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• Green Truck Leadership Award Presented to U.S. Representative Gary Peters at the Green Truck Summit
  Updated: 3/9/2010
  At the Green Truck Summit this morning, U.S. Representative Gary Peters (MI) received the first-ever Green Truck Leadership Award for his outstanding contributions in promoting advanced alternative fuels technologies for work trucks. Congressman Peters recently authored the Advanced Vehicle Technology Act. full story >
  
• New Green Truck Association Announced at Green Truck Summit
  Updated: 3/9/2010
  ST. LOUIS, MO (March 9, 2010)—At the Green Truck Summit this morning, the National Truck Equipment Association (NTEA) announced the formation of a new affiliate division, the Green Truck Association (GTA). The GTA was created to help fleets, manufacturers, upfitters, government agencies and other industry stakeholders stay current with relevant regulatory and industry developments, while also helping to expand and improve the market for green truck applications. It will launch later this spring. full story >
  
• Navistar-Caterpillar Venture to Sell Trucks in Australia
  Updated: 3/9/2010
  Navistar International Corp. said its joint venture to build commercial trucks with Caterpillar Inc. will begin selling vehicles in Australia by the middle of this year. full story >
  
• February Unemployment Rate Holds at 9.7%
  Updated: 3/9/2010
  The U.S. unemployment rate held at 9.7% in February, the Labor Department said.  full story >
  
• GM to Reinstate More than 600 Dealerships
  Updated: 3/9/2010
  General Motors Co. will reinstate 661 dealerships it sought to drop from its sales network. full story >
  
• Gasoline Gains 9.6¢ to $2.73 a Gallon, Lundberg Says
  Updated: 3/8/2010
  Gasoline’s national average price rose 9.6 cents in the past two weeks to $2.73 a gallon, according to the latest Lundberg Survey of fuel prices. full story >
  
• Aero Industries to Introduce The Claw for Easy Cover Tarp System at The Work Truck Show 2010
  Updated: 3/5/2010
  Aero Industries, Inc., (Indianapolis, IN) has introduced The Claw, a new accessory for its Easy Cover tarp system. full story >
  
• ECCO Introduces New 9021 Concealed Warning Lights
  Updated: 3/5/2010
  ECCO (Boise, ID) introduced the new 9021 concealed warning light as an extension of the popular 9011 line. full story >
  
• Brown Cargo Van Makes Green Refrigerated Truck Bodies
  Updated: 3/5/2010
  Brown Cargo Van (Lawrence, KS) has revamped its reefer product line, and it’s green. Last summer the business began building eco-friendly custom refrigerated bodies, known as reefers, at its plant in Lawrence, KS. full story >
  
• Navistar, Inc. Announces the Purchase of Truck Dealership by Chicago International Trucks
  Updated: 3/5/2010
  

  Navistar, Inc. announces that Chicago International Trucks (Schaumburg, IL) has purchased selected assets of J. Merle Jones & Sons located in Joliet, Kankakee, and Ottawa, Illinois.  full story >