Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems has received renewal of a two-year regulatory exemption for its lane-departure warning system from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. The Elyria, Ohio, company’s AutoVue LDW system ...
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Full-length trailer tails may finally get the green light in Canada. The Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) says a change to Canadian Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 223 (CMVSS 223) could pave the way for the fuel-saving devices, which extend ...
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Navistar continues to be dogged by warranty issues related to its previous emissions strategy, and today announced a $154-million loss for the fourth quarter. Still, it was a marked improvement from the Q4 loss of $2.8 billion the company ...
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Meritor Wabco has announced its OnLane lane departure warning system now has the ability to record and save videos of critical safety events. “This additional and robust safety feature responds to specific needs of fleet customers ...
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In an earnings call today, ccTroy Clarke said the company’s Q4 loss was in part due to “unanticipated pre-existing warranty adjustments” for its EGR-only engines, but that the company is halfway through the maximum ...
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TransForce announced today it has met all the conditions required to close its deal to acquire Clarke Transport and Clarke Road Transport. The deal should conclude Jan. 1, 2014, the company announced. Clarke Transport is an LTL intermodal ...
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It's said in baseball that you can be a five-tool player: throw, run, field, hit, and hit with power, and that gets you a reward: a higher salary. Likewise, in M&A there are four "tool players": add-on, add-on between $25-50 million in ...
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This week, TransForce announced two new deals, back-to-back: an agreement with Waste Management of Canada Corporation and the approved acquisition of Clarke Transport Inc. The agreement with Waste Management allows TransForce to use about ...
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The Ontario Tories are pushing forward with their proposed biodiesel mandate and the Ontario Trucking Association is once again pushing back. The government wants to paint Ontario's trucks and buses a brighter shade of green with a ...
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Currently, there are no full length boat tails operating on Canadian highways, but that could soon change. Canadian Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 223 (CMVSS 223) published a regulation change that will allow for more "boat tail" designs ...
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Crates serve as a welcome addition to the small tools & assets you possess. Crates can be highly useful especially for storage purpose and for a number of other reasons as well. These days, manufacturers are supplying foldable crates which ...
Linfox has been awarded the Australian Defence Force's warehousing and distribution contract. Linfox will manage over 20 sites around Australia providing warehouse and distribution services of all defence inventory handled through the ...
The Toll Group has secured contracts with Coca-Cola Amatil(CCA)to provide a range of transportation services across Australia worth$380 million over five years. The initial five-year contract involves route distribution,bulk distribution ...
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Initial jobless benefit claims rose to their highest level since March in the week ended Dec.14,the Labor Department reported. The rise reflects fluctuations that usually happen around the end of the year due to holiday-related ...
Existing home sales declined 4.3%for the third consecutive month in November to the lowest level of the year,the National Association of Realtors said Dec.19. Sales fell to an annual rate of 4.9 million,the weakest pace since December ...
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