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Roadmaster Now Selling Through Three Channels

PHILADELPHIA — Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. is expanding its operations in truck tires, said Gary Schroeder, a sales director for the company’s commercial vehicles Roadmaster brand.

October 20, 2015
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Volvo Recognizes Ruan, Searcy for Safety Excellence

PHILADELPHIA — Although each was founded with just one truck and are both still family-owned, Ruan Transportation Management Systems of Des Moines, Iowa and Searcy Trucking Ltd., of Winnipeg, Manitoba , are very different-size companies.

October 20, 2015
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Navistar’s Sass Seeks Higher Sales Through Customer Satisfaction

PHILADELPHIA — Jeff Sass is four months into a mission to return Navistar Inc. to profitability and the good graces of truck operators.

October 20, 2015
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Mack Trumpets Improved Maintenance Practices

PHILADELPHIA — Mack Trucks wants all of its dealerships to become certified uptime centers, the company’s president said here Oct. 19.

October 20, 2015
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PIT Group Opens U.S. Office in Atlanta

PHILADELPHIA — PIT Group has opened an office in Atlanta, the Canadian engineering and research group announced here Oct. 19 at American Trucking Associations’ Management Conference & Exhibition.

October 20, 2015
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Baby, You Can Drive My Truck: Paul McCartney Rocks Freightliner Dinner at MCE

PHILADELPHIA — Music icon Sir Paul McCartney surprised and delighted the nearly 1,000 people attending a customer appreciation dinner hosted by Freightliner Trucks here on Oct. 19.

October 20, 2015
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ALK Updates CoPilot Navigation to Better Manage Routes by Vehicle Size

PHILADELPHIA — ALK Technologies has updated its CoPilot Truck in-cab navigation product to make it easier for fleets to create and follow routes optimized for vehicle size and load.

October 19, 2015
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Omnitracs to Launch Navigation System

PHILADELPHIA — Trucking technology supplier Omnitracs is expanding its product line with the upcoming launch of a new navigation system.

October 19, 2015
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ATA's Osiecki Expects Favorable Reforms If Congress Passes Highway Bill

PHILADELPHIA — Dave Osiecki, American Trucking Associations’ executive vice president and chief of national advocacy, says he is optimistic regulations the industry has criticized over the years would be reformed if Congress advances key bills this year.

October 19, 2015
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Shuster Predicts Highway Bill Will Reach Obama This Year

PHILADELPHIA — House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Bill Shuster (R-Pa.) said Oct. 19 that he expects a six-year highway funding bill to reach the House floor next week and the White House before the beginning of 2016.

October 19, 2015