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Truckers Wire (Page 5)

Comprehensive News Feed for Truckers.

Results 81 - 100 of 13,182 in Truckers

  1. Tractor Trailers Inspected On I-65Read the original story

    Tuesday Jul 15 | WTVF Nashville

    ... Homeland Security to remove drivers who put others in jeopardy. During the road check, officers handed out fines to truckers for breaking the law. "What's being checked right now is my weight. I'm overweight on my drives by about 1,800 pounds," said ...

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  2. Pakistanis keep on trucking perilous NATO supply routeRead the original story

    Tuesday Jul 15 | Daily Times

    ... of not only the Taliban but also marauding Pashtun tribesmen and crooked officials demanding bribes - although truckers say the situation is much worse in Afghanistan.. Nearly 100 Pakistani drivers and their assistants have been killed on the route ...

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    Related Topix: Sports, Cricket, Pakistan

  3. Lynch To Talk To Truckers, Visit Businesses In ColebrookRead the original story

    Tuesday Jul 15 | WMUR-TV Manchester

    Gov. John Lynch is heading up to New Hampshire's North Country on Tuesday to meet with truck drivers in Colebrook to hear their concerns about rising fuel prices.

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    Related Topix: Colebrook, NH, Hooksett, NH

  4. Rainfall in June below averageRead the original story

    Tuesday Jul 15 | Cleburne Times-Review

    By Mike Knox special to the times-review June marks the second month in a row of below-average rainfall.

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    Related Topix: Weather, Johnson County, TX

  5. MTA Could Fine $10K for Heavy Trucks at Bridges, TunnelsRead the original story

    Tuesday Jul 15 | New York Sun

    ... it recently has issued more than 100 summonses per month to overweight trucks, some as heavy as 200,000 pounds. The truckers were fined and told to turn around. Drivers of heavy trucks must call ahead to make arrangements for crossing bridges and ...

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    Related Topix: Transportation, Railroads, New York, NY

  6. Cummins Filtration Introduces ES Compleat Glycerin CoolantRead the original story

    Tuesday Jul 15 | Heavy Duty Trucking

    Cummins Filtration's new Fleetguard ES Compleat Glycerin is a heavy duty engine antifreeze/coolant using non-toxic glycerin in lieu of traditional ethylene glycol or propylene glycol.

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  7. Amsoil Heavy-Duty By-Pass Filter SystemRead the original story

    Tuesday Jul 15 | Heavy Duty Trucking

    Amsoil introduced the heavy duty Ea By-Pass Filter and mounting kit for the trucking and off-road markets.

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  8. J.B. Hunt Reports Revenues and Earnings for the Second Quarter 2008Read the original story

    Tuesday Jul 15 | Heavy Duty Trucking

    Intermodal and non-asset-based business helped J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Lowell, Ark., to second quarter 2008 net earnings of $50.6 million, compared to 2007 second quarter earnings of $63.9 million.

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    Related Topix: Transportation, Trucking, JB Hunt Transport Services

  9. Diesel Prices Hit New RecordRead the original story

    Tuesday Jul 15 | Heavy Duty Trucking

    Diesel prices hit another record, with the Department of Energy's weekly average retail price rising 3.7 cents per gallon to $4.764. The DOE's Energy information Administration's weekly on-highway retail ...

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    Related Topix: Hugo Chavez, Department of Energy, George Bush

  10. IdleAire SoldRead the original story

    Tuesday Jul 15 | Heavy Duty Trucking

    IdleAire Technologies, Knoxville, Tenn., has been sold to a group of noteholders led by Wells Fargo Bank.

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    Related Topix: Knoxville Metro

  11. American Transportation Research Institute Receives GrantRead the original story

    Tuesday Jul 15 | Heavy Duty Trucking

    The Trucking Industry Defense Association will award its inaugural Endowment Fund Grant in the amount of $8,000 to the Virginia-based American Transportation Research Institute.

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    Related Topix: San Diego Metro, Trucking, Fresno Metro

  12. AMBEST Service Centers Subscribe to Tractor-Trailer.netRead the original story

    Tuesday Jul 15 | Heavy Duty Trucking

    Independently owned AMBEST Service Centers throughout the United States have adopted Tractor-Trailer.net from Mitchell 1, a Snap-on Company, to correctly diagnose and repair the wide variety of commercial ...

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  13. keep on truckin'. . . just slower?Read the original story

    Monday Jul 14 | Lethbridge Herald

    The push by Transport Canada to force truckers to slow down won't have a huge impact on many of the large trucking companies in Alberta, because many of them are already driving slower, says a spokesman for H & ...

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    Related Topix: Canada, Lethbridge, AB, Alberta, Travel, Canada Travel, North America, Canada, World News

  14. Afton / City may put the brakes on noiseRead the original story

    Monday Jul 14 | The Minneapolis-St. Paul Pioneer Press

    "Jake brakes" - and the distinct noise they make when truck drivers use them to slow their engines - could soon be outlawed in Afton. 7 comments

    Related Topix: City University of New York System, City University of Seattle, City College (City University of New York System)

  15. Commercial drivers take fuel heatRead the original story

    Monday Jul 14 | Ladysmith Chronicle

    ' Cab driver Uriel Levi says the only way he could shrink his carbon footprint any more would be to swap his Toyota Prius for a rickshaw.

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    Related Topix: Toyota, Hybrid Vehicle, Toyota Prius, Opinion

  16. Provinces ponder speed limiter studyRead the original story

    Monday Jul 14 | Today's Trucking

    Following the release of Transport Canada 's study on speed limiter activation, a number of provinces will be revisiting the idea including Alberta.

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    Related Topix: Joe Handley, Canada

  17. ATA continues to push affordable oil plan on CongressRead the original story

    Monday Jul 14 | Today's Trucking

    Three weeks after proposing an affordable oil plan during a National Press Club conference, the American Trucking Associations took its message to Congress.

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  18. Transfreight looks to Ontario for compliance bossRead the original story

    Monday Jul 14 | Today's Trucking

    One of the first moves of Transfreight's recently named CEO Chris Painter was to create the position of Chief Compliance Officer .

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    Related Topix: Kitchener, ON, Canada, Ontario, Erlanger, KY

  19. Fines For Overweight Trucks Crossing NYC BridgesRead the original story

    Monday Jul 14 | WCBS

    ... it recently has issued more than 100 summonses per month to overweight trucks, some as heavy as 200,000 pounds. The truckers were fined and told to turn around. Drivers of heavy trucks must call ahead to make arrangements for crossing bridges and ...

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    Related Topix: Transportation, Railroads

  20. Zurueck nach Fauirbanks / Back to Fairbanks - Nenana, Alaska, United StatesRead the original story

    Monday Jul 14 | TravelPod.com Recent Updates

    Destination 246: km127'088 Am 22. in Galbraith Lake hatte ich natuerlich die Mitternachtssonne verpasst! Wegen den usicheren Wetterverhaeltnissen, aber bei aufkommendem Sonnenschein und trockenen Bedingungen ...

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    Related Topix: Prudhoe Bay, AK, Nenana, AK, Fairbanks (University of Alaska System), University of Alaska System, Livengood, AK