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• Fifth Wheel Maintenance -
While the calendar says we've just about made it through another winter, as these words materialize on my screen, the Northeast is digging out from three days of record snowfall.


• CARB Offers Rebates on Zero-Emissions, Hybrid Purchases -
The California Air Resources Board is offering $3.7 million in rebates for zero-emission and plug-in hybrid vehicles, including commercial medium- and heavy-duty trucks.


• Land Transportation Trade Down 23.3 Percent From 2008 -
U.S. surface transportation trade with Canada and Mexico fell 23.3 percent from 2008 to 2009


• February Truck Orders Up 20 Percent From Prior Month, Year -
February heavy-duty truck net orders were up 20 percent from the previous month and from February 2009


• ALDOT Reroutes Traffic Around Sinkhole on I-65 -
The Alabama Department of Transportation has activated detours on Interstate 65 North at mile marker 329.9 between Hartselle and Priceville to work on a span of road where a sinkhole was discovered.


• Refrigerated Carrier Pays $23,000 in Fines to CARB -
After a California Air Resources Board investigation showed that Smart Refrigerated Transport failed to properly inspect their diesel vehicles in 2008, CARB settled with Smart for $23,000 this month for diesel emissions violations.


• FedEx Third Quarter Results Improve With Global Economy -
Driven by the improving global economy and higher shipment growth, FedEx Corp.'s fiscal third quarter net income was up 146 percent to $239 million, versus the year ago quarter's $97 million.


• NC2 Global Brings Cat On-Road Trucks to Australia -
NC2 Global, the global joint venture between Caterpillar Inc. and Navistar International Corporation, will launch Cat on-road trucks in Australia this year.


• Trucker Buddy Adds Two to Board of Directors -
Trucker Buddy International has elected Mike Reilly, chairman, president and CEO of Randall Reilly Publishing, and Kate Miller, president and group publisher of Newport Communications Group, to serve on its board of directors.


• Volvo Kicks Off Driving Success Tour in May -
Volvo Trucks North America will kick off its 2010 Driving Success Tour this May. On the tour, fleet managers and owner-operators across the U.S. and Canada will experience a Volvo VN780


• ATD Gears Up For Convention and Expo -
The American Truck Dealers is gearing up for its ATD Convention & Expo, which runs April 23-26, at the Gaylord Palms Resort and Convention Center in Orlando, Fla.


• Express-1 Named Top Expedited Carrier For 2010 -
Express-1 Expedited Solutions has been named the 2010 Expedited Carrier of the Year by National Shippers Strategic Transportation Council and Logistics Management magazine.


• Bill Moon Scholarship Deadline Coming Up April 16 -
The NATSO Foundation is still accepting applications for its 2010 Bill Moon Scholarship, awarded to deserving students with ties to the truckstop industry and whose academic qualifications and achievements are considered outstanding


• Ancra International Shakes Up Sales Team -
Load securement systems provider Ancra International has shaken up its sales team, with the promotion of Ralph Abato to vice president of sales and marketing for the company's cargo systems division and two new additions to the sales team.

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