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Industry News - May, 2011 - Page 4 of 4

  • TCSI-Transland Poised For Growth; Fuel Economy And Low Cost Of Operation Key In Standardizing With Kenworth T660s

    Mike Walker is a proud man. “Look at our maintenance facilities and you’ll walk away impressed,” he smiled. “See our Kenworth T660s on the road and you’ll want to come work for us.” As president of Springfield, Mo.-based TCSI-Transland, Walker has been involved with the trucking industry since he graduated from college, working for his father who started the company back in 1982.

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    May 8, 2011 - 14 years ago

  • CTA Gives/Receives Award At Canadian Chiefs Of Police Event On Highway Interdiction By Front-Line Police Officers

    The recipient of the 2011 Canadian Trucking Alliance Highway Interdiction Award for outstanding work by a front-line police officer in detecting criminal activity on the highways is Constable David Karsin of the Winnipeg Police Service. The award, which is given to the Canadian police officer who was responsible seizing the highest value of goods or contraband from on-highway criminals was presented at the annual dinner of the National Pipeline/Convoy Conference held in Toronto on May 3rd. Since its inception in 1994, the Pipeline/Convoy Program which provides training for police officers in the detection and apprehension of travelling criminals and is overseen by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police has led to total seizures of contraband valued at over $4 billion.

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    May 7, 2011 - 14 years ago

  • John Deere Teaches Students About Construction Industry Through "Construction Challenge" Sponsorship

    To help educate students considering careers in the construction industry, John Deere Construction & Forestry sponsored a team from the Bartlett, Ill., High School Academy of Science and Engineering in this year's Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) Construction Challenge. The event, now in its fifth year, was held recently in Las Vegas at ConExpo, the construction industry's largest trade event.

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    May 7, 2011 - 14 years ago

  • AMTA Throws Its Support Behind IRP Change

    AMTA is joining forces with the other provincial trucking associations to support a change to the International Registration Plan that should save the trucking industry about $81 million per year. International Registration Plan (IRP), Inc., the organization responsible for establishing IRP rules, is set to vote on a ballot that would allow motor carriers to pay registration fees based on actual mileage and automatically register each truck involved in IRP with each IRP jurisdiction. IRP Inc., the organization responsible for establishing IRP rules, is set to vote on a ballot that would allow motor carriers to pay registration fees based on actual mileage and automatically register each truck involved in IRP with each IRP jurisdiction.

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    May 6, 2011 - 14 years ago

  • New High-Lift Steering Axle Suspension From Titan Trailers Improves Ride And Extends Tire And Trailer Life

    The new-high lift ParaMax Suspension System, now available on all Titan trailers offers a more comfortable ride and a longer tire and trailer life for haulers who operate on rough roads and off-road sites.

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    May 6, 2011 - 14 years ago

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