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NewsAugust 11, 2009

RMA Says 2009 Tire Shipments to Drop 16%

WASHINGTON -The drop is a result of a nearly 45-percent decline in OEM passenger tires and an almost 43-percent drop in OEM commercial truck tires.

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NewsJuly 23, 2009

FedEx Retrofits 92 Trucks to Diesel-Electric Power

The addition of the 92 trucks increases the FedEx fleet of hybrid-electric vehicles by more than 50 percent, from 172 to 264.

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NewsJuly 22, 2009

Medium-Duty Forecast Continues to Slide

COLUMBUS, IN - The forecast for heavy-duty trucks and trailers remained steady, but the medium-duty forecast continues to slide. ACT Research Co. forecasts Class 5-7 medium-duty production will be off 44 percent in 2009 before regaining half the decline in 2010.

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NewsJuly 16, 2009

AutoPacific: Americans Keeping Cars Longer

Survey shows that 59 percent of new car buyers do not intend to shop for a new vehicle in four years or more. This is an almost 13 percent increase from a 2005 survey.

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NewsJuly 16, 2009

Mercedes-Benz Releases S 400 Hybrid

Mercedes' new S 400 hybrid features a lithium-ion battery and produces 18 percent lower CO2emissions than the comparative model, according to the company.

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NewsJuly 9, 2009

Study Says GPS Reduces Fuel Costs 22%

In the report, Aberdeen Group says firms who have adopted GPS-enabled solutions have seen a 25 percent reduction in idle times, a 22 percent drop in daily mileage and a 22 percent decrease in fuel costs.

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NewsJuly 9, 2009

Volvo Trucks: Healthy Eating Makes for Better Fleet Drivers

According to a study conducted by Volvo Trucks, fleet truck drivers who eat regularly and more healthily have a reaction time 16 percent faster than fleet drivers who don't have healthy eating habits.

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NewsJuly 8, 2009

Study Shows Dramatic Reductions in Diesel Engine Emissions

WASHINGTON - A new study shows that clean diesel technologies in engines manufactured beginning in 2007 not only reduced certain emissions by 90 percent over 2004 models, but far exceeded expectations in their performance in cleaning up the nation's air quality.

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NewsJuly 6, 2009

PHH Arval Announces 2009 Green Fleet Survey Results

The study shows economic conditions are accelerating fleet environmental initiatives in some organizations; cost continues to be perceived issue.

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NewsJuly 2, 2009

Study Shows Dramatic Reductions in Diesel Engine Emissions

The study, conducted by the Coordinating Research Council and the Health Effects Institute, shows that clean diesel technologies in engines manufactured beginning in 2007 not only reduced certain emissions by 90 percent over 2004 models, but far exceeded expectations in their performance in cleaning up the nation's air quality.

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