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Aftermarket•by Staff•February 23, 2000

Mack Boasts Record Sales, Increases Share

With record sales for 1999 and seven straight years of market share growth, Mack Trucks is "as strong as it's been in our 100-year history," says president and ceo Michel Gigou.

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Aftermarket•by Staff•February 23, 2000

Truckers Take Fuel Woes To Washington

"Welcome to Washington, truckers," came the greeting on the CB from a base station as a convoy of 200 to 300 trucks rolled into Washington, DC, yesterday to demonstrate over the fuel price crisis. One of

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Aftermarket•by Staff•February 23, 2000

Volvo Expects 12.5% Drop In North American Sales

Volvo Trucks North America expects to sell about 30,000 Class 8 trucks in North America this year, according to company sources. That's about 12.5% below the company's 1999 sales of 34,303 units.

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Aftermarket•by Staff•February 23, 2000

Volvo Sales Down 19% In January

Sweden's AB Volvo delivered 4,658 trucks in January, down 19% from 5,738 in January 1999. Although sales declined wordwide the company said orders have increased slightly since the beginning of the year

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Equipment•by Staff•February 23, 2000

Volvo-Scania Monopoly Scare Downplayed

The European Commission may be worried that Volvo's purchase of Scania will give the new group more than 90% of the Swedish truck market, but truck buyers say that if the merger brings steep prices they'll simply shop other manufacturers.

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Aftermarket•by Staff•February 22, 2000

Associates to Sell and Finance Trucks Online

Associates First Capital Corp. has partnered with Entrade Inc. to begin financing and selling trucks online.

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Aftermarket•by Staff•February 22, 2000

Rest Areas Threatened in Washington State

Republican legislators in Washington state have proposed commercialization of rest areas to avoid closures.

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Aftermarket•by Staff•February 22, 2000

Freightliner to Sponsor CART Race

Freightliner Corp. has signed a multi-year agreement to become a co-title sponsor of the Championship Auto Racing Teams (CART) FedEx Championship Series event at Portland International Raceway.

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Aftermarket•by Staff•February 22, 2000

Qualcomm Signs Burlington Motor Carriers

Qualcomm says that Daleville, IN-based Burlington Motor Carriers has agreed to replace its currently installed mobile communications system units with Qualcomm's OmniTRACS mobile information management system units.

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Drivers•by Staff•February 22, 2000

Overnite Opens Texas Truckload Facility

Overnite Transportation Co., Richmond, VA, has expanded its truckload Special Services Division with the opening of a new, dedicated fleet operation in McGregor, TX.

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