Intermodal rail volume for February rose 1.1% compared with the same time last year, the Association of American Railroads reported. Intermodal volume rose to 993,807 units in February, the 51st consecutive year-over-year monthly ...
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A 4-wheel-drive version of the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter van will reach showrooms around the beginning of 2015. It will feature an all-new 4x4 system that functions without a traditional transfer case, Mercedes-Benz Van Operations General ...
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China's auto production and sales is dominating in the world for five consecutive years. China's top ten automobile group continues to run, but the gap between each other more and more big. SAIC, Dongfeng Motor Group, FAW group, the ...
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NTEA, the Association for the Work Truck Industry, has announced the opening of its first Canadian office. The association also named Mark Woody, president of Palfinger North America in Niagara Falls, Ont. its new president at the Work ...
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Isuzu Commercial Truck of Canada Inc. has changed the way its Canadian operations are managed. The company has hired a former General Motors of Canada executive, Andy Craig, to become director of Canada operations. The position is a new ...
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ATDynamics says it will be packaging its trailer tails with trailer side skirts, to provide complete packages capable of improving fuel economy by 9.6-11.2%. The move is being made in anticipation that the Obama Administration's new fuel ...
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Navistar announced it will be adding selective catalytic reduction (SCR) aftertreatment to its MaxxForce 9 and 10 engines, completing its mid-range engine transition to SCR. The company already offered the Cummins ISB 6.7 engine in its ...
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Highway traffic congestion in the United States grew 6% in 2013 compared with the previous year, more than three times the rate of inflation, according to traffic tracking firm Inrix Inc. The rate compared with the gross domestic product ...
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Factory orders declined 0.7% in January, the Commerce Department reported March 6. The decline followed a revised 2% decline in December that was larger than initially reported. Durable goods orders dropped 1% in January. Orders for ...
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U.S. workers' productivity rose in the fourth quarter at a slower rate than previously estimated, the Labor Department reported. Productivity increased at a 1.8% annual rate from October to December, down from a previously estimated 3.2%, ...
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Michelin North America introduced two tires for the backhoe sector at the Conexpo-Con/Agg construction equipment show here March 5. The Power CL is the company's first bias-ply tire for the backhoe market, said James Crouch, compact ...
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China's new energy vehicles run all the way in 2013. The statistics form the China association of automobile manufacturers showed that China's new energy automobile production 17533 vehicles in 2013, up by 39.7% over the previous year, pure ...
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Allison Transmission says it has developed a new fuel-efficiency package that can improve fuel mileage by 20%. The FuelSense package will initially be offered in the Freightliner M2 106 medium-duty truck. The system automatically adapts ...
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UPS Inc. said it is planning to purchase 1,000 propane-fueled delivery trucks and install 50 fueling stations at its facilities, representing a $70 million investment. The trucks will replace diesel- and gasoline-fueled vehicles in ...
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Replacement activity for older commercial trucks will drive growth in the work truck industry, and the sector will outpace the overall economy thanks to uneven business and consumer confidence, trade industry executives said here. ...
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