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Aftermarket•by Staff•July 31, 2007

Utility Trailer Georgia Dealer Names New President

Utility Trailer Sales Co. of Georgia LLC has named Mark Beecher as its new president to replace retiring president James Godwin. Beecher began his trailer career in 1995 and had been a regional manager for Utility Traile

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Aftermarket•by Staff•July 31, 2007

PHH FirstFleet Partners with Wright Express for Fuel Card

PHH FirstFleet and Wright Express Corp. have introduced new branded fleet fuel card for PHH FirstFleet customers. The fleet card, developed by Wright Express, enhances PHH FirstFleet's ability to offer a nationally accepted fleet card

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Drivers•by Staff•July 31, 2007

Target Honors J.B. Hunt as Domestic Carrier of the Year

J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. has been recognized by Target Corp. as the recipient of the prestigious 2006 Domestic Carrier of the Year award. While there are many criteria used to select the winner, Target noted J.B. Hunt's

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Aftermarket•by Staff•July 31, 2007

FMCSA Contract Seeks Overnight Parking Solution for Big Rigs

Foster-Miller Inc. has been awarded a $396,000 contract from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) to develop an automated "SmartPark" system to make it easier for long-haul truck drivers to determin

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Aftermarket•by Staff•July 31, 2007

Michelin North America to Acquire Oliver Rubber Co.

Michelin North America Inc. today has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Oliver Rubber Co., a subsidiary of Cooper Tire & Rubber Co., which produces tread rubber and retreading equipment. The acquisition will be completed after regulatory approvals.

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Drivers•by Staff•July 30, 2007

Knight Transportation Opens 2 New Brokerage Service Centers

Knight Transportation Inc. has opened two new brokerage service centers in Indianapolis, Ind., and Carlisle, Pa. The two centers will be operated by Knight Brokerage LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Knight Transportation Inc.

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Aftermarket•by Staff•July 30, 2007

Thermo King Dedicates $7.1 Million R&D Center in Minneapolis

Thermo King Corp. held a special dedication and ribbon-cutting ceremony Monday for its newly renovated research and development facility at its Minneapolis headquarters. The Frederick McKinley Jones Research and Development Center is named

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Aftermarket•by Staff•July 30, 2007

Petro Stopping Centers Raise More Than $48,000 for USO

Petro Stopping Centers presented a check for $48,842 to the United Services Organization (USO) following a recent fund-raising drive to benefit the organization that helps the morale of troops around the world. Petro pledged one dollar to the USO

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Drivers•by Staff•July 30, 2007

Tests Show Roadranger Lubes Improve Fuel Efficiency

Roadranger has released the results of fuel economy tests that it says show a fuel savings of more than 1 percent with use of the newest generation of Roadranger Synthetic Lubricants for transmissions and axles. The tests, whic

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Fleet Management•by Staff•July 27, 2007

ATA Truck Tonnage Index Falls Another 0.1% in June

The American Trucking Associations' advanced seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index decreased 0.1 percent in June, marking the third consecutive month-to-month drop. Tonnage fell 1.3 percent in May and has dropped 3.5 percent since March.

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