GMC introduced a redesigned midsize Canyon pickup for the 2015 model year, the manufacturer announced. Available in extended- and crew-cab bodies, the Canyon will derive base power from a 4-cylinder gasoline engine that produces an ...
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Jasper Engines & Transmissions has appointed a new leader to its transmission division. The company announced that eight-year veteran Sara Schmidt will take over as the division’s manager. Most recently, she served as manager of the ...
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Construction employment increased by 122,000 workers in December 2013 versus year-ago levels, the Associated General Contractors said. Construction employment totaled 5.8 million people in December, an increase of 2.1% over year-ago ...
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Jaclyn O'Laughlin WASHINGTON – The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is close to releasing proposals to require electronic logging devices in all trucks and to establish a clearinghouse of positive drug and alcohol tests ...
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Bob Schatz for TT Commercial truck dealer Rush Enterprises said it has acquired the assets of dealerships in Indiana and Illinois and interests of Idealease of Chicago for $145 million. Rush said its subsidiary acquired assets of CIT ...
Navistar Inc. said it has redesigned its online truck configuration tool to allow customers to virtually design several models. The tool allows users to view different configurations of International, ProStar, DuraStar and TerraStar ...
Replica Optimus Prime truck to welcome visitors, while extensive branding is planned at Olympia. 2014 is set to be a big year for the Transformers brand. Not only is it the brand’s 30th anniversary, but the highly anticipated ...
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A special crop, pulse and canola processor has signed a major delivery contract, thanks to its trucking capabilities. Pacific Coast Canola (PCC), a Seattle, Washington-based subsidiary of Legumex Walker Inc. (which is headquartered in ...
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Truck manufacturer Paccar is recalling even more Kenworth truck models than they previously announced on Jan. 1. On Jan. 1, Paccar issued a recall for 5,087 year 2014 Kenworth T170, T270, T370, T440, T470, T660, T680, T700, T880, and W900 ...
Dieppe, NB — Trucks For Change Network is expanding its reach into Atlantic Canada. Oakville, Ontario-based Trucks For Change (T4C), which was founded in 2011 to allow carriers a way to offer reduced-rate or donated truck capacity ...
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TORONTO, On. -- Trucking industry professionals providing services such as accounting, real estate, M&A, consulting, legal and paralegal, now have a dynamic new place to market their services to more than 20,000 for-hire and private ...
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ATHENS, GA — Carrier Transicold has updated the line of applications used to monitor refrigerated trucks, trailers and containers. The company has released TRU-Tech and TRU-View, two computer programs designed to replace its ...
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Covenant Transportation Group Inc. said it expects fourth-quarter 2013 net income of 18 cents to 22 cents a share, compared with 10 cents a share in the previous year's quarter. Covenant attributed the improved earnings forecast to higher ...
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American Trucking Associations appointed Curtis Shewchuk of Con-way Inc. as chairman of the group's Homeland Security Policy Committee, ATA said Jan. 14. Shewchuk is chief security officer of Con-way, based in Ann Arbor, Mich. He replaces ...
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Tom Strickland/Bloomberg News Engine maker Cummins Inc. confirmed that it has "paused" the development of its planned 15-liter natural-gas engine due to "market timing uncertainty." The company said it will re-evaluate the demand and ...
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