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TRUCKING's WORLD NEWS - Condenseds -
* Coal trucks to get no more permits to exceed weight limits
FRANKFORT,Ky,USA -EASTERN KENTUCKY, by Lee Mueller -Jan. 30, 2006: Transportation officials today stopped issuing permits that allowed coal trucks with extra axles to exceed the state weight limits on Eastern Kentucky roads... The decision, announced after highway officials met with members of the Kentucky Department of Vehicle Enforcement, will end a little-known exemption that should have never been issued, said Doug Hogan, a spokesman for the the Transportation Cabinet...
* Trucks found after break-in
Australia -Herald Sun - 31 Jan 06: THREE of the four vehicles stolen from a Brisbane transport company early this morning have been found... A security dog was discovered beaten on the property but another, a German Shepherd, is still missing following the theft...
* London Plans to Fine Polluting Trucks in Bid for Cleaner Air
Ljondon,UK -Bloomberg -Jan. 31. 2006: London plans to slap fines of as much as 1,000 pounds ($1,772) a day on polluting trucks in a bid to improve air quality... Starting in 2008, trucks made before 2002 that aren't fitted with pollution filters such as diesel particulate traps would face the fine, Mayor Ken Livingstone said today. Cars wouldn't be subject to the rules... The city estimates that two-thirds of trucks that pass through London will be new enough to be unaffected by the rules. The other third, or 60,000 vehicles, will have to pay a daily charge or face the 1,000 pound fine...
* The Ontario Trucking Association condemns Toronto plan to ban trucks during rush hour
TORONTO, Ont.,CAN -TruckNew, by: James Menziess -Jan 31, 2006: The OTA wasted no time in responding to a proposal by a Toronto city councillor that would see a ban on truck deliveries during rush hour in Toronto... OTA president David Bradley was quick to point out that trucks serving the downtown core must do so while there's a shipper or consignee to hand off or receive the goods...
* Another record year for Volvo Trucks
USA -easier.com -3 Feb 2006: 2005 was another record year for Volvo Trucks. The company delivered a total of 103,696 (97,264) trucks - the highest ever recorded in the history of the company – which represented an increase of 7% on the previous year... The increase resulted primarily from a strong demand for heavy trucks at North America...
* Melton Truck Lines, Inc. Increases Fleet to Nearly 900 Trucks in 2006
TULSA,OK,USA -Layover -01 Feb 2006: Melton Truck Lines Inc., a leading flatbed carrier headquartered in Tulsa, OK announced plans to increase their fleet to nearly 900 trucks by the end of 2006... Melton recently ordered 440 new trucks and 150 new trailers to add to their fleet...
* Volvo Malaysia: Total solutions the key to combating competition
Malaysia -The Edge Daily, by Alfean Hardy -Feb 04, 2006: Volvo Malaysia Sdn Bhd has adopted a holistic strategy to counter the threat of cheaper imported and re-conditioned trucks by becoming a total solutions provider for its buyers... Managing director Olof Rapp says second-hand trucks have been entering the Malaysian market, which is one of the few markets that allow such imports, since the 1990s and they now outnumber new units by three to one...
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