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Safety & Compliance•by Staff•January 5, 2016

Don’t Crowd the Plow [Video Safety Tip]

The North Dakota Department of Transportation offers advice on how to share the road safely with snow plow trucks.

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Small Fleet•by Staff•January 5, 2016

Feds Sue Volkswagen Over Diesel Fix

The U.S. Department of Justice has filed suit against Volkswagen on behalf of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency over 600,000 vehicles that included software designed to cheat emissions testing for engines that couldn't meet federal Clean Air Act standards.

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Operations•by Staff•January 5, 2016

KOBELCO Construction Machinery, KOBELCO Cranes to Merge

Kobe Steel, Ltd. and its wholly owned subsidiaries, KOBELCO Construction Machinery Co., Ltd. and KOBELCO Cranes Co., Ltd., have announced plans to merge the two businesses under KOBELCO Construction Machinery Co., Ltd. effective April 1, 2016.

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Operations•by Staff•January 4, 2016

Toyota, Ford Challenge Apple-Google Car Screens

Toyota has adopted Ford's SmartDeviceLink (SDL) platform that provides an alternative to Apple CarPlay and Android Auto to integrate smartphones with their vehicles.

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Utility Fleet•by Staff•January 4, 2016

Top 5 Utility Fleet News Stories in 2015

In 2015, the top read news stories in Utility Fleet News serve as a good reminder on the importance of safety, from driver practices to keeping workers safe on the side of the road.

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Utility Fleet•by Staff•January 4, 2016

Top 5 Utility Fleet Articles in 2015

The top 5 features in 2015 in the Utility Fleet newsletter include bucket truck spec'ing, maintenance management, alternative fuel safety and other efficiency tactics.

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Operations•by Staff•January 1, 2016

Freightliner Honors 'Hardest Working' Cities

Earlier this year, Freightliner Trucks launched the Freightliner Trucks Hardest Working Cities recognition program to honor cities spearheading community growth and innovation.

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Operations•by Staff•January 1, 2016

Lawsuit Clouds NYC Taxi Fleet's Wheelchair Access

A lawsuit could slow the roll out of wheelchair-accessible taxis in New York City because the approved vehicles don't meet the city's requirements.

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Maintenance & Uptime•by Staff•December 31, 2015

Pep Boys Accepts Icahn's Bid Over Bridgestone

Bridgestone ended the bidding war for Pep Boys on Dec. 29, and activist investor Carl Icahn was named the victor in the quest for the Philadelphia-based chain.

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Operations•by Staff•December 31, 2015

Work Truck's Top 10 Articles in 2015

The 2015 calendar-year has almost come to a close. Here are the 10 most viewed articles on WorkTruckOnline.com in 2015.

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