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Fleet Managementby Evan LockridgeFebruary 4, 2015

ABF Freight Parent’s Annual Profit Nearly Triples

The parent company to trucking operations ABF Freight, Panther Premium Logistics and others reported profit increased 41% in the final quarter of 2014 while it nearly tripled for all of last year.

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Equipmentby StaffFebruary 4, 2015

Volvo CEO to Speak At HMDA Annual Breakfast

Volvo Group CEO Olaf Persson will be the keynote speaker for the Heavy Duty Manufacturers Association’s 25th Annual Breakfast and Briefing.

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Equipmentby StaffFebruary 3, 2015

Peterbilt Launches Set-Forward-Axle Version of Model 567

LAS VEGAS -- Peterbilt launched a new set-forward front axle configuration of the vocational Model 567, made for mixer and other weight-conscious applications.

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Fleet Managementby StaffFebruary 3, 2015

Western Star Names New General Manager

Michael Jackson is retiring as general manager of Western Star Truck Sales after 10 years with Daimler Trucks North America. He is being succeeded by Kelley Platt.

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Driversby StaffFebruary 3, 2015

FMCSA Orders South Dakota Carrier, Driver Out of Service

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has declared a Mitchell, South Dakota-based trucking company and its owner-driver to be imminent hazards to public safety and ordered both to immediately cease all interstate and intrastate commercial operations.

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Aftermarketby Denise RondiniFebruary 3, 2015

Mobile Commerce is On the Rise

There is a growing trend toward mobile commerce according to business leaders at Heavy Duty Aftermarket Dialogue in Las Vegas last week.

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Fleet Managementby Evan LockridgeFebruary 3, 2015

Heartland Fourth Quarter Profit Jumps 36%, Reports Record Annual Revenue

The trucking company Heartland Express Inc. on Tuesday announced fourth quarter 2014 earnings showing net income increased 36% from the same time in 2013 totaling $21.5 million.

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Fleet Managementby StaffFebruary 3, 2015

Economic Watch: Manufacturing Shipments, New Orders Drop

A full report on activity at U.S. factories in December shows drops in both shipments and new orders, according to the U.S. Commerce Department.

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Equipmentby StaffFebruary 3, 2015

Yokohama Makes Leadership Changes

Several organizational changes were made within Yokohama Tire Corporation announced Takaharu Fushimi, CEO of Yokohama Corporation of North America.

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Fleet Managementby StaffFebruary 3, 2015

Connecticut Motor Transport Association Head to Retire

Michael J. Riley is retiring from his post as the president of the Motor Transport Association of Connecticut after 29 years.

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