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US Scrapped That Would See Trucking Companies File Equipment Inspection Reports
Aug 12, 2013The US government yesterday scrapped a requirement that would see trucking companies file equipment inspection reports, whether or not defects were present, Bloomberg News reported. The report said the move will save the industry US$1.7 ...
Tags: trucking companies
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MTA Has Teamed up with Trucks for Change Network
Aug 12, 2013The Manitoba Trucking Association (MTA) has teamed up with Trucks for Change network to provide charities in Manitoba with trucking services. Members in the network use a unique online charity load-posting tool to match their available ...
Tags: MTA Partners, Trucks
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Vocational Customers Are Focusing More on Fuel Economy
Aug 12, 2013It has been a mediocre first half of the year for new truck orders, but a spectacular one for Freightliner relative to its competition. Mark Lampert, senior vice-president of sales and marketing, today projected 2013 will end with Class 8 ...
Tags: Freightliner, Cascadia Evolutions
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Accuride Has Completed The Sale of Its Imperial Group Truck Body and Chassis Business
Aug 12, 2013Accuride has completed the sale of its Imperial Group truck body and chassis business, which will continue to operate independently. The organization was sold for US$30 million, and will allow Accuride to focus on its core business and ...
Tags: Accuride, Imperial Group Business
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July Class 8 Truck Net Orders at 17,307 The Lowest Level Since September 2012
Aug 12, 2013Preliminary data from FTR Associates is showing July Class 8 truck net orders at 17,307 the lowest level since September 2012. Orders were also down from June by 7 percent, but compared to the same month a year ago, were up a respectable ...
Tags: Class 8 Orders
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Shipping Costs Declined 2.7% in May Compared to April
Aug 12, 2013Shipping costs declined 2.7% in May compared to April, according to the latest Canadian General Freight Index. The base rate was down 2.5% compared to March, declining to November levels, Nulogx reports. Average fuel surcharges declined ...
Tags: Freight Rates
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Fuel Consumption 560 Million Gallons While Keeping 5.7 Million Tonnes of CO2 Is Reduced
Aug 12, 2013EPA10 generation engines now make up 11% of all heavy truck registrations in the US, and have reduced fuel consumption by as much as 560 million gallons while keeping 5.7 million tonnes of CO2 from entering the atmosphere. Those were the ...
Tags: Diesel Technology, Transportation
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DOT Suggested Changes to Driver-Vehicle Inspection Reporting
Aug 12, 2013The American Trucking Associations (ATA) said yesterday that the Department of Transportation's (DOT) suggested changes to driver-vehicle inspection reporting requirements will give the industry a much-needed reduction in paperwork. ...
Tags: DOT Paperwork, ATA
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A Ceremony Was Held at The Beginning of June to Inaugurate The New Flowery Branch Site
Aug 12, 2013A ceremony was held at the beginning of June to inaugurate the new Flowery Branch site. The 9,000sq m factory was built on a 32,000sq m plot of land belonging to Bitzer US, where 130 employees work to produce reciprocating compressors. The ...
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XGQ3653 Hydrodynamic off-Road Dumper of XGMA Heavy Industry Is Successfully Completed
Aug 12, 2013Recently, the XGQ3653 hydrodynamic off-road dumper of Xiamen XGMA Heavy Industry Co., Ltd is successfully completed and then comes to a period with a lot of tests. In 2013, Xiamen XGMA explores a new production line while maintaining ...
Tags: off-Road Dumper
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Researcher Feng Chong Makes Analysis on The Commercial Vehicle Sector
Aug 12, 2013Regarding the investment strategy in auto industry in the second half of 2013, researcher Feng Chong from auto and part industry of Huatai Securities makes analysis on the commercial vehicle sector that the growth rate in Q1 is higher over ...
Tags: HD Truck
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Weichai Group Aims to Create Another Group Centering on Hydraulic System Manufacturing
Aug 12, 2013Recently, Xu Hong, secretary of the party committee and vice general manager of Weichai Group Holdings Limited (Weichai Group) says that Weichai Group aims to create another group with an output value of 50 billion yuan centering on ...
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JAC Acquired 500 Million Yuan to Establish and Prepar for an Accessing Approval
Aug 12, 2013According to JAC, a new JAC light auto company after restructuring Huaxiang Fuqi which JAC acquired last year with 500 million yuan is established and preparing for an accessing approval. It is learnt that the light auto company is ...
Tags: Auto Company, JAC
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BEIBEN Establishes a Basic Product System & R&D Capacity Matching with Current Development
Aug 12, 2013BEIBEN Trucks Group CO., LTD (also referred to as Bei Ben Heavy Truck Company), after years of development, establishes a basic product system and R&D capacity matching with current development. The company establishes a system ...
Tags: BEIBEN Trucks Group
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Goodyear Tires Announced Fiscal Reports in Q2 and The First Half Year
Aug 12, 2013On July 30, 2013, Goodyear Tires announced fiscal reports in Q2 and the first half year. It has gained considerable growth in terms of business profits in its four business areas in Q2. Also, the sales volume of tires maintains a rising ...
Tags: Goodyear Tires
