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Sep 14, 2013

* USA - TRUCKING INDUSTRY: Trucks sales slump again in August.

* USA - Only Classes 4 and 7 were in positive territory last month, up 23.8% and 2.6%

(Photo: International saw biggest August losses in Classes 5 and 6) 
Southfield,MICH,USA -WardsAuto, by Christie Schweinsberg -Sep. 13, 2013: -- Sales of medium- and heavy-duty trucks slipped 8.4% in the U.S. in August, the sixth monthly loss for the group this year, WardsAuto data shows... Only Classes 4 and 7 posted gains over like-2012, as nearly every group’s performance could be traced to minor or major losses by beleaguered Illinois-based truck maker International... Class 8 sales fell 10.6% as all but two manufacturers declined from year-ago. PACCAR’s Kenworth and the Volvo Truck brand saw August sales rise 7.6% and 11.2%, respectively... Daimler’s Western Star suffered the biggest drop in the heavy-duty sector, down 37.4%, just ahead of International’s 30.6% decline... Medium-duty sales fell 5.7% in August due to Class 5 and 6 declines... Despite gains at nearly every truck manufacturer, Class 7 sales rose a scant 2.6%. No.2 volume-leader International’s 32.0% slide tempered gains at No.1 Daimler, whose sales rose 21.2% last month. Hino saw sales climb 42.3% and Kenworth deliveries jumped 50.7%...


* DC - Wetlines proposal’s cost-benefit analysis is flawed, GAO says

Washington,DC,USA -Transport Topics -11 Sept 2013: -- The federal agency that regulates hazardous materials did not properly consider the costs and benefits of a proposed mandate that tank truck lines be purged of flammable liquids, the Government Accountability Office said... The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration does not even have the right processes in place to count how often collisions occur involving flammable liquids in tank trucks’ unprotected loading and unloading lines, also known as wetlines, GAO said in its report... The trucking industry strongly rejected the proposal, which would have required that tank trucks be retrofitted with devices that would purge the flammable liquids from lines that are not as well protected as the main tank... National Tank Truck Carriers said it was “extremely pleased” with GAO’s findings... Congress asked GAO to study the proposal in last year’s MAP-21 and blocked PHMSA from implementing it until the study is complete...

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