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API Testing New Diesel Oil Categories

American Petroleum Institute’s lubricants group has established a New Category Development Team to launch the test-development phase of what will be a pair of new API diesel engine oil categories. …the service category will be known as PC-12.

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M&K Adds 9 Dealerships

M&K Truck Centers of Byron Center, Mich., has purchased nine dealerships, an e-commerce parts sales operation, and a fire and rescue products company, the firm announced recently. M&K employs more than 900 people across 29…

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Daimler Plans Recharging Network

Daimler Truck North America (DTNA) is laying the foundation to form a joint venture to design, develop, install and operate a nationwide, high-performance charging network for medium and heavy-duty battery-electric and hydrogen fuel cell trucks…

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FedEx Completes Expansion

FedEx Express it has completed a $72.2 million expansion of its air cargo hub at Miami International Airport, giving e-commerce and perishables shippers doing business in the Americas and Caribbean access to more capacity and…

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Rush Acquires Summit Truck Group

New Braunfels, Texas-based Rush Enterprises, which operates the largest network of commercial vehicle dealerships in North America, has become even larger. Rush announced it has acquired 16 locations from Summit Truck Group, one of the…

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California Requiring More Inspections

California Air Resources Board (CARB) last month approved a regulation that would require some medium and heavy-duty trucks and bus owners to inspect their vehicles’ emissions control systems twice a year. The Heavy-Duty Inspection and…

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Daimler Issues Recall on Western Star Trucks

Daimler Trucks North America is recalling about 21 model year 2021-2022 Western Star 4900 trucks for a potential steering issue, according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration documents. In the affected trucks , the steering shaft pinch bolt…

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Brightstar Acquiring Novae Corp.

Brightstar Capital Partners has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Novae Corp. in partnership with the company’s founder and senior management team, the private equity firm reported Dec. 15. Steve Bermes, chief executive of Novae…

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