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SEC sues Navistar in attempt to make it release allegedly improperly redacted, withheld documents

The Securities and Exchange Commission filed in December a lawsuit against Navistar International Corp. claiming

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Volvo introduces ‘ruggedized’ I-Shift AMT for severe-duty applications

Volvo Trucks in North America has introduced a rugged version of theVolvo I-Shift automated manual transmission for severe-duty applications. The reinforced I-Shift for severe-duty (SD)

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PAM Transport to pay nearly $500k in disability discrimination suits

PAM Transport (No. 54 in the CCJ top 250) was ordered recently by the Department of Labor to pay 12 former drivers nearly half a million dollars after it was determined that the carrier violated the Americans with Disabilities Act.

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A&R Logistics reinvents itself for safety, growth

If you’re going to do something, you might as well do it right. For A&R Logistics, “Doing It Right†is its corporate mantra and its pledge to its customers to maintain the highest standards for safety, compliance and service.

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Three trucking companies reach settlement with Pilot Flying J in fuel rebate withholding cas

Three of the seven carriers who opted out of Pilot’s $85 million class-action settlementreached in 2013 filed court motions this week to drop their lawsuits against the truck stop chain and fuel provider,

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FMCSA denied motion to dismiss lawsuit against CSA, due process concerns

A bid by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to dismiss a lawsuit brought against it and its Compliance, Safety, Accountability program’s DataQ’s appeals process has been denied, the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association announced March 12.

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2014 cargo theft load values jumps 36%, theft threat higher in 2015, FreightWatch says

The average value lost per cargo theft incident rose 36 percent in 2014 compared to 2013, and the cargo theft threat level for 2015 remains high, according to cargo theft prevention firm FreightWatch, who issued its 2014 cargo theft report this week.

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Judge temporarily halts action on Tracy Morgan suit against Walmart pending driver appeal

The judge overseeing Tracy Morgan’s lawsuit against Walmart and its private fleet has temporarily halted action on the civil suit at the request of the truck driver at the center of the case.

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TCA names country’s top owner-operator, company driver

The Truckload Carriers Association named has named Gary Teel, a driver for Weinrich Truck Line, as its 2014 Company Driver of the Year and Thomas Miller, a contractor for Prime Inc., its 2014 Owner-Operator of the Year.

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