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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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GUANGZHOU, CHINA - Guangzhou Automobile Group Co., Ltd., and Japan-based Hino Motors Ltd. launched a joint venture and began work on a plant in the suburb of Conghua to produce and sell commercial vehicles.
Read More →WARRENVILLE, IL – A tentative agreement reached between General Motors and Navistar International could mean 700 jobs for Springfield, Ill.
Read More →ORLANDO, FL – Fleet Maintenance Professionals Gather! TMC's 2008 Annual Meeting & Transportation Technology Exhibition is set for Feb. 4-7 in the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Fla.
Read More →ALEXANDRIA, VA – Trucking will boost its share of the United States' freight pool into the next decade.
Read More →TISHOMINGO, MS – Heil by TBEI's entire line of premium dump bodies and hoists will now carry the DuraClass name. The change goes into effect immediately.
Read More →TORRANCE, CA – Toyota Motor Sales USA, Inc. announced the Toyota Upfitter Web site, www.toyotaupfitter.com, was updated with additional content.
Read More →FINDLAY, OHIO – Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. will raise its passenger and light truck tire prices up to five percent on Feb. 1. Rates of increase will vary between product lines, according to Modern Tire Dealer magazine. Continental Tire North America Inc. recently announced it will raise prices on its Continental, General, Semperit, and private brand truck tires up to six percent on that day.
Read More →FARMINGTON HILLS, MI – Commercial truck sales will experience a slow recovery after the first quarter of 2008, while heavy-duty sales are likely to grow faster in 2008 than will medium-duty trucks.
Read More →SEOUL, KOREA – Doosan Infracore has completed the acquisition of the Bobcat, Utility Equipment and Attachments businesses from Ingersoll Rand Company, Ltd.
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CERRITOS, CA – Fleet managers from around the nation applied fuel-saving techniques to improve their mileage 33.6 percent to 40.5 percent during a “Fuel Economy Challenge” conducted by Isuzu Commercial Truck of America, Inc.
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