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Aftermarketby StaffOctober 17, 2011

Dunbar Armored Selects Freightliner Hybrids

Dunbar Armored has taken delivery of the first-ever hybrid-electric armored truck -- a Freightliner Business Class M2 106 Hybrid. The company's new hybrid truck will see service in California.

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Aftermarketby StaffOctober 17, 2011

Love's Truck Tire Care Joins Michelin Commercial Service Network

Love's Truck Tire Care will now offer industry-leading service to trucking fleets as part of the Michelin Commercial Service Network. Love's is also offering select Michelin Retread Technologies tread designs at its more than 100 U.S. tire care centers this month

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Aftermarketby StaffOctober 17, 2011

Investor Carl Icahn Buys Stake in Navistar Following Recent Grab of Oshkosh Stock

Wallstreeters are wondering if billionaire investor, Carl Icahn, has set his sights on an amalgamation between Navistar and Oshkosh. Icahn, has a history of buying positions in companies he considers to be underperforming and then pushing for change

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Fleet Managementby StaffOctober 17, 2011

Freight Shipments Up 0.4% in August: BTS

The amount of freight carried by the for-hire transportation industry rose 0.4% in August from July, reaching the highest level since July 2008, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics' Freight Transportation Services Index, released late last week

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Aftermarketby StaffOctober 17, 2011

Detroit Diesel Renamed Detroit; to Include All Powertrain Components

Daimler Trucks North America is dropping "Diesel" from the venerable Detroit Diesel name, leaving the brand free to include other powertrain components and perhaps other types of engines.

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Aftermarketby StaffOctober 17, 2011

Titan Trailers to Open New Sub-assembly Facility

Titan Trailers is expanding its manufacturing capacity with a new sub-assembly facility dedicated to running gear production. The new facility will be located in Tillsonburg, Ontario

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Aftermarketby StaffOctober 17, 2011

TEC Equipment Opens New Tacoma Location

TEC Equipment, Inc. has opened a new commercial truck leasing and rental facility in Tacoma-Fife, Wash. This location is an authorized Volvo Truck Leasing Systems and Mack Leasing Systems franchise and a NationaLease member

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Driversby StaffOctober 17, 2011

Expect Major Delays through Snoqualmie Pass All This Week

Drivers will face delays of two hours or more on Snoqualmie Pass all this week. Crews will be closing one lane of eastbound Interstate 90 for six days straight as they prepare to open a brand new section of highway

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Aftermarketby StaffOctober 17, 2011

TCA Unveils Issues Update Site

The Truckload Carriers Association conducted several business meetings in conjunction with the American Trucking Associations' Management Conference & Exhibition at the Gaylord Texan in Grapevine, Texas, over the weekend. One of the most popular items on the agenda was a live demonstration of TCA's newest member benefit, "Issues Update."

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Aftermarketby StaffOctober 17, 2011

Vipar HD Teams up with Meritor to Offer 3PL Services to Suppliers

Vipar Heavy Duty announced a new program with Meritor Aftermarket Services to offer third-party logistics services to the Vipar Heavy Duty supplier community

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