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Aftermarket•by Staff•April 21, 2000

Rush Sales Indicate Soft Truck Market

Rush Enterprises posted first quarter 2000 net income of $1.1 million on gross revenues of $210 million versus $3.3 million on revenues of $177.8 million in first quarter 1999. Results for this year included a $1.5 million loss provision to increase the company's reserve for used truck valuation and repossession losses

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Aftermarket•by Staff•April 21, 2000

Higher Wages, Price Competition Squeeze Dorsey Profits

Dorsey Trailers posted a first quarter 2000 net profit of $94,000 on sales of $45.1 million. Net income for the same period last year was $512,000 on sales of $44.8 million. John Pugh, CEO, said new trailer

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Drivers•by Staff•April 20, 2000

KLLM Chairman Makes Bid For Company

Jackson, MS-based KLLM Chairman Jack Liles has made an offer to buy the company in a deal reportedly worth more than $33 million

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Safety & Compliance•by Staff•April 20, 2000

Highway Speeds Up In Iowa, But Not Speed Limit

Average highway speeds are on the upswing in Iowa, as the state legislature is expected to adjourn soon without approving an increase in the state's speed limits

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Aftermarket•by Staff•April 20, 2000

Teamsters Attack Overnite Financial Results

Overnite Transportation emphasized a 6.4% increase in first quarter revenue compared to last year and a turnaround from the previous quarter's losses when it reported its first-quarter financial results yesterday, but the Teamsters union attacked the report as "creative bookkeeping." Overnite reported first quarter operating income of only $500,000, compared to $10.3 million in the first quarter of 1999

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Aftermarket•by Staff•April 20, 2000

Votes Challenged in Close Union Election at Saia

Sixteen ballots have been challenged in the Teamsters representation election at less-than-truckload carrier SAIA Motor Freight in Grand Prairie, TX, where the union lost by only one vote

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Drivers•by Staff•April 20, 2000

UPS Posts Best Quarter Ever

UPS reported record results for the first quarter, with a 63% jump in net income for the quarter ending March 31

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Aftermarket•by Staff•April 20, 2000

Williams Travel Center Being Built In Fort Worth

Williams Travel Center will build a facility on a 19-acre site in Fort Worth, TX, within the Alliance development along Interstate 35W

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Aftermarket•by Staff•April 20, 2000

Michelin To Open Tire Plant in Virginia

Michelin is opening a tire plant in Independence, VA, which will initially support Volvo Trucks North American in Dublin

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Drivers•by Staff•April 20, 2000

Landstar Launches Landstarmail.com

Landstar System, Jacksonville, FL, has introduced a new e-mail service exclusively for its agents and independent contractors

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