Penske Truck Leasing has opened a new truck rental, leasing and maintenance facility in Phoenix, US that has a worth of $6m. The new facility has a footprint of 24,000sqft and is built on a 10acres land that is located at 1945 West Hilton ...
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Japan based Yokohama Rubber has signed a contract for the construction of a commercial truck tire plant in West Point, Mississippi in the US. The company will initially invest $300m in the facility, while the potential plant expansions ...
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ALTe Powertrain Technologies (ALTe) and China-based Henan Benma Company (Benma) have signed an agreement to form a new commercial vehicle manufacturing joint venture (JV) company in China. The new original equipment manufacturing (OEM) ...
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AMP Holding's subsidiary Amp Trucks has acquired Workhorse Custom Chassis, a wholly owned member of Navistar International in the US. The acquisition includes Workhorse's brand, logo, IP, patents, and the assembly plant, which has annual ...
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US based truck and engine maker Navistar has introduced the International TerraStar 4x4 commercial truck at the ongoing 2013 National Truck Equipment Association (NTEA) Work Truck Show being held at Indianapolis in the US. The truck is ...
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Penske Truck Leasing is retrofitting 5,000 of its 2012 and 2013 model semi tractors in its commercial truck rental fleet with new LED headlights from Truck-Lite. Penske says it's the first and only commercial rental operation to offer ...
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US automaker Chrysler has unveiled the 2014 Ram ProMaster commercial truck at the ongoing Chicago Auto Show. The truck is powered by the 3 L I-4 EcoDiesel Pentastar V-6 engine paired to six-speed manual controlled transmission that ...
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California-based Balqon has launched the ZEVQON electric vehicle (EV) motor controllers for zero emission commercial truck and bus markets. The ZEVQON uses the insulated-gate bipolar transistor (IGBT) technology to convert battery DC ...
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December 31, 2012 - Fleet managers from all industries can now register for The Work Truck Show 2013 to learn techniques to improve their operations, put on by the National Truck Equipment Association (NTEA) in Indianapolis, Ind., March ...
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Penske Truck Leasing today announced it is retrofitting 5,000 of its 2012 and 2013 semi-tractors currently within its commercial truck rental fleet with new, cutting-edge LED headlights from Truck-Lite. Penske is the first and only ...
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The proposed joint venture between medium, heavy trucks and mid-range diesel engines manufacturer Navistar and Chinese truck maker Anhui Jianghuai Automobile (JAC) has received a formal approval from the Chinese government. The new engine ...
Tags: heavy trucks, mid-range diesel engines, engine production facility
US based automotive supplier Cooper Standard is planning to introduce its new global Performance Products Group at the upcoming 2012 Automotive Aftermarket Products Expo (AAPEX) to be held in Las Vegas during 29 October to 01 November 2012. ...
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US based auto insurance provider Insurance Calculator has absorbed AutoInsuranceCalculatorUSA.com and AutoInsuranceCalculatorUSA.net into the company's domain portfolio, in an effort to secure its brand online. Insurance Calculator Inc ...
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SmartTruckRoute app has been updated to include text to speech voice instructions and a navigation panel for turn by turn navigation promoting the app to be able to used as a primary means of navigation for truck drivers. BOSTON, MA, ...
Tags: navigation panel, GPS, Android application, Global Positioning Systems