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The American Trucking Assns. (ATA) agreed to take over the hosting and maintenance of the Trucker Buddy web site, (www.truckerbuddy.org), effective immediately

The Truckload Carriers Assn. (TCA) has announced the release of the Train the Trainer product developed by Delmar Learning and the Professional Truck Driver Institute (PTDI)

Schneider National Inc., the Wisconsin-based transportation and logistics services provider is the first major U.S. transportation carrier installing Webasto Product North America's Air Top 2000 in-cab parking heater in all of its new tractors purchased since June 2003

Qualcomm Inc. announced that four new members have joined its industry consortium for untethered trailer asset management

Edify Corp., Santa Clara, Calif., announced it has completed Phase 1 implementation of its Voice and Speech platform for Landstar Systems Inc., the truckload giant based in Jacksonville, Fla

Ryder System Inc., Miami, reported earnings of $40.5 million for the quarter ended Sept. 30, 2003, up 20% compared with $33.8 million in the year-earlier period.

Rush Enterprises Inc., San Antonio, Texas, whose operations include the largest network of Peterbilt heavy-duty truck dealerships in North America, said its gross revenues for the period totaled $222.8 million

Arkansas Best Corp. said its third quarter 2003 net income was $17 million, compared to $18.3 million for the same period last year

Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, Ill., has sold more than 260 engines powered with ACERT technology that will be used in the Seattle area

Ryder System Inc. has announced a Tax Advantage Lease program, which provides qualified Ryder customers with the advantages of Ryder's full-service lease offering while allowing them to retain the tax benefits of ownership.

USF Glen Moore Inc., Carlisle, Pa., has won two national safety awards from the American Trucking Assns. (ATA).

Heartland Express Inc., Coralville, Iowa, said gross revenues for the quarter increased 14.6% to $104.5 million from $91.1 million in the third quarter of 2002.

Paccar Inc., Bellevue, Wash., has reported higher sales and net income for the third quarter and first nine months of 2003 compared with the same periods a year ago,

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has now begun Phase 2 of its "Security Sensitivity Visits.

UPS, with headquarters in Atlanta, Ga., has reported a 28% jump in net income for the third quarter, thanks in part to a strengthening U.S. package business and record performances by both the international and non-package segments

Truckload Carriers Assn. Chairman Clifton Parker, and Robert Hirsch, TCA president, mutually agreed Monday to separate their relationship due to a difference of opinion on managerial approach

Trailer Bridge Inc., Jacksonville, Fla., has been accepted as a certified member of the U.S. Customs Service's Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) program.