Manitoulin Group's announcement tonight that it will be purchasing all shares in major LTL player Vitran may be its biggest move of the year, but it's certainly not the first. Manitoulin, which has over 3,000 pieces of equipment and more ...
French manufacturing output in October this year increased slightly 0.4 percent compared to September, according to the statistics released by France's National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies (INSEE). In October, France's ...
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Line boring is applied to increase diameter of predrilled bore by cutting it inside. These machines are widely used because they can bore in a very short time and provide the great surface area. It bores holes in heavy construction ...
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The Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported Thursday increased US rail traffic for November 2013 over November 2012. Intermodal traffic in November totaled 1,007,549 containers and trailers, up 7.8 percent (73,004 units) compared ...
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Advance Engineered Products has named Krohnert Industries its Ontario distributor for bulk haul and vacuum tank trailers. Krohnert will serve as a full line agent for Advance, offering its aluminum, steel, stainless steel, bulk hauling ...
Weighing scales are basically the measuring instruments that can be used in order to determine particular weight or mass of any object. Being a measuring instrument, it is logically utilized in many commercial industries along with ...
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GREENVILLE, S.C. – After a disparaging report was issued by Performance Innovation Transport (PIT) claiming UnderTray systems failed to deliver fuel reduction costs, SmartTruck Systems shot back with a host of data supporting its ...
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On November 29, the joint venture (Dongfeng Smith) of Chinese commercial vehicle manufacturer Dongfeng and German Smith completes the foundation-laying ceremony in Wuhan Economic and Technology Zone. The JV is another important step of ...
The term trailer refers to vehicles which are employed in the transport of materials and goods. Trailers come in different shapes and sizes, each of which is devoted to its significant purpose. In general, trailer is a powerless vehicle ...
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French freight forwarding firm Norbert Dentressangle is investing multi-million pounds in 153 new trailers for use on its contract with brewing major Carlsberg. Norbert holds all of Carlsberg's UK primary distribution, including managing ...
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Continental is extending its offer with ContiTread, the Continental premium tread for cold retreading. "We are considerably extending the ContiTread™ range for our partners. In total we are offering ten new items for various ...
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Caravan Logistics has a new name and look. The company has been rebranded Caravan Group of Companies as part of a rebranding effort aimed at bringing Caravan’s complementary operating units under one corporate umbrella. The ...
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The Hertz Corporation (NYSE:HTZ) has announced that Hertz Equipment Rental Corporation (hertzequip.com) has relocated its Williston, North Dakota operations to a brand new, state-of-the-art facility that includes a 12,720 square foot ...
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Manitoulin Transport today announced it has acquired Smooth Freight out of Brandon, Man. Smooth Freight provides LTL and truckload services and storage trailer rentals to more than 300 communities in southern and western Manitoba, from ...
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Contrans Group has announced the acquisition of Guelph, Ont.-based Best Transfer. Best provides flatbed, tank and dry bulk transportation services. Contrans estimates it will add about $8 million in annual revenue to its operations. ...
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