ALLENTOWN, Pa. — Mack Trucks’ new president of North American sales and marketing said the company has set its sights on reaching 10% market share this year by growing its over-the-road truck business while retaining its ...
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Pivotal LNG and WesPac Midstream LLC selected to serve TOTE's LNG vessels in Jacksonville, Florida Monday, Feb 10, 2014 Pivotal LNG, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of AGL Resources (NYSE: GAS), and WesPac Midstream LLC (WesPac) today ...
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Sylectus, a provider of Web-based transportation management software, said its mobile application is available for the iPhone. The Omnitracs subsidiary launched its Sylectus Mobile app for Android devices last year. Sylectus said the ...
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US for-hire truck tonnage fell 4.3% in January, but you can blame the weather. The American Trucking Associations said its tonnage index was still up 1.2% year-over-year. The softening from December was attributed to winter storms, and ...
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Enjoying a strong uptick in market share in 2013 and its strongest orders this January since the heady days of 2006, Daimler Trucks North America is cautiously optimistic about the rest of the year and further extending its market ...
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For the Conti EcoPlus HT3, Continental engineers developed an all new, fuel efficient tread design, with four longitudinal grooves and a reduced void area. Continental Tire the Americas LLC announced the launch of the Conti EcoPlus HT3, ...
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Power management company Eaton today announced its support of new deadlines on national fuel economy and greenhouse gas emission standards for medium and heavy-duty vehicles, including 18-wheelers, sanitation trucks, buses, and other large ...
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Railcar manufacturer FreightCar America estimates there were 16,500 coal cars in storage at the end of 2013, the lowest level since early 2012, the company said Wednesday. Reporting its quarterly earnings, the Chicago-based company said ...
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Mexico's main trucking association has filed a $30 billion arbitration action against the United States over the country's refusal to fully allow Mexican carriers to operate within U.S. boundaries. The Cámara Nacional del ...
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Truck tonnage rose 1.2% in January, held back by a series of nationwide winter storms, American Trucking Associations announced. The impact of the storms was illustrated by the 4.3% drop from December, the largest sequential decline in ...
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The unrelenting winter of 2014 delivered another massive storm last week, bringing with it more economic uncertainty and higher fuel prices. For the second time in less than a month, much of the southeastern United States battled a major ...
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First customers will benefit from complete sets of MacGregor's new three-tier-high plate construction type lashing bridges Friday, Feb 14, 2014 MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has secured an order for lashing bridges for three 18,000 TEU ...
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Maxim Truck & Trailer has hired a fluid and filtration specialist, to help customers in Manitoba and Saskatchewan to better understand these requirements. Kevin Webster, who has spent 17 years in industry sales and customer service roles, ...
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The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has revoked a Mexico-based carrier's authority to do business in the United States after a compliance review resulted in a "conditional" safety rating. In the Dec. 20 review, officials found ...
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Workforce equipment,technology,regulations and demographics continue to change,but truck driving has and will always be more than a job—it's a lifestyle.Perhaps nothing illustrates this more today than watching drivers use smart ...