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Which trucks go the distance, and what do they cost along the way? Plus, awards voting, darker routes, and fleet news in this week’s Truck Chat.
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BENSENVILLE, IL – Auto Truck Group is celebrating its 90th anniversary this year. On Mar. 28, 1918, Hervey R. Dailey founded the company, then known as Auto Truck Steel Body.
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PARKER, CO – DAMAR Corporation LLC has introduced the DAMAR TruckDeck, a bed storage and organization accessory available for most popular pickup trucks.
Read More →STERLING HEIGHTS, MI – Anthony Viviano, chairman of Sterling Heights Dodge and Meadowbrook Dodge in Michigan, has added a new Commercial Center to Sterling Heights Dodge and the launch of their new corporate fleet program called Fleet Elite.
Read More →ROCKFORD, IL – Peterbilt of Rockford is almost doubling the size of its Rockford facility, expanding the building from 11,000 to 21,000 square feet and give the dealership more office, display and service area.
Read More →SEATTLE – Kirkland-based Kenworth Truck, a subsidiary of Paccar, plans to begin full production of its T270 and T370 hybrid trucks in early September.
Read More →PORTLAND, OR – Freightliner Trucks announced the availability of high-visibility seat belts as a factory-installed option on the Cascadia, Columbia, Century Class S/T, and M2.
Read More →SOUTH PASADENA, FL – The North American Trailer Dealers Association (NATDA) will hold its 2008 Trade Show & Convention Aug. 27–29 at the Fort Worth Convention Center.
Read More →FULLERTON, CA – Continued record increases in the cost of raw materials and energy have caused Yokohama Tire Corporation to increase prices on its large and extra large bias/radial off-the-road (OTR) tires up to four percent, and on its medium-truck and light truck commercial tires by up to six percent.
Read More →DAYTON, OHIO – Standard Register has been recognized by Daimler Trucks North America as a Master of Quality supplier for 2007.
Read More →MELROSE PARK, IL – U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Mary Peters recently visited Navistar’s Engine Group headquarters in Melrose Park, Ill., to evaluate first-hand the benefits of a burgeoning new technology available for the commercial transportation industry — diesel hybrid electric power.
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