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, the world’s largest office products company, has contracted with to provide commercial truck fleet maintenance services to its 53 all-electric, class six trucks.

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Longtime customer of Lyon Station, Pa. now has in its fleet a Freightliner truck containing the one millionth 3000 series transmission from

“We’re very pleased to be in receipt of a milestone Allison 3000 series transmission,” said Brian Hard, Penske Truck Leasing president and CEO. “Allison and Penske have enjoyed a long and successful working relationship. We are fortunate to provide this leased vehicle to a valued customer like East Penn Manufacturing.”

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In 2010, over 790,000 shipments crossed over the Canadian and Mexican borders into the United States, and those numbers are on the rise. According to the latest Department of Transportation (DOT) figures, surface transportation trade among the U.S., Canada and Mexico reached $80.8 billion in March, the latest month for which figures are available. That is 15.6 percent higher than for the same period in 2010 and marks the highest month since collection of data began in 1994.

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Penske Truck Leasing’s fleet technology experts will be on-hand at the upcoming . The conference will be held August 15 - 17 in Boca Raton, Fla. and offers more than 40 educational sessions and user panels. Conference attendees will gain knowledge and resources necessary to empower their fleets. is a multi-year sponsor of the event.

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Compliance Safety Accountability—the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) program that calculate fleets’ safety scores—is allowing officials to more readily see the specific safety problems associated with carriers by using more of the data inspectors collect at roadside.

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Today, and Penske Logistics welcomed the to their corporate headquarters in Reading, Pa.

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has once again been certified by the National Institute of Automotive Service Excellence () for its industry-leading Continuing Automotive Service Excellence Education (CASE) program. When Penske , it was the first in its industry to do so.

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While much has been written about the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s (FMCSA) Compliance Safety Accountability (CSA) program there is still a great deal of information that fleet owners, fleet managers and commercial drivers need to know and understand. Fortunately, the CSA website provides some very robust information that can help you.

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Did you know May is National Moving Month? If you are one of the estimated 40 million people, who move in a given year or if you work for a moving company that rents or from us to move others – there is one critical thing to do before you move – check for the gypsy moth! It’s pretty easy, too.

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As Earth Day 2011 approaches, , and Penske Logistics encourage everyone in the transportation and logistics sectors to consider joining the EPA’s SmartWay Transport Partnership to help further reduce fuel consumption needs and emissions.

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By definition, is the process of proactively performing services on a vehicle in an effort to detect problems in advance. A preventive maintenance program is a series of services performed throughout the lifecycle according to a time-based or predictive schedule.

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Completing a Driver Vehicle Inspection Report (DVIR) is part of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’sCompliance Safety Accountability (CSA) program. Under these guidelines, drivers receive points for any regulation not followed under the Vehicle Maintenance Violations.

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will once again be an exhibitor at the 2011 National Private Truck Council (NPTC) from April 17-19 in Cincinnati, Ohio. It will take place at the Duke Energy Convention Center and Hilton Netherland Plaza Hotel.

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As reported earlier this evening by The Wall Street Journal, Penske Truck Rental and The Home Depot confirmed they intend to expand their existing truck rental pilot program that started last year.

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Industry experts continue to predict that truck capacity will tighten. This is due in large part to economic growth combined with industry-specific regulations like the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s (FMCSA) new program, new rules, and .

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The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's (FMCSA) new truck safety program, Compliance Safety Accountability (CSA) is in full effect. Understanding the entire program can be difficult, but there are many informational tools to grasp the overall goal of the program and what is now expected from carriers.

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and Penske Logistics have been steadily growing and cultivating relationships with minority-owned and women-owned businesses for well over a decade. The effort is a part of an ongoing initiative to promote diversity and inclusion at both companies.

“We’re committed to growing and supporting our diverse supplier base companywide,” said Art Vallely, who leads ʱԲ’s corporate procurement activities as senior vice president of rental and vehicle management.

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Last January, “Move Ahead” posted a piece titled. At that time we speculated a diesel price déjà vu scenario may be developing. Since our original post have continued to rise.

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