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Aftermarket•by Staff•January 26, 2011

Used Class 8 Sales Rebound in December

Sales of used heavy-duty commercial vehicles increased 21 percent in December on a month-over-month basis, according to ACT Research Co

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Aftermarket•by Staff•January 26, 2011

FleetPride Buys Missouri, New Mexico Facilities from Page

FleetPride, a large independent aftermarket distributor of heavy-duty truck and trailer parts, announced that it has acquired the assets of four Page Brake locations in Missouri and New Mexico

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Aftermarket•by Staff•January 26, 2011

Report, Task Force Calls for Incentives to Grow American Advanced Truck Industry

A blue-ribbon task force of more than 40 truck industry leaders from fleets, the manufacturing sector and suppliers Tuesday called for performance-based incentives and policies to accelerate American leadership in the global advanced truck market

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Aftermarket•by Staff•January 26, 2011

Trailer Orders Continue to Climb

Net orders of commercial trailers rose to 22,915 in December, a 7 percent increase over a strong November, according to ACT Research Co

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Fleet Management•by Staff•January 26, 2011

ATA Tonnage Index Jumps 2.2 Percent

The American Trucking Associations' advance seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index increased 2.2 percent in December after falling a revised 0.6 percent in November. The latest improvement put the index at its highest level since September 2008

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Aftermarket•by Staff•January 26, 2011

Xtra Lease Targets Fuel Efficiency with Newest Trailers

Xtra Lease has ordered 6,000 new fuel-efficient trailers equipped with aerodynamic side skirts and low rolling resistance tires, providing fleets access to new equipment and opportunities to lower their fuel costs

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Drivers•by Staff•January 26, 2011

Logistics, Intermodal, Regional Help Marten Improve Profits

Marten Transport, Mondovi, Wis., reported a 22.2% increase in net income for the fourth quarter of 2010, up to $5.2 million, or 24 cents per diluted share, from $4.3 million, or 19 cents per diluted share, for the fourth quarter of 2009

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Drivers•by Staff•January 26, 2011

NAPA Transportation Buys Payne Trucking

NAPA Transportation, Mechanicsburg, Pa., has acquired certain assets of the dry van division and brokerage division of Payne Trucking Inc., Fredericksburg, Va

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Drivers•by Staff•January 26, 2011

Swift Reports Improved Results for 4Q, 2010

Swift Transportation Company reported a smaller loss for the fourth quarter of 2010 than it did for the same quarter a year earlier

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Aftermarket•by Staff•January 25, 2011

Canadian Trucking Chief Calls for End to War on Trucks in Urban Planning

"It is incredible that so many urban communities that are wholly dependent upon trucking to deliver the consumer goods and necessities of life can be so decidedly anti-truck." So said David Bradley, the president and CEO of the Canadian Trucking Alliance

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