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News•November 23, 1999

FleetPride Buys Wheels & Brakes Inc.

FleetPride has purchased Wheels and Brakes Inc., an Atlanta-based distributor specializing in wheel, rim, suspension and brake parts for the heavy duty industry

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News•November 22, 1999

Former Teamsters Exec Convicted

After five weeks of trial and two days of deliberations, a U.S. District Court jury Friday convicted a former Teamsters executive of embezzlement, mail and wire fraud, and perjury

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News•November 22, 1999

Cummins And Westport Partner On LNG Trucks

Cummins Engine Co. is partnering with Westport Innovations Inc., Vancouver, BC, on a CAN$10 million, two-year natural gas truck project in which three heavy-duty diesel trucks will be converted to liquefied natural gas.

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News•November 22, 1999

Sentry Buys John Deere Insurance

Sentry Insurance a Mutual Company has finalized its purchase of the John Deere Insurance Group.

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News•November 22, 1999

Donaldson Opens New Muffler Plant

Donaldson Co. recently opened a new $6 million, 160,000 sq. ft. manufacturing facility in Augurn, AL.

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News•November 22, 1999

Western Star Receives Australian Award

Western Star Trucks recently received the "1999 Australian Truck of the Year" award for the design of its Constellation 5964SS conventional

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News•November 19, 1999

Truck Seats Aren't The Only Ones That Are Empty

The shortage of commercial drivers is not isolated to the trucking industry. According to a recent report in the New York Times, the lack of school bus drivers has reached epidemic proportions, forcing school districts to

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News•November 19, 1999

J.B. Hunt Trains Drivers In Effective Habits

A lot of executives have adopted "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People," the best-selling book by Stephen Covey. But Arkansas-based J.B. Hunt Transport recently won an award for adapting the program for everyone in the company, including drivers and mechanics

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News•November 19, 1999

Ryder Execs Leaving To Form Used Truck Firm

Five top executives at Ryder's used-truck sales operations have given their notices and are preparing to start an independent used truck sales venture

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News•November 18, 1999

Overnite: There Is No Uprising

What the Teamsters proclaimed was a "volunteer uprising" of workers in Overnite's strike contingency plan was in reality the action of one replacement driver who decided to side with the union, according to Overnite

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