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• Fuel Management or Fuel Inventory? That is the Question -
As we approach the Thanksgiving season and Black Friday, it's time for us to look at where the fuel market is and how it could affect your fuel management program. There are clearly mixed signs in the fuel marketplace


• California to Set the Stage For Changes in National Transportation Network -
Between the California Air Resources Board's emissions rules and the Port of Los Angeles' efforts to regulate trucking and clean the air, the state of California stands to lead the country in critical issues related to trucking.


• YRC to Shutter Richfield Breakbulk Terminal -
YRC Worldwide has plans to close its breakbulk terminal in Richfield, Ohio, in another effort to secure its financial strength, according to published reports


• SAF-Holland Reports Positive 3Q Results -
While SAF-Holland is still lagging behind the third quarter of 2008 in terms of sales and profitability, the parts supplier managed to improve its third quarter performance from the second quarter.


• ATRI Finds Fuel, Emissions Savings on Longer Routes -
The American Transportation Research Institute has found that a truck can use less fuel and emit fewer emission traveling a slightly longer route with higher average speeds, compared to traveling on a route with lower speeds, numerous speed limit changes


• Navistar Appoints Ostarello as VP of Powertrain Development -
Steve Ostarello has been named as Navistar International Corporation's new vice president of powertrain product development


• TCA Introduces Division For Open Haul Equipment Carriers -
The Truckload Carriers Association plans to introduce an "Open Deck" division, a subgroup that would facilitate discussions between member carriers who operate open haul equipment and their peers


• Grote Appoints New CFO, VP of Sales and Marketing -
Grote Industries has announced the new appointment of Jim Braun as chief financial officer and John Grote as vice president of sales and marketing.


• Rypos Ramps Up Education on CARB Regulation -
Massachusetts-based Rypos, which provides diesel exhaust filtration products, has been educating the industry on the California Air Resources Board's regulation for transport refrigeration units (TRUs), as the compliance deadline approaches Dec. 31.


• Spartan Acquires Utilimaster in $45 Million Deal -
Spartan Motors has acquired Utilimaster Corporation from John Hancock Life Insurance Company, a unit of Manulife Financial Corporation, in a $45 million deal


• TCA to Host Webcast on Navigating Shipper Contracts -
The Truckload Carriers Association is holding an upcoming webcast covering shipper contract demands that cause problems for carriers and brokers


• Horton Expands South Dakota Viscous Plant -
Horton has started work on the second phase of the expansion of its viscous manufacturing facility in Britton, S.D., where the company will produce and test the VMaster Viscous Directly Controlled Fan Drive product line


• Adams and Son Trucking Changes Name Under Rebranding Effort -
Sidney, Neb.-based Adams and Son Trucking, a contract carrier specializing in flatbed and van hauling, has changed its name to Adams Industries, Inc., as part of a rebranding effort.


• TRALA Selects Chairman for 2010 Meeting -
The Truck Renting and Leasing Association has tapped Mark Catlin, national account executive for J.J. Keller & Associates, as chairman of its 2010 Annual Meeting.


• NationaLease Announces 2009 Rising Star Award Winners -
NationaLease, Oakbrook Terrace, Ill., announced the 2009 recipients of its Rising Star Awards at its annual meeting held recently in Naples, Fla.

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