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Oct 13, 2011

TRUCKING INDUSTRY * USA - Celadon Buys 6.3% Stake in USA Truck

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Indianapolis,IN,USA -AP/Transport Topics -12 Oct 2011: -- Celadon Group has bought a 6.3% stake in fellow truckload carrier USA Truck... Celadon has asked to meet with USA Truck’s management about combining the two companies, but does not know whether USA Truck would be a good fit for its operations... Celadon is ranked No. 42 and USA Truck is ranked No. 50 on the Transport Topics 100 listing of U.S. and Canadian for-hire carriers...


* Utah -  C.R. England debuts new LNG tractors

Salt Lake City,UTH,USA -Penton Media/Fleet Owner -Oct 12, 2011: -- C.R. England held an official ribbon-cutting ceremony yesterday to debut its new liquefied natural gas (LNG) tractors for use in its Ontario, CA, dedicated operating division... The tractors are powered by a 15L, 450-hp. Westport GX engine that produces horsepower, torque, and efficiency equivalent to a diesel-fueled engine, PacLease said. According to the company, a typical Class 8 tractor such as the T800 using LNG could reduce greenhouse gas emissions by as much as 27% compared to a diesel vehicle...


* Wiscosin - Schneider National launches cross-border intermodal service

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Green Bay,WIS,USA -Truck News (CAN) -Oct 12, 2011:  --  Schneider National has launched Canada Direct, a service that pre-clears customers' loads to help increase the speed of cross-border rail moves...  Canada Direct already has heavy usage by Canadian shippers moving their products cross-border in and out of the US, officials say...  Shippers like Gord Kipfer, vice-president of Vitran Logistics Limited in Concord, Ont., says the new service is helping his business run smoother and more efficiently...  

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