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Daimler Trucks North America LLC FREIGHTLINER / 2013-2015 Parking Brake may Apply Unintentionally

Daimler Trucks North America LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain 2013-2015 Freightliner M2 trucks manufactured December 10, 2012, to October 28, 2014, and equipped with the auto-apply brake feature. In the affected vehicles, the parking brake may apply unintentionally.

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THEFT: Atlanta Manheim

Driving Your Way LLC, an AHAA member, was the victim of a theft at Atlanta Manheim. This is the second carrier member to experience a theft at a Manheim location.  Driving Your Way LLC

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Carrier, driver sued in 2013 I-5 bridge collapse in which truck struck bridge

The Washington State Department of Transportation announced last week it has sued the carrier and driver involved in theMay 2013 Interstate 5 bridge collapse that occurred in Washington state over the Skagit River.

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Where things stand with Navistar

If you follow me on Twitter (and you should: @JackRobertsCCJ) you know I spent a day this week at Navistar’s Financial Meeting, where the company explained to Wall Street analysts and trucking journalists how things are going these days.

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FMCSA names owner-ops, carrier reps and other ‘stakeholders’ to committee to develop entry-level driver training rule

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announced this week it has composed a 26-member group — representing carriers, drivers, labor, driving schools and safety organizations — to the committee tasked  

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Judge strikes a few claims, but allows suits against Pilot Flying J, Haslam to continue

The federal judge overseeing the half-dozen lawsuits still remaining against Pilot Flying J in the 2013-uncovered fuel rebate withholding schemeordered Feb. 11 that the suits against the truck stop giant can continue,

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Inspector General to begin oversight of FMCSA’s 34-hour restart study

The Department of Transportation’s Office of Inspector General announced Feb. 10 it will soon begin an audit ofFMCSA’s Congressionally required study of the 2013-implemented rules governing drivers’ use of a 34-hour HOS restart

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Judge denies another motion for delay by Walmart truck operator in Tracy Morgan Crash

For the second time in two months, the court overseeing a high-profile lawsuit against Walmart Transportationhas denied a request made by the truck driver at the center of the case to delay the civil proceedings.

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Carriers included in $25 million settlement in ‘hot fuel’ lawsuits

Preliminary approval has been granted to the nearly $25 million settlement struck last year between fuel providers — such as Exxon, Love’s and BP — and fuel buyers, both diesel and gasoline, in the ongoing “hot fuel†lawsuits, originally filed in 2006.

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