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Robert L. McCoy, founder of the McCoy Group, Inc., passed away on Tuesday, May 21, 2013, at his home in Las Vegas, NV at 86 years of age. The McCoy Group is the largest group Freightliner dealer in the country. Bob started the company that would grow to become McCoy Group, Inc. with one truck, hauling milk [...]

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Xtra Lease, a provider of over-the-road trailer equipment rental and leasing in the U.S., announced that it has extended its agreement with Omnitracs, Inc., to provide untethered trailer tracking for Xtra Lease trailers. Omnitracs is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated and provider of business-to-business wireless enterprise applications and services. The two companies first collaborated [...]

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Utility Trailer Manufacturing Company says it has exceeded an important milestone by producing the 50,000th dry van trailer at its Glade Spring, Virginia manufacturing plant. Headquartered in Abingdon, Virginia, K-VA-T Food Stores, Inc. (Food City’s parent company) is a locally owned company operating 106 retail supermarkets throughout the tri-state regions of Southeast Kentucky, Southwest Virginia [...]

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Peterbilt’s Model 320 interior now features a floor-to-ceiling redesign. The new instrumentation panel includes LED backlit gauges designed for easy visibility through the steering wheel, along with the Driver Information Display and rocker switches engineered to be within easy reach. An in-mold process embeds color directly into the dash for a durable long-lasting finish, helping [...]

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Amsoil’s Synthetic Fifth-Wheel Grease is a heavy-duty lubricant engineered to provide protection and performance against wear and corrosion while withstanding high loads and pressures. The grease, available in a squeeze tube, is formulated to stay in place and resist water washout, providing long service life. For more information, go to www.amsoil.com.

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Hannay’s SCR700 industrial-duty spring rewind reel is suited for live electric cable for power tools, lights and machinery. Equipped with adjustable four-way roller assemblies, the SCR700 is designed for mounting in most locations. The reel houses a 45-amp 3-conductor 600-volt collector assembly with No. 8 gauge wiring from the collector ring to the junction box. [...]

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The national retail price for on-highway diesel increased for the second straight week, rising 2.4 cents a gallon to $3.89 during the week ended May 20, according to the U.S. Department of Energy’s Energy Information Administration. Diesel prices nationwide are 6.6 cents lower than the same week last year. Diesel prices rose in all but [...]

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TouchStar, a mobility software provider for the oil and gas, field services, consumer goods and transportation industries, has chosen the TREQ-VMx mobile data terminal by Beijer Electronics as a critical component of its rugged in-cab, Flex fleet automation system. The Flex is a rugged, fixed-mount system that provides electronic ticketing, invoicing and signature capture. Drivers communicate with [...]

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The Owner-Operator Independent Driver Association is questioning a Mexican carrier’s application to the cross-border trucking pilot program, while other organizations are concerned over two new applicants.

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ALK Technologies, a global provider of “GeoLogistics” and navigation software announced that Marshfield, Wisconsin-based Roehl Transport has selected CoPilot Truck – ALK’s truck-specific on-board navigation solution – within a fully integrated system to achieve route compliance. Roehl Transport, a diversified truckload transportation and logistics service provider, operates a fleet of more than 1,800 tractors throughout [...]

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