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Aftermarket•by Staff•January 27, 2011

Volvo Rolls Out 50,000th VEST-equipped Truck

Volvo Trucks North America celebrated the success of Volvo Enhanced Stability Technology with the delivery of the 50,000th VEST-equipped truck to Shamrock Foods of Phoenix

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Aftermarket•by Staff•January 27, 2011

Bendix Opens Third Manufacturing Facility in Acuna, Mexico

Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems celebrated today the grand opening of its new actuator manufacturing facility based in Acuna, Mexico

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Drivers•by Staff•January 27, 2011

Glimmers of Progress on Highway Reauthorization

There are indications that Washington is starting to think seriously about passing a long-term transportation authorization bill this year. House and Senate committees are holding initial hearings this week, and Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood has said his goal is to have a bill signed by August. President Obama in his State of the Union address underscored the need for action.

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Drivers•by Staff•January 26, 2011

Knight Reports Increased Income, Grows Fleet

Phoenix-based Knight Transportation, one of North America's largest truckload transportation companies, saw net income increase 24 percent for the fourth quarter of 2010 compared to the same quarter of 2009

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Aftermarket•by Staff•January 26, 2011

Cat Dealers Say They're Ready For New Cat Vocational Trucks

Caterpillar announces that its North American Cat Dealer network will be fully prepared to offer whole-truck service and sales support for the company's first ever Cat Vocational Truck, the Cat CT660, which will be unveiled in March

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Aftermarket•by Staff•January 26, 2011

Used Class 8 Sales Rebound in December

Sales of used heavy-duty commercial vehicles increased 21 percent in December on a month-over-month basis, according to ACT Research Co

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Aftermarket•by Staff•January 26, 2011

FleetPride Buys Missouri, New Mexico Facilities from Page

FleetPride, a large independent aftermarket distributor of heavy-duty truck and trailer parts, announced that it has acquired the assets of four Page Brake locations in Missouri and New Mexico

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Aftermarket•by Staff•January 26, 2011

Report, Task Force Calls for Incentives to Grow American Advanced Truck Industry

A blue-ribbon task force of more than 40 truck industry leaders from fleets, the manufacturing sector and suppliers Tuesday called for performance-based incentives and policies to accelerate American leadership in the global advanced truck market

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Aftermarket•by Staff•January 26, 2011

Trailer Orders Continue to Climb

Net orders of commercial trailers rose to 22,915 in December, a 7 percent increase over a strong November, according to ACT Research Co

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Fleet Management•by Staff•January 26, 2011

ATA Tonnage Index Jumps 2.2 Percent

The American Trucking Associations' advance seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index increased 2.2 percent in December after falling a revised 0.6 percent in November. The latest improvement put the index at its highest level since September 2008

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