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Aftermarket•by Staff•April 6, 2000

Meritor, Arvin to Merge

Arvin Industries and Meritor Automotive announced today that they plan to combine their businesses in a "strategic merger of equals." The new company, to be called ArvinMeritor Inc., will have combined revenues of $7.5 billion and will

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Aftermarket•by Staff•April 5, 2000

ITS to Hold Parade, Truck Beauty Contest

ITS Management plans to hold a truck convoy down Las Vegas Boulevard and a big rig beauty contest as part of the 2000 International Trucking Show, June 28-30, in Las Vegas, NV. Approximately 80-100 rigs are expected

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Aftermarket•by Staff•April 5, 2000

BorgWarner Plans to Sell Fuel Systems, HVAC Units

BorgWarner Inc. has announced its intention to sell its Fuel Systems and Kysor-Westran HVAC units, two non-core business which were part of the Vehicle Products business of Kuhlman Corporation that the company acquired in March of last year.

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Aftermarket•by Staff•April 5, 2000

Western Star Officially Opens South Carolina Plant

Western Star Trucks officially opened its new plant in North Charleston, SC, with a gathering of company officials and community leaders March 30

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Drivers•by Staff•April 5, 2000

Liles & Low Vying for KLLM

KLLM Transport Services now has two suitors. A couple of weeks ago New Prime Inc. president and CEO Robert Low said he was interested in buying the Jackson, MS, based truckload carrier and said an offering price of $7.60 a share would be feasible.

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Aftermarket•by Staff•April 5, 2000

Freightliner To Expand Portland Headquarters

Freightliner Corp. has leased 12.2 acres of undeveloped property for a new corporate headquarters and has purchased a 100,000 square foot multi-tenant facility adjacent to its current headquarters building

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Aftermarket•by Staff•April 5, 2000

Teamsters Reject AWG Offer

The Teamsters union has rejected an offer from Associated Wholesale Grocers to lease its trucks to Teamsters members it laid off so they could operate as independent contractors.

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Safety & Compliance•by Staff•April 5, 2000

West Virginia Truck Inspections Hit All-Time High

Inspections of commercial vehicles reached an all-time high in West Virginia last year, with nearly 23,000 inspected

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Fleet Management•by Staff•April 5, 2000

NJ Intermodal Terminals Trying To Improve Truck Movement

Reacting to trucker complaints about long waits and slow turnaround times, at least two intermodal terminals in New Jersey are working on improving the flow of trucks in and out of their facilities

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Aftermarket•by Staff•April 5, 2000

Volvo, Mitsubishi to Partner in North America

Volvo Trucks North America and Mitsubishi Fuso Truck of America have formed a strategic alliance to sell and service Class 3-7 trucks in Canada. The deal eventually will extend to the United States

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