Four Star Freightliner expands Alabama presence through acquisition

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Four Star Freightliner is growing. The company announced Wednesday its acquisition of Western Star of Dothan.  With this acquisition, Four Star expands its Western Star truck sales footprint to six of its eight locations. The company now offers Western Star trucks at a majority of its dealerships while continuing to provide full service and repair […]

Tonnage slipped in May but year-long freight and carrier data pointing up; Cummins delaying two engines as M&A news peaks

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By Lucas Deal from TPS This holiday week was dominated mostly by M&A news, with Rush announcing its second purchase in two weeks, PHINIA and ASE making tactical purchases and Four Star Freightliner widening its reach. Also we share an update on the Eaton/Dana sale, touch on the news that Cummins is delaying two engines, analyze recent ATA truck tonnage data and tease our upcoming Mapping the Market, MarketPulse and dealer and aftermarket […]