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Freightliner Unveils New Gas-Powered Trucks

Freightliner Trucks and Cummins Westport Inc. said Thursday they plan to begin selling a new line of natural gas-powered trucks.

June 16, 2009
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Con-way Launches New LTL Pricing Structure

Con-way Freight, the less-than-truckload unit of Con-way Inc, said Monday it was introducing a new LTL pricing structure it said will streamline and cap payments.

June 15, 2009
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New York State Manufacturing Index Falls Again

Manufacturing activity in the New York region contracted at a faster pace this month, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York said Monday.

June 15, 2009
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iTECH: Boring in on Core Technology

How can trucking and logistics companies — faced with new technology and endless updates to IT systems — avoid wasting money on uncoordinated solutions as they try to keep up with faster, more visible supply chains?

June 15, 2009
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TMW Updates TruckMate Software

Trucking software provider TMW Systems upgraded its TruckMate enterprise management system, expanding the software’s back-office capabilities and polishing its user interface, the company said.

June 15, 2009
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Navteq Will Add Red Lights to Speed-Camera Alert Sites

Navteq developed a red-light camera warning system that is being bundled into an existing speed-camera alert system, the company said.

June 15, 2009
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Congress Views Hybrid Truck Demonstration

Seventeen medium- and heavy-duty trucks with hybrid engines rolled onto Capitol Hill June 11 as equipment manufacturers demonstrated the vehicles for legislators and staff.

June 15, 2009
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Wyoming Considers Truck-Only Tolls on I-80

A Wyoming state legislative committee said that if part of Interstate 80 in the state becomes a toll road, they would prefer charging trucks only, the Associated Press reported.

June 15, 2009
BusinessSafety

Volvo’s North American Deliveries Fall 62% in May

The Volvo Group said Monday its North American heavy-duty truck deliveries fell to 1,115 vehicles, down 62% from a year ago.

June 15, 2009
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Gas Climbs 17¢ to $2.66 a Gallon, Lundberg Says

The national average price of regular gasoline continued to climb, gaining 17 cents in the past two weeks to $2.66 a gallon, according to the latest Lundberg Survey of filling stations released Sunday.

June 15, 2009

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