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Equipment•by Staff•April 22, 2015

Mitsubishi Fuso Displays Curb-Side Access Delivery Truck

Mitsubishi Fuso Truck of America is displaying its new Canter route delivery truck at this week's NAMA OneShow, a trade show for automatic merchandizers and the U.S. vending industry.

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Equipment•by Staff•April 22, 2015

Huge Trailer Backlog Fuels Build but Slows Orders

Net trailer orders in March saw an incremental increase over February as OEMs are still increasing build to meet the surge in orders from late last year.

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Fleet Management•by Evan Lockridge•April 22, 2015

Werner Improves Income 61% in First Quarter

Werner Enterprises Inc. on Wednesday reported its first quarter net income increased 61% from the same time last year, while total revenue moved just 1% higher.

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Fleet Management•by Evan Lockridge•April 22, 2015

Cass Truckload Index Hits Record High, Intermodal Index Mixed

A measure of truckload rates shows it hitting an all-time high in March, increasing 5.1% from the same time a year ago.

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Fleet Management•by Evan Lockridge•April 22, 2015

Economic Watch: Existing Home Sales Spike in March

Existing-home sales in the U.S. jumped in March to their highest annual rate in 18 months, according to the National Association of Realtors on Wednesday. Led by the Midwest, all major regions experienced strong sales gains in March and are above their year-over-year sales pace.

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Fuel Smarts•by Staff•April 22, 2015

Public Funding Leads to CNG Build Out in Pennsylvania

More than $1 million in public grants has funded 23 compressed natural gas trucks and a new Trillium CNG fueling station in Pottsville, Pa., set to open on Earth Day.

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Fleet Management•by Evan Lockridge•April 22, 2015

Knight Transportation Quarterly Profit Jumps 55.1%

Net income increased to $29.6 million from $19.1 million in the first quarter of 2014 while earnings per diluted share moved higher to 36 cents from 23 cents.

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Fleet Management•by Evan Lockridge•April 22, 2015

Spot Freight Rates Drift Down Over Past Week

National average spot truckload rates drifted down during the week ending April 18 compared to the previous week, according to new figures from DAT Solutions and its network of load boards.

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Equipment•by Sven-Erik Lindstrand•April 22, 2015

Persson Out, Scania’s Lundstedt in as Volvo Group’s Chief

AB Volvo’s board of directors has named a Scania executive, Martin Lundstedt, as the president and chief executive officer of the Volvo Group, replacing Olof Persson, who has led the group for almost four years but is out immediately. Volvo Group is the corporate parent of Volvo Trucks and Mack Trucks in North America.

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Fleet Management•by Staff•April 21, 2015

Truck Tonnage Positive Going into Spring Season

American Trucking Associations’ For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index increased by 1.1% in March marking the 5th monthly increase in the past 6 months.

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