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05/17/12
Reaction positive to stability-control proposal

NHTSA believes up to 56% of rollover crashes and 14% of loss-of-control crashes per year could be prevented with the technology, saving up to 60 lives.

Back in 2010, Con-way Freight ordered 1,300 Freightliner tractors equipped with Meritor Wabco’s Roll Stability Control system. That order followed Con-way’s participating in a test program in 2009 in partnership with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration and the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI). The testing was part of the Dept.

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05/17/12
Werner president likes freight outlook

PRINCETON, NJ. Although “freight is not sitting on the dock right now,” demand “has not changed in any meaningful way … and is growing at the same rate as 2011,” according to Derek Leathers, president and COO of Werner Enterprises (NASDEQ: WERN).

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05/17/12
Brief respite only predicted from high oil prices

Global oil prices are down and fuel prices are dropping (albeit slowly) from recent highs – so the worst is past us, right?

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05/17/12
Fikes Truck Line implements Transflo Express

Fikes Truck Line and its sister company FTL Custom Commodities have implemented Pegasus TransTech’s Transflo Express Truckstop scanning solution.

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05/17/12
Thermo King offering summer savings on select parts

Thermo King is running a summer promotion through Sept. 30, 2012, offering up to $200 off select products.

The promotion is available on the following parts categories:

Belts
Filters
Starters
Alternators
Compressors

Mixing and matching within the product categories will allow customers to increase their savings, Thermo King said.

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05/17/12
Wabco inks deal to supply Iveco with brake technology

Wabco Holdings has signed a long-term agreement with Iveco to supply anti-lock braking technology to the truck manufacturer for its platform of light- and medium-duty trucks in Brazil. The deal begins in 2013.

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05/17/12
Markel Ventures acquires majority stake in Havco

Markel Ventures, a wholly owned subsidiary of Markel Corp., has acquired a majority stake in Havco Wood Products, a provider of composite wood flooring for the trucking industry. Markel Corp. is a financial holding company.

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05/17/12
FMCSA presents Strategic Plan

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has presented a 2012-2016 Strategic Plan that will focus the agency’s resources on three core principals: raising the bar to enter the motor carrier industry; maintaining high safety standards to remain in the industry; and removing high-risk carriers, drivers, and service providers from operation.

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05/17/12
Roadcheck 2012 coming June 5-7

Roadcheck 2012, the three-day, commercial vehicle safety enforcement and education campaign organized annually by the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA), will be held June 5-7 at locations throughout the country.

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05/17/12
Online tool to assist with picking fan models and design

Horton, a provider of fan drives, fans and suspension products, has released the Airflow System Configurator, an online tool that identifies fan model and design of plastic, modular and metal fans for on-highway, off-highway, stationary and industrial equipment.

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