. The Company’s net income for the quarter was $14.9 million, or $0.38 per diluted share, compared with net income of $16.0 million, or $0.41 per diluted share, in the quarter ended September 30, 2011.

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