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GM toying with Camaro

General Motors Co. and California-based Mattel Inc.’s Hot Wheels brand have teamed up to create the Chevrolet Camaro Hot Wheels Special Edition. It marks the first time the iconic toy brand has worked with a manufacturer to design and produce a production car.

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C11aa – 577 letter car hauler conventional hub available from Cottrell

From July 7th, 2011:  This is a revised notification for the subject campaign. The replacement conventional hubs are now available. Please disregard previous notification for the subject Meritor campaign number C11AA  (NHTSA file # 10E-057). This notice is sent to you in accordance with the requirements of the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act.

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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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