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Articles•by Staff•January 1, 2014

6 Questions to Consider When Evaluating Lightweight Materials for Truck Upfits

While lightweight materials have many benefits, fleet managers should pause and consider if they’re the right fit before spec’ing them.

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News•December 31, 2013

Supreme Industries to Divest Shuttle-Bus Business

Supreme Industries, Inc., manufacturer of specialized commercial vehicles including truck bodies, trolleys, armored and specialty vehicles, announced that it intends to divest its shuttle-bus business.

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News•December 31, 2013

Indianapolis Truck Fleet Switches to CNG

Republic Services, Inc. has announced the deployment of 79 compressed natural gas (CNG) solid waste and recycling trucks that are now serving customers throughout greater Indianapolis.

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News•December 31, 2013

Detroit Diesel Gets New Year's Name Change

Daimler Trucks North America has renamed its Detroit Diesel brand of products to better encompass a new powertrain-related component line as well as its well-known family of Detroit engines equipped with BlueTec emissions technology, according to the company.

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News•December 31, 2013

Ford Predicts It Will Lead U.S. Sales for '13

The automaker is reporting a 15% increase in retail sales compared to 2012, when it outsold Toyota by 329,677 vehicles in the U.S. Through November, Ford held a lead over Toyota of 396,041 vehicles sold.

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News•December 31, 2013

Navistar Reports Net 4Q Loss of $154 Million

Navistar International Corporation has announced a fourth quarter 2013 net loss of $154 million, or $1.91 per diluted share, compared to a fourth quarter 2012 net loss of $2.8 billion, or $40.13 per diluted share.

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News•December 30, 2013

Vote for 2014 Medium-Duty Truck of the Year

Cast your ballot today for Work Truck's sixth annual Medium-Duty Truck of the Year Award.

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News•December 30, 2013

AutoTrader.com Shows Full-Size Trucks Popular

Trucks made up nearly half of the top 20 most popular new vehicles on AutoTrader.com in 2013, including three of the top five.

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News•December 30, 2013

Daimler Trucks on Track for Best Year Since 2006

Daimler Trucks is set to reach its sales target for 2013 and deliver more trucks than in any year since 2006.

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News•December 30, 2013

U.S. Xpress Partners with Truck-Lite

Truck-lite Co., LLC, a heavy-duty lighting and visibility systems manufacturer, announced that U.S. Xpress Enterprises will make Truck-Lite's new custom LED headlight its factory standard for forward lighting on its fleet's 2014 Freightliner Cascadia truck.

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