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• Xata Begins Offering Temperature-Monitoring System
• Louisiana Court Shields Off-Road Diesel From Local Tax
• DST Names Chung President

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Xata Begins Offering Temperature-Monitoring System

Xata Corp. said it would begin offering temperature-monitoring system to trucking fleets that operate refrigerated trailers.

Xata provides truck and trailer tracking services, wireless communication and fleet management services for the trucking industry.

The system has the ability to track the temperature in refrigerated trailers and automatically generate e-mail alerts when there are potentially unacceptable conditions, Xata said in a Sept. 16 release. The system was developed by FreshLoc Technologies Inc. Transport Topics

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Louisiana Court Shields Off-Road Diesel From Local Tax

The Louisiana Supreme Court refused to reconsider a ruling that prevents local governments from taxing diesel fuel used to power off-road equipment, the Associated Press reported.

The Sept. 8 decision put off-road diesel in the same category as motor fuel, which cannot be taxed by local governments under the state’s constitution, AP said. Local governments have said off-road diesel should not be treated like a motor fuel because it has a flash point higher than 110 degrees.

The court had ruled in July that local governments could not tax so-called "dyed" diesel, which is diesel fuel containing red dye that shows it is to be used to fuel generators and various other pieces of off-road equipment. Transport Topics

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DST Names Chung President

DST Inc., Mission Viejo, Calif., a software developer for automotive and aftermarket parts distribution, said it had recently chosen Hoon Chung to be its president.

He replaced founder Ray Stover, who now serves as chairman and vice president of business development of the company.

Previously, Hoon had been general manager of Activant’s Automotive Group. Activant provides business management services for automotive companies.

Before accepting his new position, DST said, Hoon had more than 20 years of experience in supply chain management and technology deployment services. Transport Topics

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