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Freightliner Buys Canadian Dealer

Freightliner purchased Freightliner Mid-Ontario, the largest Freightliner dealer in Canada, with three locations in the Toronto metropolitan area.

April 14, 1999

Miss. Ends Sales Tax Bite on Truck Sellers

Buying a tractor-trailer in Mississippi this summer will be bit less expensive thanks to a new law that reduces the tax on trucks bought for cross-country travel.

April 14, 1999

Verdict for Injured Trucker Thrown Out

A Florida appeals court ordered a new trial for a truck driver who won $30.4 million from Michelin Tire Co. after he lost his legs in a crash.

April 8, 1999
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Tank Driver Gets Highway Hero Award

Wayne Carpenter is the newest trucking Good Samaritan to win the title of Highway Hero.

April 7, 1999

Tank Driver Gets Highway Hero Award

Wayne Carpenter is the newest trucking Good Samaritan to win the title of Highway Hero. The tanker driver was chosen from five semifinalists in Goodyear's annual North America Highway Hero program.

April 5, 1999

Hub Group to Buy Out Local Partners

Hub Group said it will exercise options to acquire the minority interests in 17 Hub operating companies for approximately $110 million.

March 29, 1999

Five Considered for Highway Hero Title

Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. selected 5 finalists from 24 state and provincial semifinalists, one of whom will be named Highway Hero for 1998.

March 23, 1999

Knight Buys Action Delivery and Affiliate

Knight Transportation bought Action Delivery Service of Corsicana, Texas, and its affiliated company, Action Warehouse Services.

March 23, 1999

Skynet Purchases Nevada Courier

Skynet Holdings of Los Angeles agreed to buy Nevada Fleet Management, a Las Vegas-based courier that provides air and ground delivery services to Nevada, Washington and Oregon under the name Fleet Delivery Service.

March 23, 1999

Volvo to Purchase Stake in Petro

Volvo Trucks North America has agreed to buy a stake in Petro Stopping Centers. Details of the alliance between the truck manufacturer and the travel plaza chain were not announced.

March 22, 1999