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TAMPA, Fla. — Dana has introduced a pair of tag axles that promise to improve fuel efficiency, reduce weight … [Full Story] More: continued here

A new index, which projects the state of the U.S. economy based on how much diesel fuel heavy trucks are using, indicates that the economy cooled off a little in January. The so-called “Pulse of Commerce” index was created by economists at UCLA who partnered with the business services company Ceridian, which owns Comdata. More: [...]

Oil rose to more than $72 a barrel early Tuesday, up slightly from the previous two trading days, in advance of a government inventory report due out this week, Bloomberg reported. More: continued here

American Trucking Associations said it has hired Rob Abbott as its vice president of safety policy. More: continued here

TAMPA, Fla. — Shell Lubricants’ new Lube Express system has emerged from tests in Australia, promising a quic… [Full Story] More: continued here Powered by SmartRSS

Nonprofit research group RAND Corp. is urging the federal government to shift the way taxes are collected on highway users. RAND says the government should scrap the federal tax on motor fuels and replace it with a tax on vehicle miles traveled, or VMT. More: continued here

Vitran Corp. lost $2.3 million or 14 cents a share, in the fourth quarter, an improvement from a loss of $79 million, or $5.85, a year earlier. More: continued here Powered by SmartRSS

KIRKLAND, Wash. — Jim Beiderwieden of Inland Kenworth in Burnaby, B.C. will be the Canadian representative … [Full Story] More: continued here