Ancra Canada has named Mike Comstock western Canada regional sales manager for its cargo systems division products. Comstock brings more than 20 years of industry experience in the heavy-duty transportation industry at the fleet ...
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Registrations of used commercial vehicles rose 7.8% in the first nine months of 2013 over the same period last year, according to auto data firm R.L. Polk & Co. About 527,500 used commercial vehicles were registered in that timeframe, the ...
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Schneider National Inc. said it is launching a new company owned and managed fleet of intermodal freight chassis. The fleet will help solve the problem of the lack of access to quality chassis when and where shippers need them, Schneider ...
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Load-board activity in November fell 9.5%, led by flatbed loads, but increased on a year-over-year basis, according to DAT, a load board owned by TransCore. Load availability dropped 21% for flatbeds and 5% for refrigerated loads, DAT ...
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Ford Motor Co. said it will add 5,000 jobs in the United States and launch 23 new vehicles globally in the upcoming year. "Next year, we are embarking on our most ambitious global launch year ever" said Raj Nair, group vice president for ...
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Gordon Exel, vice president of sales and marketing at Westport Innovations Inc., will become president of Cummins Westport Inc. in January, the company announced. Exel will serve throughout 2014, the last of three years in which Westport ...
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New cars and trucks sold in the United States during the 2012 model year returned an average of 23.6 mpg in combined city and highway driving, a record figure for fuel economy, the Associated Press reported. The gains, measured across all ...
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The New York State Motor Truck Association and the Teamsters have sent a joint letter to Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) urging him to sign a private contractor bill supported by the truckers and labor. Under state law, Cuomo has until Dec. 31 to ...
Parcel carrier FedEx Corp. said its income grew 14% in its fiscal second quarter, driven largely by improvements in its Express airfreight unit. Net income was $500 million, or $1.57 per share in the quarter ended Nov. 30, compared with ...
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V8 Supercars has announced a six-year, $241 million media deal with Foxtel, Fox Sports and the Ten Network that will shift coverage away from its current home on the Seven Network from 2015. Comprising $196 million cash and $45 million of ...
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Former federal government minister Greg Combet has been appointed South Australia’s automotive transformation coordinator in a role that will see him oversee the evolution of the industry over the coming years. The appointment ...
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The 27th edition of Summernats is gearing up for motoring fans in Canberra come January and CarAdvice has five double season passes to give away. The 26th edition in January this year attracted more than 100,000 people and Summernats 2014 ...
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Specifications for the production version of the Citroen DS3 Cabrio Racing have been announced, largely mirroring its concept variant seen earlier this year at the Goodwood Festival of Speed. Sharing the concept car’s matte grey ...
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The finalists for the 2014 European Car of the Year (COTY) award have been announced, with seven cars still in contention for the title. European manufacturers dominate the list of finalists, with only two non-European carmakers still in ...
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McLaren may be the first manufacturer to eliminate the need for windscreen wiper blades, with reports the British supercar manufacturer is developing a system reliant on sound waves. UK media reports McLaren is designing a system adapted ...
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