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Navistar adds another board member

Navistar International Corporation announced John C. (Jack) Pope, chairman of PFI Group, LLC, a financial management firm, has been appointed to the company’s board of directors. He replaces David D. Harrison, who elected to retire after serving five years as a board member.

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CARB serves notice with 4,000-truck inspection

Coming on the heels of a 4,000-truck statewide inspection blitz, the California Air Resources Board says it hopes it sent a “clear message to truckers†about its clean air laws. Members of the California Highway Patrol, Caltrans and the California

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EUROPEAN VEHICLE INVENTORY RETURNS TO BAD OLD DAYS

  Last week’s ECG Conference in Prague revealed that OEM order and production systems in Europe are still not responsive enough to market demand, with vehicle inventory levels rising as sales decline. Meanwhile, poor forecasting and communication, as well as longer

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Monthly freight index down 0.6% in August, year-to-year up 0.9%

The amount of freight carried by the for-hire transportation industry fell 0.6 percent in August from July, declining after a one-month rise, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics’ Freight Transportation Services Index released Thursday, Oct. 11. By CCJ

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Startup Expenses Excel Template

Startup Expenses Excel Template

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Employee of The Month Certificate

Show employees that you appreciate them: Award them with this elegant certificate that has an ornate, gray chain border and stylish font. Add the person’s name and customize the text the way you want. Designed to print on 8 1/2 X 11 paper. Download Employee of The Month Certificate

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Bill Would Allow Veterans Easier Access to CDLs

A bill passed by Congress last month would open up more job opportunities for military veterans by allowing them to obtain commercial driver licenses in the states where they are stationed, even if they are away from home, the bill’s supporters said.

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ATRI report: CSA scoring measures ineffective

The American Transportation Research Institute on Monday, Oct. 1, released a report examining the relationship between motor carrier Compliance, Safety, Accountability scores and actual crash involvement and determining that two CSA scoring measures are failing to indicate a carrier’s crash risk accurately. ATRI analyzed the Federal …

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Alignment Matters: Taking vehicle alignment for granted could cost you

“Alignment is extremely important from a tire-cost perspective,” Thrift says. “And with the cost of fuel today, we need to be grabbing every advantage we can. If the truck isn’t properly aligned, fuel economy will suffer right along with tire life.”

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