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Aftermarket•by Staff•April 18, 2001

Mack Deliveries Down One-Third

Mack Trucks says its 2001 deliveries through March were down 32 percent from the 10,184 units delivered during the same period last year: 6,933 vehicles

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Drivers•by Staff•April 18, 2001

More Carriers Release First Quarter Financials

Phoenix-based Knight Transportation bucked a trend in Wednesday's batch of first quarter fleet financial results

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Aftermarket•by Staff•April 18, 2001

Rush Profits Down 82%

Mega-dealer Rush Enterprises reported a 2.6% drop in revenues for the first quarter, but net income was down almost 82%

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Aftermarket•by Staff•April 18, 2001

Dana Truck Group Profitable, Despite Soft Market

Despite the depressed market conditions, Dana Corp.’s Commercial Vehicle Systems Group (formerly the Heavy Truck Group) was profitable in first quarter

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Fleet Management•by Staff•April 18, 2001

Fed Cuts Interest Rates Again

The fourth half-percent interest rate cut this year came today in a surprise action by the Federal Reserve Board. Usually the Board acts only during the every six-to-seven-week Open Market Committee meetings. Today's cut promises to speed up consumer and business purchases -- and then production and freight

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Aftermarket•by Staff•April 18, 2001

Wabash Settles Shareholder Suit

Wabash National Corp. will pay $500,000 to settle a suit brought by some of its shareholders

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Aftermarket•by Staff•April 18, 2001

Caterpillar Profits Down 37%

Caterpillar posted a first quarter profit of $162 million on revenues of $4.81 billion, compared to $258 million profit on revenues of $4.91 for first quarter 2000

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Aftermarket•by Staff•April 17, 2001

Navistar Board Says it Won't Remove 'Poison Pill'

Navistar International's board of directors say they won't drop a "preferred share purchase rights plan" designed to protect the company against hostile takeovers - sometimes called a "poison pill

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Aftermarket•by Staff•April 17, 2001

Watch Out for Idling Limits in New York

Some truckers are getting a big surprise when they idle their rigs in New York state - a ticket

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Aftermarket•by Staff•April 17, 2001

Harley, Diamond Ring Raffle Raises $34,000 for Scholarships

The Truckload Carriers Assn. last week awarded a new Harley-Davidson Road King Classic and a 3-carat diamond ring in its Fire & Ice raffle, which raised $34,000 for the group's scholarship fund

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