It's said in baseball that you can be a five-tool player: throw, run, field, hit, and hit with power, and that gets you a reward: a higher salary. Likewise, in M&A there are four "tool players": add-on, add-on between $25-50 million in ...
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This week, TransForce announced two new deals, back-to-back: an agreement with Waste Management of Canada Corporation and the approved acquisition of Clarke Transport Inc. The agreement with Waste Management allows TransForce to use about ...
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The Ontario Tories are pushing forward with their proposed biodiesel mandate and the Ontario Trucking Association is once again pushing back. The government wants to paint Ontario's trucks and buses a brighter shade of green with a ...
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Currently, there are no full length boat tails operating on Canadian highways, but that could soon change. Canadian Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 223 (CMVSS 223) published a regulation change that will allow for more "boat tail" designs ...
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U.S. Xpress equips their fleet's 2014 Freightliner Cascadia trucks with Truck-Lite's LED headlights. "Safety is always a key concern when we spec equipment. We look to be innovative and investigate those technologies that not only meet or ...
The Tire Retread & Repair Information Bureau (TRIB) has joined forces with the American Commercial Tire Network (ACTN) to launch a video that highlights the environmental benefits of tire retreading. The video can be seen on TRIB's ...
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Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.announced two changes to its company finance leadership team that will be effective The company's board of directors has elected Scott Honnold, currently vice president and treasurer, to the role of vice ...
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The Delaware Supreme Court has dismissed Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.'s appeal of a lower court's partial ruling on the single issue of whether Apollo Tyres Ltd. used reasonable best efforts to reach an agreement with the United Steelworkers. ...
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"Our HTL1 ContiTread (a retread for the HTL1, pictured) and HDR2 Eco Plus drive tire... will help lower your overall driving costs for 2014 and beyond," says Paul Williams, Continental's executive vice president for truck tires, the ...
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Tire Discounters Inc. plans to open a dozen locations in the Nashville, Tenn., area by early 2015. The company's latest expansion will begin in spring 2014 with the opening of a store the city of Nashville. The company anticipates opening ...
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The US Department of Energy (DoE) has announced over $7m in funding for projects that bring cost-effective, advanced hydrogen and fuel cell technologies online faster. This investment will be used for four projects in Georgia, Kansas, ...
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American auto-parts manufacturer BorgWarner has entered into an agreement to purchase all shares in C and its general partner. Gustav Wahler is a producer of exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) valves, EGR tubes and thermostats with locations ...
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2013 is a rewarding year for FAW Jiefang who sees a sales volume totaling 188,000 units and makes breakthroughs in several segments of the market. Learnt from FAW Jiefang's Annual Business Conference 2014 on December 15, 2013, FAW Jiefang ...
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EBV Elektronik is launching a new vertical segment website for all customers, markets and applications in the automotive area. The microsite content ranges from general information on the subject to detailed descriptions of applications. ...
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The 27th edition of Summernats is gearing up for motoring fans in Canberra come January and CarAdvice has five double season passes to give away. The 26th edition in January this year attracted more than 100,000 people and Summernats 2014 ...
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