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NewsApril 23, 2014

Kenworth of Pennsylvania Opens New Parts and Service Location in Pittsburgh Area

Kenworth of Pennsylvania has opened a new parts and service facility in McKees Rocks, an industrial area and suburb four miles west of downtown Pittsburgh.

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NewsApril 23, 2014

Stoughton Trailers File Unfair Trade Petition Against China

Stoughton Trailers announced that it has filed an unfair trade petition regarding imports of 53-foot domestic dry containers (“domestic containers”) from China.

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Newsby Tom BergApril 22, 2014

Smith Electric Still Alive, CEO Says, But Phones Go Unanswered

Reports of Smith Electric Vehicles’ death may have been exaggerated. Published news stories quote the company’s president as saying it will restart operations in a few months with new financial backing, more efficient manufacturing and a revised line of battery-electric trucks.

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NewsApril 22, 2014

Report: Global Telematics Market to Grow from $17 Billion to $39 Billion in 2019

A new report forecasts the global commercial telematics market to grow from $17.3 billion this year to $39.15 billion in 2019, representing an compounded annual growth rate of 17.7%.

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NewsApril 22, 2014

Truck Dealership Rush Profit Drops Despite Higher Sales

The largest network of commercial truck dealers in North America saw a drop in its first quarter profit despite a 26.7% gain in its revenue.

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Newsby Tom BergApril 22, 2014

Smith’s Alive, CEO Plans Volume Production

Smith Electric Vehicles is alive and operating, even if it’s not building trucks for a while, according to Bryan Hensel, the specialty builder’s CEO and co-founder, refuting reports that the company had closed.

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NewsApril 22, 2014

Gibson Tire Service Joins Marangoni Network of Independent Dealers

Marangoni Tread North America announced that Gibson Tire Service in Charleston S.C. has converted their retread operation to the Marangoni family of products.

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NewsApril 21, 2014

Recalls Issued for Mack, Volvo, Peterbilt and McNeilus Trucks

Two more truck makers have announced how many of their vehicles are affected by a recall announced in early March involving Cummins Westport powered natural gas engines.

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NewsApril 21, 2014

CARB to Consider Delaying Some Emissions Rules

Air quality regulators in California are set to consider relaxing some of the state’s tough rules in a meeting set for later this week.

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Articlesby Tom BergApril 18, 2014

Transmission Trends

The swing continues toward heavy automated products, but manuals still dominate. Light and medium trucks are almost all ‘shiftless.’

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