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NewsDecember 21, 2007

GM and Navistar Reach Tentative Agreement on

NEW YORK/WARRENVILLE, IL – General Motors Corporation and International Truck and Engine Corporation have entered into a non-binding memorandum of understanding under which Navistar would purchase certain assets, intellectual property and distribution rights for GM's medium-duty truck business.

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NewsDecember 5, 2007

Coke to Add 120 Hybrid-Electric Trucks in 2008

NEW YORK CITY – Coca-Cola Enterprises has added five hybrid-electric trucks to their distribution center in the Bronx. The Bronx sales center has 90 trucks servicing customers in Manhattan and the Bronx.

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Articlesby Mike AntichNovember 1, 2007

High Cost of Fuel Increases Operating Costs in 2007

Fleet operating costs have increased, but at a slower pace than 2006. Across all vehicle segments, this increase was directly attributable to increased fuel costs, with a domino effect for other oil-based products such as tires.

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NewsOctober 17, 2007

TruckWeight Makes Agreement With Fairview Fittings & Mfg.

HALIFAX – TruckWeight Inc. has announced a product distribution and marketing agreement with Fairview Fittings & Mfg., a supplier of hose, industrial-quality fittings, valves, and related products for commercial vehicles and industrial use.

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NewsOctober 3, 2007

Ethanol Glut Depresses Prices

Companies have built so many distilleries so quickly that the ethanol market is suddenly plagued by a glut, in part because the means to distribute it have not kept pace.

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Articlesby Mike AntichOctober 1, 2007

High Cost of Fuel Increases Operating Costs

Fleet operating costs have increased, but at a slower pace than 2006. Across all vehicle segments, this increase was directly attributable to increased fuel costs, with a domino effect for other oil-based products such as tires.

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NewsSeptember 13, 2007

Navistar International Corp. Awarded Blue Sky Award

PASADENA, CA – Navistar International Corporation, a truck and engine producer, accepted the 2007 Blue Sky Award from WestStart-CALSTART for its contributions to the commercial development of diesel-hybrid technology.

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NewsAugust 22, 2007

NTEA Releases Report Benchmarking Truck Equipment Distributor Profitability

FARMINGTON HILLS, MI – The Report's Executive Summary reviews the results and emphasizes the differences between the typical and high-profit NTEA member.

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NewsAugust 22, 2007

New Kenworth Medium-Duty Trucks Ready for Production

Kenworth readies T270 Class 6 and T370 Class 7. Applications include food and beverage distributors, propane and fuel fleets, towing and recovery operators, general construction and landscape firms, and dry, refrigerated and side-curtain van operations.

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NewsAugust 15, 2007

Hybrid Trucks Gain Traction

PORTLAND, OR – Two first-generation hybrid-diesel trucks are set to go into service later this month in Oregon. Organically Grown Co., the Eugene-based produce distributor, and Portland General Electric are both about to add hybrid trucks to their fleets

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