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For carriers, the effort to find the best nonidling cooling option for the truck cab has not been without starts and stops.

Cobra Electronics Corp. said it has unveiled its latest truck-specific navigation system as well as a new citizens band radio.

Eaton Corp.’s second-quarter net income rose to $382 million, or $1.12 per share, from $336 million, or 97 cents, a year ago.

Traffic deaths rose 13.5% in the first quarter of this year, according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration figures, the Associated Press reported.

The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission approved a 10% toll increase for drivers paying with cash and a 2% increase for those using the E-ZPass system.

DHL Express said it is set to begin using 100 pickup and delivery vans fueled by propane autogas in five more states.

If an amendment to block funding for an electronic onboard recorder mandate does not make it into law, its main sponsor, Rep. Jeff Landry (R-La.), said he is prepared to do whatever he can to stop the federal government from mandating such devices.

This is in reference to the article headlined “High Turnover Means Trucking Companies Need New Strategies to Recruit, Retain Drivers” that appeared on page A3 of the Transport Topics Top 100 For-Hire Carriers supplement bound into your July 16 issue.

When I hear the current challenger for the presidency of the United States talk about job creation, I think back to one night in November 2005 when I was on the road and listening to a nationally broadcast radio talk show.