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• Meritor Wabco offering range of new products, enhancements
  TROY, Mich. -- Meritor Wabco has announced a range of new products and product enhancements to its existing line-up.
  
  
• Polar Service Centres opens second Montana location
  ST. CLOUD, Minn. -- Polar Service Centers has opened its second location in Billings, Mont. The facility will provide parts, service, and sales for all makes of tank trailers and bodies used for dry and...
  
  
• Canadian named to Kenworth 2012 service council
  KIRKLAND, Wash. -- Grant Easton of Kenworth Toronto has been named to the company’s 2012 service council. The council aims to improve service and products for its customers.
  
  
• Meritor reaches 100,000-unit mark for 14X tandem drive axle
  TROY, Mich. -- Meritor has sold more than 100,000 14X tandem drive axles since 2010, the company announced.
  
  
• Link completes Raydan acquisition; will continue offering Raydan products
  EDMONTON, Alta. -- Having completed its acquisition of Raydan Manufacturing, Link Suspensions of Canada says it will continue to offer Raydan products.
  
  
• Class 8 orders in January in line with expectations: ACT Research
  COLUMBUS, Ind. -- Stronger orders allowed the Class 8 backlog to rise in January to 125,200 units, the highest backlog volume since July, according to ACT Research.
  
  
• TransCore's Canadian Freight Index starts 2012 with slight uptick in January results
  TORONTO, Ont. --  TransCore’s Canadian spot market freight index saw a steady start to the new year with volumes increasing one percent from December while year over year it was off slightly by 1 percent from...
  
  
• Volvo takes new approach to aftermarket support
  TAMPA, Fla. -- Volvo Trucks has announced a new approach to aftermarket support for its products, including two years of free access to its MVASIST platform.
  
  
• NACFE conducts extensive benchmarking study on fleet fuel efficiency
  TAMPA, Fla. -- A new fleet fuel efficiency study conducted by the North American Council for Freight Efficiency (NACFE) has revealed some of the most widely used and successful fuel-savings tactics employed by fleets.
  
  
• Dana expands Spicer Diamond Series driveshaft line
  TAMPA, Fla. – Dana has announced it is expanding its lightweight Spicer Diamond Series driveshaft, making it applicable to about 60% of North American trucking applications.