The U.S. Department of Transportation has issued guidelines to help states develop programs to require first-time drunken driving offenders use ignition interlocks that prevent them from operating vehicles after drinking. The release of ...
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Ryder System Inc.'s board said it has approved the repurchase of up to 2 million shares of its common stock. The truck leasing company said the buyback is to help offset the dilutive effect of shares issued under its employee compensation ...
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After five years of construction, B.C.'s South Fraser Perimeter Road was opened to traffic in December, providing better access to Vancouver ports and helping de-congest the region's roads. "The SFPR will provide an efficient and ...
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Canadian shippers paid carriers 0.8 percent more for ground transportation in October than they did in September, according to the Canadian General Freight Index (CGFI). "This is the third consecutive month of total cost increases," said ...
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Manitoulin Transport stood to acquire the Canadian operations of Vitran Corp. until earlier this week. What changed? TransForce offered to pay $6.50 per share, beating out Manitoulin's offer of US $6.00, effectively starting a bidding ...
Details of the new additions to Nissan Australia’s showroom in 2014. Nissan X-Trail (Q2) Highlighted by softer, more rounded exterior styling, a more premium cabin and the first-time inclusion of seating for seven, the all-new ...
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In November this year, new commercial vehicle registrations grew by 8.9 percent year on year in the European Union, totaling 152,439 units, according to the European Automobile Manufacturers' Association (ACEA). The month counted on average ...
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It’s time for Canada to develop a new approach to financing, building and repairing the nation’s aging infrastructure, according to a white paper recently published by the Van Horne Institute. The Van Horne Institute, a leader ...
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In November this year, Mexico's car and light commercial vehicle production decreased by 3.51 percent year on year to 255,695 units. In given period, country's cars and light commercial vehicles exports increased by 2.3 percent year on year ...
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On December 23, 2013, Beiben Annual Business Conference 2014 is grandly held in Baotou, Inner Mongolia. At the conference, Beiben releases the sales data in 2013: by November 25, 2013, Beiben sells 15745 units in total, 14326 units of which ...
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Chongqing Machinery & Electric Co., Ltd (CQME) is engaged to manufacturing and sales of parts of commercial vehicles, general machinery, and numerically-controlled machine took and power facility, covering sectors of machinery, automobile ...
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Natural gas trucks grow very fast in the past three years. Looking back the market, Chinese manufacturers differ from each other in performance. SHACMAN, however, has been leading the market forward through 7,000 units of sales in 2012 and ...
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Despite of a depressed Chinese commercial vehicle market, Foton remains leading the industry ahead. It is estimated Foton will receive a rewarding year by over 660,000 units of production and sales. It is worthy of noticing that Foton, the ...
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A series of roundtables on Canada’s transportation policies for the 21st century, held earlier this year, determined it is time for the country to develop a new approach to repairing, building and financing aging infrastructure. The ...
For trucks with trailers, slippery winter roads and downhill gradients represent a tough challenge for even the most skilled of drivers. There is always the risk of the rig becoming unstable and, in the worst-case scenario, starting to ...
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