The first sod has been turned: Daimler’s wholly-owned commercial vehicle subsidiary Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) is starting construction of the new headquarters building on Swan Island in Portland, Oregon. The new building ...
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Alcoa Wheel & Transportation Products says the Ultra One is the world's lightest heavy-duty truck wheel that will help trucks shed pounds for increased payload and fuel efficiency. The 40-pound wheel is 47% lighter than steel wheels of ...
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GMC, a subsidiary of the American vehicle manufacturer General Motors (GM), has introduced the 2015 Sierra All Terrain HD pickup truck in the US with a four wheel drive (4WD) option. Launched in 2500HD and 3500HD in double cab and crew ...
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China Prime Minister Li Keqiang visited four African countries from May 4 to 11, 2014. And China signed a series of contracts with Africa, and Sinotruk stroked strategic cooperation with Nigerian Dangote Group. Sinotruk is the cradle of ...
Tags: Sinotruk, African Markets
Statistics show that orders of Sinotruk heavy vehicles reached 47,308 units in the first quarter of this year, increased by 22.91%, due to higher market demand. Sales of complete vehicles were 49,452, increased by 15.6%. Among them were ...
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Data from Automobile Association data showed a slight overall growth in the domestic commercial vehicle market. In January 2014, the monthly production of 70 companies in the auto market was 2,051,665, an increase of 4.44%, and the ...
Tags: Truck, Transportation, Auto Parts, Heavy Truck
Axalta Coating Systems, one among the leading North American manufacturers of heavy-duty truck coatings, has developed a special formulation of Diamond Red exclusively for Peterbilt to celebrate the company's 75th Anniversary. Peterbilt ...
Tags: Coating, truck coatings, Construction
PPG Industries has formed an agreement between the commercial coatings group of its automotive refinish business and Van Nay, LLC, to expand the line of ECK corrosion-prevention products that PPG distributes. PPG now offers the full line of ...
Tags: Commercial Coatings, ECK Products
At the beginning of 2014, Volvo Truck announces the “Volvo Trucks China Dream Program”, while it embraces its 80th anniversary in China. This program is based on the Volvo Trucks Public Driver Training held since 2012, aiming at ...
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Cummins Inc. reported higher fourth-quarter profit than the same period a year ago as sales increased in North America and Europe. Net income attributable to Cummins increased to $432 million in the quarter, or $2.33 a share, from $369 ...
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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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On January 7, 2014 the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) in China gave its approval of the establishment of a joint venture between the Volvo Group and Dongfeng Motor Group Company Limited. Before completion of the ...
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Swedish automotive manufacturer Volvo Group and Chinese Dongfeng Motor Group have received the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) approval for the establishment of a joint venture in China. The joint venture is subject to ...
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Clip-Lok SimPak has designed new boxes to transport heavy glass loads for a new line of heavy duty trucks. Clip-Lok boxes, which are part of heavy duty truck logistics, are flat-packable and reusable. The collapsible Clip-Lok 2P box, ...
Tags: Heavy Glass Loads, Packaging
Cummins has confirmed to US trucking publication Commercial Carrier Journal that it will be putting development of its 15-litre natural gas engine on hold, leaving the market devoid of a 15-litre product after Westport announced last year ...
Tags: Cummins, Nat-Gas Engine, Market Devoid of a 15-litre Product