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Which trucks go the distance, and what do they cost along the way? Plus, awards voting, darker routes, and fleet news in this week’s Truck Chat.
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MIAMI – Ryder System, Inc. has announced the winners of its 2007 Top Technician Recognition Program. The title of “National Top Technician” was awarded to Michael Bogard of Neenah, Wis., along with keys to a new, fully loaded GMC pick-up truck.
Read More →ALEXANDRIA, VA – The American Trucking Association's (ATA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index rose 0.3-percent in July, the first month-to-month increase since last March.
Read More →COLUMBUS, IN – J&R Schugel Trucking has ordered 300 trucks powered by Cummins ISX engines and equipped with Cummins ComfortGuard auxiliary power unit (APU) systems, which Cummins began producing for the marketplace eight months ago.
Read More →PASADENA, CA – Navistar International Corporation, a truck and engine producer, accepted the 2007 Blue Sky Award from WestStart-CALSTART for its contributions to the commercial development of diesel-hybrid technology.
Read More →KALAMAZOO, MI – Eaton Corporation's medium-duty hybrid power systems are now commercially available and will be ready for customer deliveries in 2008 on the chassis of several major North American commercial vehicle manufacturers.
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CERRITOS, CA – Isuzu Commercial Truck of America has announced the availability of its 2008 F-Series line-up of Class 6, 7, and 8 low-cab-forward trucks.
Read More →PLOVER, WI – Women In Trucking (WIT), has grown to more than 500 corporate and individual members in less than six months since its inception.
Read More →PASADENA, CA – Innovations in diesel technology during the past decade have reduced key emissions from new school buses, delivery, and utility trucks by more than 90 percent.
Read More →TORRANCE, CA – Online voting is open for Automotive Fleet's 2008 Fleet Car and Truck of the Year. This year's nominations include 64 car and 37 light-duty truck models.
Read More →PROVIDENCE, RI – Nearly 6,000 Rhode Island companies that operate trucks and livery vehicles will come under new federal registration rules this fall as a result of changes in interstate transportation laws.
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