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News•March 24, 2010

Navistar Receives EPA Emissions Certification for 2010 MaxxForce DT

WARRENVILLE, IL - Navistar, Inc. received certification from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for its 2010 MaxxForce DT Advanced EGR (exhaust gas recirculation) mid-range diesel engines.

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News•March 24, 2010

Kenworth Debuts New T440

ST. LOUIS - Kenworth is now accepting orders for its new Kenworth T440 model with production scheduled to begin during the second quarter.

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News•March 24, 2010

AT&T Adds Electric Cargo Truck to St. Louis Fleet

DALLAS - AT&T has an all-electric Smith Newton cargo truck purchased last year operating in its commercial fleet in St. Louis, the company said. AT&T also is buying two of the first all-electric versions of the Ford Transit Connect van.

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News•March 24, 2010

TRALA-Opposed Increase In New Mexico Vehicle Excise Tax Fails

ALEXANDRIA, VA - TRALA and the New Mexico Trucking Association have successfully defeated legislation in New Mexico that would have resulted in a 33-percent increase in the State's vehicle excise tax.

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News•March 17, 2010

NBB Hails Senate Passage of Biodiesel Tax Incentive

WASHINGTON - The National Biodiesel Board (NBB) praised the U.S. Senate for passing H.R. 4213, the American Workers, State, and Business Relief Act of 2010 by a 62 to 36 margin.

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News•March 17, 2010

FMCSA Says States Can Collect UCR Fees at 2009 Rates

WASHINGTON - The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) announced that States participating in the Unified Carrier Registration (UCR) Plan may assess and collect fees for the Plan under the current FMCSA regulation.

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News•March 17, 2010

Freightliner Custom Chassis Corporation Debuts All-Electric Walk-In Van Chassis

GAFFNEY, SC - Freightliner Custom Chassis Corporation (FCCC) introduced the highly anticipated plug-in all-electric walk-in van (WIV) chassis. he new chassis model is the only one domestically engineered and the first in the industry to be completely all-electric in North America.

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News•March 17, 2010

Former Maintenance Leader of Penske Truck Leasing Firm Starts Consulting Firm

READING, PA - Kenneth McKibben, former head of Maintenance for Penske Truck Leasing for over 40 years, announced the formation of a new transportation consultant company, Single Source Transportation Solutions.

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News•March 17, 2010

GE Capital to Finance Navistar's U.S. Retail Truck & Bus Sales

NORWALK, CT - GE Capital, Navistar International Corporation, and Navistar Financial Corporation (NFC), jointly announced an expanded financing relationship under which GE Capital will become Navistar's preferred provider of retail financing solutions to support sales of Navistar trucks and school buses in the U.S.

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News•March 17, 2010

Navistar's 2010 MaxxForce 7 Offers Uncompromised Commercial Truck Diesel Engine Design

ST. LOUIS - The 2010 MaxxForce 7 V-8 turbodiesel charged into the spotlight this week as Navistar unveiled the new engine at the National Truck Equipment Association's (NTEA) Work Truck Show in St. Louis.

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