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American Pride
February 7, 2014
BusinessEquipment
American Axle鈥檚 Fourth-Quarter Profit Drops
American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings reported its fourth-quarter profit declined on costs associated with debt refinancing.
February 7, 2014BusinessEquipment
Cummins鈥 Profit Grows in 4Q
Cummins Inc. reported higher fourth-quarter profit than the same period a year ago as sales increased in North America and Europe.
February 6, 2014BusinessEquipment
Double Coin Tires Opens West Coast Distribution Center
Truck tire manufacturer Double Coin Tires has opened a distribution center in Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., its second in North America.
February 5, 2014BusinessEquipment
Delphi鈥檚 Fourth-Quarter Profits Rise
Component maker Delphi Automotive PLC said its fourth-quarter profit and revenue increased on strong growth in North America and Asia.
February 4, 2014BusinessEquipment
Improved Retreads Help Wide-Base Tire Users Extend Life of Product, Say Fleets, Makers
Wide-base tires, new and retreaded, are providing an extended-mileage benefit for dry-van carrier Bear Trucking Inc., according to a company manager.
February 3, 2014BusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafety
Landstar鈥檚 Income Grows for 4Q and 2013
Landstar System Inc. said its net income increased in the fourth quarter and the 2013 year, but income from continuing operations dropped.
January 30, 2014BusinessEquipmentAutonomous
Meritor Reports Fiscal First-Quarter Profit
Meritor Inc. reported a profit for its fiscal first quarter on increased production in Europe and South America despite lower defense revenue, the truck component maker said Jan. 29.
January 29, 2014BusinessEquipment
Cummins 鈥楶auses鈥 Development of 15L Nat-Gas Engine
Engine maker Cummins Inc. confirmed that it has 鈥減aused鈥 the development of its planned 15-liter natural-gas engine due to 鈥渕arket timing uncertainty.鈥
January 15, 2014BusinessEquipment
Trucking Fleets Cite Maintenance Costs Among Benefits of Leasing Vehicles
Tom Hassel Transport Inc. has no maintenance facility, and company President Tom Hassel said he is not interested in setting up a shop. Instead, the Point Pleasant Beach, N.J., company leases many of its trucks and plans to phase out the ones it owns.
January 13, 2014