The Lexus RX270 X Special Edition has launched, offering local buyers added styling and technology for no additional cost. Limited to 300 cars, the X Special Edition is based on the entry-level front-wheel drive Lexus RX270 equipped with ...
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The jewel in the crown of England’s Goodwood Festival of Speed event, its famous hillclimb, will feature as a new track on the upcoming Gran Turismo 6 video game. Announced by Polyphony Digital Inc., the company behind the cult ...
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Rob Wilkins, senior publisher of our Trucking Group of magazines, research, online and video properties has announced his retirement. "Rob has been a great leader for this organization for over 33 years, leading his team into establishing ...
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CALGARY, Alta. - May 28 may have been a significant date in Canadian trucking history. That was when Shell fired a major shot in what many think is a fuel revolution, unveiling to the public the first of its commercial LNG refuelling ...
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DHL Express is celebrating its first year as the official logistics partner of charities Free The Children and Me to We. By providing the charities with free shipping, storage and logistics support, DHL has allowed them to allocate 90% of ...
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The trucking industry is not alone in its criticism of Metrolinx's Big Move plan to fund transit in the Toronto and Hamilton regions. The Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) has released survey results that paint a picture ...
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Bridgestone Commercial Solutions has introduced the Bridgestone M760 Ecopia tire, a drive radial that is EPA SmartWay verified and CARB compliant. T The newest addition to the Ecopia tire line, the M760 delivers high traction and long ...
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In the wake of a recently released report which found the average age of truck drivers to be four years higher than that of the average worker, new data indicates that the average truckers' age is, in fact, even older. The former report, ...
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Hub International Insurance has announced that its dedicated trucking insurance operation is now fully operational. In 2012, Hub noticed that the trucking industry grew at two times the speed of total U.S. employment. The company felt ...
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According to the Government of British Columbia, there will be an estimated one million job openings in the province over the next decade, with opportunities in liquefied natural gas, mining and mineral exploration, and shipbuilding. Of ...
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Diesel power is out for Lexus – even in Europe – so its riposte to the economical mid-sized oil-burners from German luxury car rivals is the Lexus IS300h. Hybrids are available in most other Lexus models, including the RX SUV, ...
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Official production details of the BMW i3 have been released ahead of its full unveiling later this month. The German manufacturer’s first mass-produced electric car is entirely new from the ground up. The i3 is based on BMW’s ...
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Satellite navigation producer Garmin has revealed its new head-up display (HUD) technology, which pairs with existing Garmin smartphone apps to project speed, navigation and other vehicle information onto car windscreens. The HUD unit, ...
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US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has begun Phase I of a truck cargo pre-inspection pilot. The project, which got underway at the Pacific Highway crossing adjacent to Surrey, B.C. June 17, is a collaborative effort by CBP, Canada ...
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Engineers at Oregon State University are studying a new approach to organize and route truck transportation that could save millions of dollars, improve the quality of life for truck drivers and make freight transportation far more ...