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Text Bans Should Exempt In-Cab Units 

Mobile communication providers said they are keeping a close eye on a proposed federal texting ban to make sure that incab computers are not...

Software Spending Remains Strong 

Technology vendors said sales of enterprise-level software have remained strong in 2009, propelled by carriers' desire to cut costs now while...

Shifting by GPS 

Few would disagree that the combination of the Global Positioning System satellites and mobile communication has enabled trucking to reinvent the...

Navistar Challenges EPA on SCR 

Truck and engine manufacturer Navistar Inc. has challenged the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's authority to certify diesel engines using...

U.S. Postal Service Offers LTL Service 

The U.S. Postal Service began offering less-than-truckload service on a trial basis in May. With the new service, dubbed "Collaborative...

Group Crafts 'Green' Shop Practices 

The Technology & Maintenance Council's reactivated Energy Conservation study group took its first steps toward crafting recommended practices for...

Fault Codes Coming With OBDs 

Technicians will have to deal with more diagnostic fault codes with the introduction of new onboard diagnostic systems. Truck technicians next...

Intermodal Revenue Rises at Freight Railroads 

Intermodal revenue rose at North American freight railroads in the second quarter, when U.S. carriers moved more domestic truck-rail traffic as...

Diesel Rises 3.7¢ to $4.764, Setting Record; Crude Drops 

Diesel Dips for Week, Down 7.8¢ in June; Gasoline, Crude Oil Rise to New Records