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Operations•by Staff•June 13, 2007

Union Pacific Employee Killed in Truck Accident Allegedly Did Not Have a CDL

WILCOX, AZ – A Union Pacific employee, who died in a single-vehicle rollover along Highway 191, allegedly did not have a commercial driver's license as required by state law for the truck he was driving.

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Operations•by Staff•June 13, 2007

Michigan Man in Wheelchair Takes Wild Ride in Front of a Semi

GRAND RAPIDS, MI – A 21-year-old man got the ride of a lifetime when his electric wheelchair became lodged in the grille of a semitrailer and was pushed down a highway for several miles at about 50 mph.

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Operations•by Staff•June 13, 2007

Iveco Stralis Makes In-Roads Into One of the Largest 26-Ton Fleets

LONDON – SIG plc, which operates one of the largest fleets of 26-ton trucks in the United Kingdom, has taken delivery of a new Iveco Stralis AD260S31YP/S from Blackwell-based distributor Sherwood Commercials

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Operations•by Staff•June 13, 2007

Utah DOT Growing Biodiesel Feedstocks Along State Highway

SALT LAKE CITY – The Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) has teamed with Utah State University (USU) and Ph.D. student Dallas Hanks on a project to grow biodiesel feedstocks along state highways.

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Operations•by Staff•June 13, 2007

Wireless Technology Allows Users to Track and Analyze Fuel Use, Guard Against Fuel Theft

SHELTON, CT – OEM Data Delivery, a developer of tools for managing task and jobsite data, has introduced a new tracking system for fuel and other high-value consumables.

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Operations•by Staff•June 13, 2007

Radio-Based GSE Service Tracker Tracks Dispensed Fuel, Plus GSE Service and Repair Activity

SHELTON, CT – OEM DD has introduced the GSE Service Tracker, a radio-frequency technology that tracks and transmits to headquarters detailed information on dispensed fuel, equipment utilization, and equipment maintenance tasks, for use in reporting, purchasing, and decision-making.

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Operations•by Staff•June 13, 2007

Leyman Lift Gates Introduces New Heavy Duty Large Steel Platform Gate

CINCINNATI – Leyman Lift Gates has introduced a new heavy-duty, large, steel platform now available on SLP Heavy Duty Hide-A-Way (Tuck-Under Style Lift Gates). The SLP is the largest platform gate in its application.

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Operations•by Staff•June 13, 2007

Truck Fleet Upset That its Trucks Are Stopped for Weighing

NEWARK, OH – The president of a Mount Vernon company claims Newark police cost his business more than $5,000 when three of his trucks stopped for three hours so one truck marked “oversized load” could be weighed.

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Operations•by Staff•June 13, 2007

Truck Tonnage Dropped in April

ALEXANDRIA, VA – The American Trucking Associations' (ATA) truck tonnage index fell 2.2 percent in April following a 1.2-percent increase in March.

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Operations•by Staff•June 13, 2007

Fleet Owner Editor Dies in Swimming Accident

DELRAY BEACH, FL – Last Friday, 27-year-old Terry Nguyen was swept under by a riptide while swimming off Delray Beach in Florida.

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