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Aftermarket•by Staff•February 5, 2013

Fleet Sentiment Report Showing Positive Signs for CV Purchases

The sixty-four responses received by CK Commercial Vehicle Research to their Q1 2013 Fleet Sentiment Report inquiry show positive signs for medium and heavy commercial truck and trailer purchases.

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Fleet Management•by Staff•February 4, 2013

Diesel, gasoline prices jump

Both diesel and gasoline prices saw a significant increase this past week. Diesel prices jumped an average of 9.5 cents per gallon across the nation to settle at $4.02.

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Aftermarket•by Staff•February 4, 2013

HDA Truck Pride Adds Fleet Friction

HDA Truck Pride is continuing to grow by adding Fleet Friction. Fleet Friction is located in San Diego, Calif. Their management team includes: Owners Mike Buscher and Richard Harrigan and General Manager Craig Dawson.

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Fleet Management•by Staff•February 4, 2013

Intermodal Group Wins STB Approval for Chassis Pool Plan

The North American Chassis Pool Cooperative LLC announced that its cooperative chassis pooling agreement has been approved by the Surface Transportation Board, clearing the way for the group's members to begin pooling chassis for intermodal freight transportation.

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Fleet Management•by Staff•February 4, 2013

Study shows shale boom provides boost to trucking

Shale energy exploration, the growing practice of deep horizontal drilling to harvest oil and natural gas previously beyond reach, has changed America’s energy industry and overall economy.

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Aftermarket•by Staff•February 4, 2013

Preliminary Class 8 Orders for January Show Improvement

FTR Associates has released preliminary data showing January Class 8 truck net orders at 22,235, 7% higher than December but down 11% year-over-year. Orders for Class 8 vehicles have been above the 20,000 mark for the past four months, showing some strength after a soft period mid-year 2012.

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Aftermarket•by Staff•February 4, 2013

The Carlyle Group Acquires DuPont Performance Coatings

Global alternative asset manager The Carlyle Group L.P. has completed its acquisition of DuPont Performance Coatings for $4.9 billion and announced that the company is being renamed Axalta Coating Systems.

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Aftermarket•by Staff•February 4, 2013

P.S.I. Hires New Sales and Marketing Specialist

Pressure Systems International has announced the hiring of Jonathan Gravell as sales and marketing specialist.

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Fleet Management•by Staff•February 4, 2013

Pegasus Transportation Celebrates 25th Anniversary

In 1988, with two eighteen-wheelers a new trucking company, founded by entrepreneurs Gary Hanke and Dan Lockard, began their first over-the-road haul. They named their business Pegasus Transportation.

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Fleet Management•by Staff•February 4, 2013

U.S. Factory Orders Rise, Following Lackluster Report on GDP

Factory orders in December offered better economic news than last week's GDP numbers, though not as good as analysts were expecting.

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