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Drivers•by Staff•April 28, 2011

EZE Trucking Acquires Patterson Motor Freight

EZE Trucking, a specialty trucking and logistics company for the infrastructure market, has acquired Patterson Motor Freight, a trucking company specializing in the oil and gas industry

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Aftermarket•by Staff•April 28, 2011

Truckstop, Trucking Companies Hit in Southern Tornadoes

Tornados ravaged parts of the South yesterday, damaging some trucking companies and severely damaging at least one truck stop

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Aftermarket•by Staff•April 27, 2011

First Quarter Fleet Results: Earnings Tempered by Weather and Fuel

The first quarter of 2011 saw strong revenue and profit increases for many carriers. However, the good results were tempered by bad weather and the spike in fuel prices. On the whole, fleets expect business to continue increasing through the remainder of 2011

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Aftermarket•by Staff•April 27, 2011

HDA Truck Pride Holds First Membership Meeting

HDA Truck Pride's first membership meeting hosted more than 600 attendees representing 123 members and 142 vendors

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Fleet Management•by Staff•April 27, 2011

March Durable Goods Orders Up $5 Billion

New orders for manufactured durable goods in March increased $5 billion or 2.5 percent to $208.4 billion, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. This increase, up three consecutive months, followed a 0.7 percent February increase.

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Aftermarket•by Staff•April 27, 2011

Dana Shows 1Q Loss

Dana Holding Corp. reported adjusted earnings of $181 million in the first quarter of 2011. The company had a net loss of $30 million, which included $53 million of one-time charges for refinancing and restructuring of debt in January

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Drivers•by Staff•April 27, 2011

FMCSA Advisory Committee to Make Recommendations on Sleep Apnea

The next step in the federal effort to address sleep apnea in truck drivers will come this summer, when the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration will ask a panel of advisers for recommendations on how it should proceed

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Aftermarket•by Staff•April 26, 2011

Used Truck Market Shows Price Rises, Higher Miles

The upward price trend of used Class 8 commercial vehicles that began in early 2010 continued into March 2011, according to ACT Research. The reported average sales price increased 6 percent from February levels

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Aftermarket•by Staff•April 26, 2011

Carrier Survey Finds Rates Up For Majority

Average freight rates continue to rise, according to the First Quarter Business Expectations Survey by Transport Capital Partners, with larger carriers reporting smaller increases than the smaller companies

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Aftermarket•by Staff•April 26, 2011

ATA Tonnage Index Rises 1.7 Percent in March

The American Trucking Associations' advance seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index increased 1.7 percent in March after falling a revised 2.7 percent in February. The latest gain put the seasonally adjusted index at 115.4 in March, the highest level since January of this yea

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