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Seth Clevenger

Managing Editor, Features and Multimedia

Seth Clevenger is managing editor of features at Transport Topics. He plans, writes and edits news features for Transport Topics’ weekly newspaper, supplemental publications and TTNews.com. 


Business

J.J. Keller Names New CEO

Transportation safety and compliance firm J. J. Keller & Associates Inc. announced that Marne Keller-Krikava will succeed her uncle, James Keller, as the company’s president and CEO on Jan. 1.

December 20, 2013
Business

Paccar to Name Armstrong CEO; Pigott Remains Chairman

Truck and engine maker Paccar Inc. announced that company President Ronald Armstrong will succeed Mark Pigott as CEO on April 27.

December 16, 2013
Business

Paccar Declares Extra Dividend

Truck and engine maker Paccar Inc. on Dec. 10 declared an extra cash dividend of 90 cents per share in addition to its regular quarterly dividend of 20 cents a share.

December 10, 2013
Business, Technology

Safety Technology Could Transform Trucking, Tech Leaders Say

IRVING, Texas — New developments in active safety technology have the potential to dramatically transform the trucking industry, perhaps even culminating someday in driverless trucks, technology leaders told fleet executives here at a meeting organized by American Trucking Associations.

December 5, 2013
Business

Used-Truck Prices Rise as More-Recent Models Reach Market

Used-truck prices have escalated in recent months as more late-model, low-mileage equipment has reached the used market, analysts said.

December 3, 2013
Business, Technology

Vista Wraps Omnitracs Purchase, Plans to Buy Roadnet

Vista Equity Partners said it has completed its acquisition of onboard communications business Omnitracs Inc. and  announced an agreement to purchase Roadnet Technologies Inc., a provider of fleet management software.

November 26, 2013
Business

Class 8 Fleet Grows to 4-Year High

The total U.S. Class 8 truck fleet expanded to 3.63 million vehicles at the end of the third quarter, the highest level in four years and up 3% from the same period a year earlier, according to registration data from R.L. Polk & Co.

November 25, 2013
Business

Transportation Stock Averages Hit Record Highs

Indexes of trucking and transportation stocks rose to all-time highs Nov. 18, mirroring growth in the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average, which also hit record levels.

November 18, 2013
Business

Navistar Issues Recall for Fifth-Wheel Problem

Navistar International Corp. has issued a recall for more than 16,000 tractors to correct a potential problem that could cause a trailer to release unexpectedly from the fifth wheel.

October 29, 2013
Special Coverage, Business

Trucking Launches New Image Campaign

ORLANDO, Fla. — Trucking officials announced here the beginning of a new, collaborative campaign to enhance the image of the entire industry.

October 22, 2013