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TMC Announces New Leadership, Winners of Silver Spark Plugs

TAMPA, Fla. — Jerry Thrift of Ryder System, Miami, was installed as chairman of the Technology & Maintenance Council of American Trucking Associations during the group’s meeting here Feb. 11.

February 17, 2010
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DOT Awards $1.5 Bln. for Transportation Projects

The Department of Transportation Wednesday announced that 51 projects will receive $1.5 billion in grants under the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery program.

February 17, 2010
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Pacer Posts 4Q Profit

Transportation and third-party logistics firm Pacer International said its fourth-quarter profit grew to $10 million, or 10 cents per share, compared with a $64 million loss, or $1.83 cents, a year earlier.

February 17, 2010
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Industrial Production Rises 0.9%

Industrial production rose 0.9% in January, the Federal Reserve said Wednesday.

February 17, 2010
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Housing Starts Climb in January

Housing starts rose 2.8% in January while building permits fell 4.9%, the Commerce Department said Wednesday.

February 17, 2010
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Diesel Price Drops for Fifth Straight Week

Diesel’s national average price fell 1.3 cents to $2.756 a gallon, the fifth consecutive decline, the Department of Energy said Tuesday.

February 16, 2010
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iTECH: Virtual Dispatcher May Be Virtually Ready

In the trucking dispatch room of the future, the only sound is of cooling fans whirring inside computer casings.  Gone are the cubicles that once honeycombed the floor, as are the chattering dispatchers who once staffed them.

February 16, 2010
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Legal Foundation Files Climate Change Lawsuit Against EPA

A group including motor carriers, businesses, several members of Congress and a conservative public interest legal foundation has filed a lawsuit in federal appeals court challenging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s formal finding that greenhouse gas emissions are a danger to public health.

February 16, 2010
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Broadway Closed Permanently in New York City

NEW YORK – After a trial run that began last spring, a section of Broadway in New York City will remain permanently closed to traffic.

February 16, 2010
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New Trucking Index Drops in January after December Growth

A new economic index based on diesel fuel purchasing in the trucking industry fell in January after an increase in December, the index’s authors said.

February 16, 2010