Rob Phillips has been named president and chief operating officer of Phillips Industries. He represents the fourth generation of the Philips family to lead the company, succeeding Bob Phillips, who will stay on as chairman and CEO. ...
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Westmount, QC— The city of Westmount is installing cameras and mirrors on nearly all of its snow-removal trucks, in an effort to improve pedestrian safety. Marianne Zalzal, Westmount's director of public works, says blind spots ...
Drivers are more tired. They’re making less money. The carriers they drive for are less productive and they need more drivers to haul the same amount of freight. That, according to a new survey, is all a result of the changes to the ...
The largest tanker carrier in North America, Kenan Advantage Group (KAG), based in North Canton, OH, has purchased one of Canada’s largest bulk carriers RTL-Westcan Group. RTL-Westcan runs tanks through western and northern ...
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With a display reminiscent of the parent company's dominating presence at the giant IAA commercial vehicles exhibition in Germany, Daimler Mexico made its intentions clear at this past week's Expo Transporte, the bi-annual Mexican truck ...
Firefighters from across Wellington County rushed to Dickson Drive in Fergus to extinguish a fire that destroyed the main shop buildings at Vandermarel Trucking on Saturday morning. Despite their efforts, none of the buildings could be ...
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In early November, the government of Quebec said they will subsidize 30 percent of the additional cost, up to a maximum of $75,000, for the purchase of vehicles running on natural gas in compressed or liquefied form for the freight ...
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A unique Ferrari 458 Italia celebrating Austrian Formula One legend Niki Lauda has been revealed by the Italian car maker. Personalised by Ferrari for an owner, the red 458 Italia harks back to the Prancing Horse’s mid-1970s ...
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“Next generation benchmark is this car [IS F CCS-R] … for handling and acceleration performance,” Yaguchi-san begins. “This car is every man can drive it. It’s approachable for a wide range.” The IS F ...
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The boss of Lexus Australia has revealed the company could have sold more of its $750,000 Lexus LFA supercar than the 10 allocated for our market. In Japan for Wednesday’s Tokyo motor show, Lexus Australia CEO Sean Hanley reported ...
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Lexus Australia is looking to introduce a four-wheel-steering version of the Lexus IS350 F Sport within two years. Claimed to be a more dynamic version of the existing Lexus IS generation on sale locally for six months, the upgraded model ...
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The 2014 Mercedes-Benz C-Class sedan has been captured undisguised, uncovering every angle of its brand-new exterior. Captured by CarAdvice’s spy photographers while on an official photo shoot in California, the images give us an ...
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The Mercedes-Benz AMG Vision Gran Turismo is a futuristic, high-performance, gullwing supercar with just one problem: it doesn’t actually exist. The good news is that while it will never hit the road, fans will be able to get behind ...
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The first complete images and official specifications of the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT Final Edition have been released ahead of its simultaneous debuts at this week’s Los Angeles and Tokyo motor shows. The swan song for ...
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Revised specifications of the Volkswagen CrossBlue Coupe concept have been announced, suggesting the German car maker is refining the vehicle ahead of a potential launch later this decade. A rival to the likes of the Range Rover Evoque, ...
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