Schneider National this week took delivery of its 25,000th Freightliner truck, which was specially decorated to mark the milestone. The company's newest Freightliner was decked out with all the latest options and driver features. ...
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WET BUT HAPPY: Driver Michael Darras has 3.3 million safe miles under his buckle. GREEN BAY WIS. -- Neither rain nor snow nor federal government shutdowns could stop Freightliner from delivering its 25,000th rig to Schneider National's ...
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German automaker Daimler has received an order from Spanish forwarding agent Primafrio for 400 Mercedes-Benz Actros trucks. This move is a part of the Spanish firm's effort to modernize its 750 vehicle fleet that specializes in the ...
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Daimler’s commercial vehicle subsidiary Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus (MFTBC) has reported the sale of one million commercial vehicles in Indonesia. Launched in 1970 in the Indonesian market, the company has been exporting ...
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The Innovative Composites Summit (I.C.S.), a program of strategic, technical and end-user conferences, will be presented in conjunction with the JEC Americas Composites Show & Conferences at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center, ...
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German automobile manufacturer Opel has initiated the testing of its specially-equipped Ampera at the Technical Institute Karlsruhe (KIT) in Stuttgart, Germany as a part of the intelligent Zero Emission Urban System (iZEUS) project. ...
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Jaguar Land Rover is in discussions with other car makers over a potential partnership on hybrid vehicles in a bid to reach European CO2 emissions targets. Jaguar Land Rover director of research and technology Wolfgang Epple told industry ...
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Mercedes-Benz do Brasil, a Brazilian subsidiary of The Daimler, has received orders to deliver 2,100 Mercedes-Benz bus chassis from four local transport services in Brasília, Brazil. These orders are awarded in a tender from ...
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Six partners, including Air Liquide, Daimler, Linde, OMV, Shell and Total, of the H2 Mobility initiative have signed an agreement to establish hydrogen refuelling network for fuel cell powered electric vehicles across Germany. The ...
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German automaker Daimler will build a new production plant in Iracemápolis, Sao Paulo, Brazil, to manufacture Mercedes-Benz cars for the local market. The company has signed a framework contract with Brazilian President Dilma ...
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Automakers from around the world have made a significant impact on the 2013 Boston Consulting Group’s (BCG) ranking of the most innovative companies. Traditionally the realm of technology and telecommunications companies, automotive ...
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Automotive parts supplier ZF Friedrichshafen has commenced production at its new EUR15m passenger car axle systems plant in Beijing, China. The company will assemble several 10,000 passenger car axle sets annually for its client Beijing ...
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According to Americas Commercial Trucking (ACT) Research, the average selling price of total reported Class 8 used trucks continued to hold up better than expected in August, 2013. “For the first seven months of this year, prices ...
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Daimler AG's truck division announces this Friday on Stuttgart that it sells 225,200 units of trucks in the first half year with a sales value of 15 billion Euro and a profit of 550 million Euro. In 2012, Daimler sells 462,000 units of ...
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Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) has rewarded 12 top-selling Detroit distributors, including two in Canada, with tickets to a Nascar Nationwide Series race in Charlotte, N.C. The winners were scored on their sales made between May 1 ...
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