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Fleet Management•by Staff•July 18, 2002

Longshoremen Make Offer In Port Talks

Seeking to avoid a strike at West Coast ports, which could put port truckers temporarily out of work, the International Longshore and Warehouse Union has offered to accept new technologie

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Aftermarket•by Staff•July 18, 2002

New Fuel Optimization Software Aimed At Small Fleets

Rand McNally's Transportation Data Management subsidiary and Integrated Decision Support Corporation (IDSC) have teamed up to provide Fuel Advice, a fuel optimized routing solution targeted to small fleets

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Aftermarket•by Staff•July 18, 2002

Words Fly In '02 Emissions Battle

The war of words continues to heat up as the October emissions deadline draws near. The American Trucking Associations has filed a brief in support of Caterpillar in its suit against the federal government, while Cummins and Caterpillar continue to go head-to-head over the new engines and the Clean Air Trust attacks draft legislation aimed at helping motor carriers deal with the fallout

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Aftermarket•by Staff•July 18, 2002

TCA To Hold Audio Conference On SafeStat

The truckload Carriers Assn.’s Truckload Academy will hold an audio conference on “Controlling Your SafeStat Numbers” August 14

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Aftermarket•by Staff•July 18, 2002

Freightliner Back in the Black

DaimlerChrysler says its Freightliner, Sterling and Thomas Built Buses business unit returned to profitability in the second quarter

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Aftermarket•by Staff•July 18, 2002

ArvinMeritor Posts Sales, Profit Gains

Stronger build rates for Class 8 trucks in North America had a major impact on ArvinMeritor’s third quarter revenue

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Aftermarket•by Staff•July 17, 2002

Lufkin Sees Improvement in Trailer Demand

A pickup in volumes and backlog for trailer products indicates that the domestic economy is improving, says Douglas Smith, president and CEO of Lufkin Industries

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Aftermarket•by Staff•July 17, 2002

Dana Profits Up

Dana Corp.posted second quarter net income of $52 million, compared to $14 million for second quarter 2001

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Equipment•by Staff•July 17, 2002

Border Update: Will Mexico Allow Access?

Even as the U.S. government predicts it will be ready to allow Mexican trucks access by the end of the summer, Mexico appears to be balking at allowing reciprocal access

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Drivers•by Staff•July 17, 2002

Government Plans Hotline In War On Terrorism

The Bush Administration plans to set up a phone hotline to encourage truckers and others to report tips on suspicious activity

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