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Dana Corp. has entered into an agreement to be a supplier of standard equipment for Paccar trucks.

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"It’s the Economy, Stupid" was the mantra of the 1992 Clinton campaign that helped win the White House. It focused that candidate and his staff on what was core to their success. With a slight change, the slogan is readily adaptable to the economic situation that the tank truck segment of the trucking industry experiences today: "It’s the Rates, Stupid."

Two new economic reports on Tuesday showed a general improvement in attitudes and spending patterns of U.S. consumers, but also showed that factories making durable goods continue to face a slump in demand.

A second straight year of losses will push Japanese vehicle maker Isuzu Motors to cut 9,700 jobs in Japan over the next three years, according to news reports.

Separate news reports this week said that a joint venture in the United States between truck and car manufacturer DaimlerChrysler AG and Caterpillar is near collapse, while the German company’s planned Asia truck venture with Hyundai Motor Co. will be delayed.

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Slumping sales at the nation’s biggest truck manufacturer have forced James L. Hebe to step down as chief executive officer of Freightliner and give way to former Chief Financial Officer Rainer Schmueckle, who has been named by the parent company DaimlerChrysler to replace him.

(Editor's Note: The following is a copy of a press release from DaimlerChrysler on Friday.) aimlerChrysler announced today that its Board of Management has accepted the resignation of Mr. Jim Hebe, President of Freightliner LLC, a business unit of the Commercial Vehicles Division. The Board also announced the appointment of Mr. Rainer Schmueckle as Mr. Hebe's successor.