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NewsFebruary 24, 2010

Construction & Utility Fleet Trucks Go Green

SEDONA, AZ - Green Fleet LLC introduces IdleOff, a renewable energy idle reduction device that reduces a fleet's carbon footprint, the need for fossil fuel, and saves significant money for any size fleet.

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NewsFebruary 9, 2010

GM Adds B-20 Biofuel Capability to Heavy-Duty Lineup

GRAPEVINE, TX - General Motors' new Duramax 6.6L turbo diesel engine has been substantially revised to include B-20 capability, as well as meet strict new emissions standards effective this year.

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NewsFebruary 4, 2010

Transportation Secretary LaHood Revises Warning to Toyota Dealers, Toyota Responds

Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood revises his remarks to Toyota owners to take their vehicles to dealers and "exercise caution until repairs can be made."

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NewsJanuary 27, 2010

U.S. Bans Texting by Truck and Bus Drivers

WASHINGTON - Truck and bus drivers who travel interstate roadways are now banned from using a handheld device to send text messages, U.S. officials said.

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NewsJanuary 13, 2010

PSE&G Truck Fleet Equipped with Extra Fire Protection

MINNETONKA, MN - Fireaway LLC announced that PSE&G, New Jersey's largest utility company, will outfit its fleet of service trucks with Stat-X First Responders, advanced aerosol based fire suppression devices that can be tossed into a burning manhole to suppress a blaze within seconds.

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NewsDecember 30, 2009

Top News 2009: Pepsi Bottling Group Acquires Hydrogen-Injected Trucks

WYTHEVILLE, VA - The Pepsi Bottling Group's truck fleet in the New River Valley region of Virginia has added 21 hydrogen-injected trucks in an effort to boost fuel efficiency and reduce emissions.

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NewsDecember 30, 2009

Top News 2009: Nearly 800 Trucking Companies Out of Business Due to Recession

WASHINGTON - Few occupations feel every jolt along the nation's economic highway as deeply as trucking. Although the American Trucking Associations reported a slight rise in business in November (2008), the previous month was the worst October (2008) for hauling cargo by truck in five years.

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NewsDecember 30, 2009

Top News 2009: PG&E to Test First Smith Electric Vehicles All-Electric Utility Truck

KANSAS CITY, MO – Smith Electric Vehicles U.S. Corporation (SEV U.S.), a Delaware corporation headquartered in Kansas City, Mo., and Birmingham, Ala.-based Altec Industries Inc. unveiled America's first all-electric utility truck with an aerial device June 22 at the Electric Utility Fleet Managers Conference in Williamsburg, Va.

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NewsDecember 30, 2009

2010 Ford Taurus Earns Five-Star Crash Ratings

The new Taurus has an advanced crash safety structure, a standard suite of advanced restraint and air bag technologies, and previously earned the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's "Top Safety Pick."

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NewsDecember 17, 2009

Chrysler Sets Corporate Policy on Texting While Driving

By prohibiting texting while driving as it relates to company-owned vehicles and hand-held communication devices, Chrysler Group LLC becomes the first automaker to set policy on issues related to distracted driving.

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