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W. Marvin Rush, founder and chairman of the only truck dealership chain traded on a major U.S. stock exchange, has been honored as the 2008 Truck Dealer of the Year by the American Truck Dealers trade association.

Michelin Americas Truck Tires and Love’s Travel Stops have signed an agreement under which Love’s Travel Stops will feature Michelin truck tires and related products, the two said Thursday.

Union Pacific Corp. said Thursday its board authorized a two-for-one stock split, effective May 28 to shareholders of record as of May 12.

Truck stop chain TravelCenters of America said Thursday it has agreed to settle a 2006 civil suit by competitor Flying J Inc. regarding processing of card transactions.

More than 25,000 members of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union walked off the job at 29 West Coast ports Thursday, in a protest over the war in Iraq.

Purolator Courier and Teamsters Canada have reached a tentative agreement on a contract renewal for Purolator’s couriers, package handlers, truck drivers and owner-operators across Canada, the company said.

Fikes Truck Line named Gary Salisbury its chief executive officer this month, the company said. He takes over from owner and former president Jim Smith, who remains chairman of the board.

The Institute for Supply Management’s manufacturing index continued to show contraction in April, matching March’s reading, ISM said Thursday.