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Drivers•by Staff•July 19, 2005

Swift Quarterly Revenues Rise, Profits Ebb

Truckload carrier Swift Transportation Co. Inc., Phoenix, Ariz., reported revenues for the second quarter of 2005 increased 15.5% to $798.3 million compared with $691.0 million for the corresponding quarter of 2004

Drivers•by Staff•July 19, 2005

J.B. Hunt Quarterly Revenue Rise Led by Intermodal

J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. said second-quarter earnings rose 20%, but the truckload carrier missed estimates because of soft demand, according to the Reuters news agency

Drivers•by Staff•July 18, 2005

JDC to Show Driver Appreciation in August

JDC Logistics, Franklin, Wis., will hold a series of events during the first week of August to honor and celebrate its drivers

Drivers•by Staff•July 17, 2005

North America’s Longest Cable Suspension Bridge Opens in South Carolina

The Associated Press reported that hundreds of people filled an eight-lane highway in place of cars and trucks Saturday to dedicate the longest cable-stayed span in North America -- the $632 million Ravenel Bridg

Aftermarket•by Staff•July 17, 2005

Commercial Vehicle Group Teams With Volvo for Truck Seating

Commercial Vehicle Group Inc., New Albany, Ohio, recently announced a partnership with Volvo 3P, the business unit within Volvo AB responsible for development and purchasing for Mack Trucks Inc., Renault V.I and Volvo Truck Corp

Drivers•by Staff•July 17, 2005

UPS Expands Early Morning Delivery ZIPs

UPS now provides U.S. premium early morning delivery territory with more than 7,200 new ZIP codes. The move extends the company’s early morning delivery with service to some 19,200 U.S. ZIP

Aftermarket•by Staff•July 17, 2005

Tri-State Selects SkyBitz

SkyBitz, Dulles, Va., announced it has signed Tri-State Motor Transit Co., Joplin, Mo., carrier to its client roster. Tri-State Motor Transit selected SkyBitz to provide trailer tracking and management for 1,400 Tri-State trailers

Aftermarket•by Staff•July 17, 2005

Red Dot Adds Eight Distributors

Red Dot Corp., Seattle, Wash., has added eight locations to its network of independent warehouse distributors.

Aftermarket•by Staff•July 17, 2005

ArvinMeritor Makes TSE Brakes Standard For Air Brake Actuators

ArvinMeritor has informed its OEM trailer product customers that it has selected TSE brake chambers as the production standard for all its North American trailer brake axle products requiring air brake actuators

Aftermarket•by Staff•July 17, 2005

Terion’s FleetView Receives HERO Certification

Terion Inc., Plano, Texas, announced that the Naval Ordnance Safety and Security Activity has certified Terion’s FleetView 2 and FleetView 3 trailer tracking and management systems for use in van type trailers carrying Hazards of Electromagnetic Radiation to Ordnanc

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