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NewsDecember 12, 2001

Truck Maker Execs Talk About State Of The Industry

As truck makers make decisions to deal with a sluggish economy and trends in the trucking industry, some changes are on the horizon. Heavy Duty Trucking, in its December issue, talks with three OEM executives about

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NewsDecember 11, 2001

Interest Rates Cut, Manufacturers See Better Times While Wholesale Inventories, Sales Fall

Interest rates have been cut by the Federal Reserve Bank for the 11th time this year in a move to put some life into a weak American economy

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NewsDecember 7, 2001

Latest Economic News Mixed, Consumers Upbeat

The latest economic news is better in some areas and worse in others, while consumers don’t seem to be that worried about the state of the economy

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NewsNovember 30, 2001

GDP Posts Bigger Drop Than First Thought

The latest word on the economy is that it’s shrinking faster than originally thought

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NewsNovember 27, 2001

Consumer Confidence Falling

Consumers don’t feel too good about the American economy, despite predictions by some economists that things will soon turn around

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NewsNovember 24, 2001

Economic News Is Improved

There’s some better news about the American economy and for trucking the effects will be positive

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NewsNovember 19, 2001

Housing Starts Fall In October

Housing continues to prop up the rest of the economy

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NewsNovember 6, 2001

Bargains Abound In Used Trucks

These are tough times, but they can be good times if you need equipment. The economy is down, and the tumble of new truck sales has depressed prices of both new and used trucks. That's bad for lots of people in the industry, but a boost to anyone who's in a buying mode. "There is no better time to update fleets, if you've got the money, than right now," says Steve "Bear" Nadolson, manager of Arrow Truck Sales' branch in Columbus, Ohio, and president of the Used Truck Assn

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NewsNovember 2, 2001

Oshkosh Sales, Income Up For Year

Oshkosh Truck Corp. reported both sales and income were up for the year, despite the slowdown in the economy

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NewsOctober 31, 2001

GDP Posts Biggest Drop Since 1991

The American economy is on the edge of officially being in a recession. On Wednesday the U.S. Commerce Department released news that the Gross Domestic Product through the third quarter of the year contracted at an annual rate of 0.4%

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