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KleenAir Successfully Demonstrates DPF and SCR Technology at Government Tradeshow in UK

KleenAir Successfully Demonstrates DPF and SCR Technology at Government Tradeshow in UK

IRVINE, Calif.--Aug. 5, 2004--KleenAir Systems Inc. (OTC BB:KAIR) announced today that they participated in the Recent Local Authority Waste Management Show in Torbay, England. Together with its strategic partner, Dinex Exhaust Co. Ltd., KleenAir was able to demonstrate its combination Particulate Filter (DPF) and NOx ... Continue reading

Bad Credit - No Problem - Buy on eBay Motors Get Guaranteed Financing

Bad Credit - No Problem - Buy on eBay Motors Get Guaranteed Financing

Automotive Capital Group is One of the First to Offer Financing on eBay Autos With No Credit Check SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Aug. 5 -- Automotive Capital Group, Inc. announced today the company is now offering vehicles on eBay Motors with no credit check financing. The company is offering cars, trucks and SUVs on eBay Motors ... Continue reading

Chevrolet Colorado Receives Xtreme Makeover

Chevrolet Colorado Receives Xtreme Makeover

DETROIT July 31, 2004; Chevrolet introduces the 2005 Chevrolet Colorado Xtreme pickup truck combining Colorado performance with an attractive sport-truck appearance package featuring a lowered stance, unique wheels and monochromatic appearance. Based on the new Colorado midsize pickup, the Colorado Xtreme goes even fur ... Continue reading

General Motors Enhances Leading Truck Lineup For 2005

General Motors Enhances Leading Truck Lineup For 2005

RenCen Detroit, July 29, 2004; General Motors continues to enhance its leading portfolio of trucks for the 2005 model year with fuel economy improvements, new models and useful features. Fuel economy improvements. GM's 2005 full-size pickup trucks and SUVs extend their leadership with incremental aerodynamic and fuel s ... Continue reading

Werner Enterprises Announces Pay Raise for Company Solo Drivers in the Medium-to-Long-Haul Van Division

Werner Enterprises Announces Pay Raise for Company Solo Drivers in the Medium-to-Long-Haul Van Division

OMAHA, Neb.--July 29, 2004--Werner Enterprises, Inc. , one of the nation's largest truckload transportation companies, announced today that it is increasing pay for Company solo drivers in its medium-to-long-haul Van division by two cents per mile, effective August 1, 2004. This increase affects approximately one quart ... Continue reading

Roadway Express Sends Record-Breaking 41 Professional Drivers to National Truck Driving Championships

Roadway Express Sends Record-Breaking 41 Professional Drivers to National Truck Driving Championships

AKRON, Ohio--July 29, 2004--Roadway Express, Inc. proudly announces that 41 of its best professional drivers are on their way to compete at the 67th National Truck Driving Championships August 18-21, 2004, to be held in Salt Lake City, Utah. The American Trucking Associations sponsors the event, sometimes referred to a ... Continue reading

Federal-Mogul Expands Industry-Leading Abex Heavy Duty Brake Offering with Three Advanced Friction Materials for High-Temperature Applications

Federal-Mogul Expands Industry-Leading Abex Heavy Duty Brake Offering with Three Advanced Friction Materials for High-Temperature Applications

SOUTHFIELD, Mich.--July 27, 2004--Three new, highly effective, high-temperature heavy duty brake linings for trucks and trailers have been introduced by Abex(R), the commercial-vehicle industry's premier brand of linings, lined shoes, stop box kits and severe duty disc pads. Abex brake products are manufactured and mar ... Continue reading

UQM Technologies Joins U.S. Department of Energy Sponsored Truck Hybrid System Development Program With Eaton Corporation

UQM Technologies Joins U.S. Department of Energy Sponsored Truck Hybrid System Development Program With Eaton Corporation

FREDERICK, Colo., July 27 -- UQM TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (AMEX:UQM) , a developer of alternative energy technologies, announced today that it has been awarded a contract from Eaton Corporation under a U.S. Department of Energy contract with Eaton's Truck Business to develop hybrid propulsion components for trucks and other ... Continue reading

Repossessors Seized More Trucks in Q2

Repossessors Seized More Trucks in Q2

Nassau Asset Management Announces Plans to Supplement Quarterly Index on Repos with Emerging Trends Alerts ROSLYN HEIGHTS, N.Y., July 27 -- Nassau Asset Management's NasTrac Quarterly Index (NQI) has identified a dramatic increase in truck repossessions since first quarter. Ed Castagna, senior executive vice president ... Continue reading

Oshkosh Truck Reports Third Quarter EPS up 23.2%

Oshkosh Truck Reports Third Quarter EPS up 23.2%

Increases EPS Expectations to $3.00 for Fiscal 2004; Announces Fiscal 2005 EPS Expectations of $3.30 and Increases Quarterly Dividend by 50% OSHKOSH, Wis. July 27, 2004; Oshkosh Truck Corporation, a leading manufacturer of specialty trucks and truck bodies, today reported that third quarter net income increased 26.5 pe ... Continue reading

TravelCenters Of America Expands Maintenance Facilities into Canada; TA Opens New Shop in Woodstock, Ontario

TravelCenters Of America Expands Maintenance Facilities into Canada; TA Opens New Shop in Woodstock, Ontario

WESTLAKE, Ohio--July 26, 2004--TravelCenters of America (TA) announced today the opening of its first Canadian TA maintenance shop. The facility, located at the Woodstock 230 Travel Centre on Provincial Highway 401, exit 230, in Woodstock, Ontario, will allow the company to better serve its trucking customers' maintena ... Continue reading

PACCAR Surges to Record Profits

PACCAR Surges to Record Profits

BELLEVUE, Wash.--July 23, 2004--"PACCAR Inc reported record revenues and net income for the second quarter and first half of 2004," said Mark C. Pigott, chairman and chief executive officer. "This is a great achievement that reflects the innovative contribution of PACCAR's 20,000 employees worldwide. PACCAR has earned ... Continue reading

TIAX Awarded Contract to Reduce Emissions of Heavy Duty Trucks Through Vehicle Replacement Initiative

TIAX Awarded Contract to Reduce Emissions of Heavy Duty Trucks Through Vehicle Replacement Initiative

IRVINE, Calif.--July 22, 2004-- Contract part of Gateway Cities Clean Air Program to decrease air pollution and increase use of environmentally sound and cost effective vehicles TIAX, a leading collaborative product and technology development firm, today announced it has been awarded a $477,000, 15-month contract exten ... Continue reading

Rush Enterprises, Inc. Reports Second Quarter Results; Earnings Per Share Increases to $0.26 Compared to $0.15 in 2003

Rush Enterprises, Inc. Reports Second Quarter Results; Earnings Per Share Increases to $0.26 Compared to $0.15 in 2003

SAN ANTONIO--July 20, 2004--Rush Enterprises, Inc. , whose operations include the largest network of Peterbilt heavy-duty truck dealerships in North America and a John Deere construction equipment dealership in Houston, Texas, today announced results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2004. In the second quarter, th ... Continue reading

Army Looks at Improving Vehicles' Performance With MR Fluid Technology From Lord Corporation

Army Looks at Improving Vehicles' Performance With MR Fluid Technology From Lord Corporation

California Vehicle Engineering Company Uses Lord MR Fluids in Hummer Tests CARY, N.C., July 20 -- Lord Corporation, the world's leading supplier of commercially proven magnetorheological (MR) fluids, devices and systems, is supplying fluid in tests for the U.S. Army to develop unique, magnetically controllable suspensi ... Continue reading

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