Cascade Corporation Files 1,630,000 Share Shelf Registration for Holders
Sep 30, 1998
Cascade Corporation has filed a shelf registration with the Securities and Exchange Commission covering 1,630,000 common shares for holders of equity interests received when Cascade acquired Kenhar Corporation, Industrial Tires Limited, and Hyco-Cascade Pty., Ltd.. ... Continue reading
PACCAR Donates Research Vehicle to Virginia Technical Center
Sep 21, 1998
PACCAR Inc announced today that it donated a Peterbilt truck to the Center for Transportation Research (CTR) at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University to support development of intelligent transportation systems ... Continue reading
Meritor Automotive and Freightliner Expand Alliance
Sep 18, 1998
Meritor Automotive, Inc. and Freightliner Corp. today announced that they have entered into a multi-year drivetrain supply agreement that will further expand the collaborative alliance of the two companies. ... Continue reading
Travel Ports of America Reports Q1 Results
Sep 15, 1998
Travel Ports of America Inc. said that a strong increase in higher margin non-fuel sales contributed to record net income for its first quarter ended July 31, 1998, the company's 29th consecutive quarterly profit. ... Continue reading
Mack Wins $29 Million Postal Service Order
Sep 2, 1998
Mack Trucks Inc. has been awarded a competitive U.S. Postal Service contract worth approximately $29 million for 416 vehicles, with delivery expected to begin in the first quarter of 1999. ... Continue reading
Power Lift Acquires Certified Lift Truck Co.
Sep 2, 1998
Power Lift Corp., the exclusive Caterpillar Lift Truck distributor in Los Angeles County, Orange County and the San Fernando Valley, has recently acquired Certified Lift Truck Co., the exclusive Kalmar distributor in Los Angeles. ... Continue reading
Dana Corp's Spicer Life Series Driveshafts Have Broad-Based Appeal
Sep 1, 1998
Since its introduction in 1996 at the International Truck Show in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, Spicer Life Series(R) driveshaft assemblies from Spicer Driveshaft Division of Dana Corp have been targeted for global customer applications and needs. ... Continue reading
New Spicer(R) Driveshafts Extend Lubrication Intervals
Sep 1, 1998
Continuing to meet the trucking industry's worldwide growing demand for reduced maintenance, Spicer Driveshaft Division of Dana Corporation has introduced the latest enhancement to its popular line of Spicer Life Series(R) driveshafts. ... Continue reading
Swift Transportation Co. Inc. Announces Stock Repurchase Program
Aug 26, 1998
Swift Transportation Co. Inc. announced that its board of directors has authorized the company to repurchase up to 500,000 shares of its common stock. ... Continue reading
Volvo Trucks Salutes America's Safest Drivers
Aug 18, 1998
Could you do it - drive more than three million miles without a fender-bender? If you drove 20,000 miles annually, it would take 150 years. This feat was accomplished by 55 drivers from behind the wheel of a truck. ... Continue reading
Meritor to Open a New Assembly Facility
Aug 12, 1998
Meritor Automotive, Inc. today announced that it will open a new assembly facility in Manning, South Carolina to better serve its Southeastern United States heavy vehicle OEM customers. ... Continue reading
Paying Homage to the Unsung Heroes of the Road
Aug 12, 1998
The American Trucking Associations (ATA) has designated August 9-15 as Truck Driver Appreciation Week to recognize the three million men and women who deliver the goods that keep our country going and growing. This is one "behind-the-desk" employee's account of what it was like to be a truck driver for a week. ... Continue reading
Goodyear Looking for Heroic Truckers
Aug 11, 1998
Do you know of a knight in shining armor who comes to the rescue and then rides off into the sunset atop 18 wheels instead of a white horse? If so, The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company wants to hear about this hero. ... Continue reading
Consumer Awareness is Challenge In Spray-On Bedliner Aftermarket
Aug 3, 1998
According to strategic research conducted by Frost &Sullivan, North American Light Truck Spray-On Bedliner Aftermarket, the fairly new spray-on bedliner aftermarket is growing substantially, and is expected to reach about $90 mil. in 1998. ... Continue reading
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