Forty-five automotive professionals were recognized on Nov. 20, 2013, at the fall board meeting of the National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) held in Newport Beach, Calif. The annual awards banquet spotlights top ...
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North American truckers ordered more trucks in November 2013 than they did last year, according to commercial vehicle data analysts at Americas Commercial Transportation (ACT) Research. ACT researchers expect truck orders for Classes 5 ...
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Fleet Brake will open a new center in Regina in January 2014. "Our mobile customers have been asking us for our premier product and service solutions in Saskatchewan for many years," said John Bzeta, president of Fleet Brake. Fleet ...
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Through mounted into Hino trucks, Allison is contributing to the regular cleaning of one of the busiest road in Sydney-Sydney Harbor Tunnel. In March 2013, Sydney Harbor Tunnel Company purchased Hino GH1728 trucks equipped with Allison 3000 ...
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On November 29, the joint venture (Dongfeng Smith) of Chinese commercial vehicle manufacturer Dongfeng and German Smith completes the foundation-laying ceremony in Wuhan Economic and Technology Zone. The JV is another important step of ...
Production and sales data of JMC: in Nobemver, JMC produces 7483 units of Ford Quanshun light bus up by 32.19% year on year; the Quanshun light bus accumulates to 63951 units in 11 months, up by 23.47% year on year. JMC produces 8006 light ...
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On November 29, Shacman organizes an introduction meeting for new products in Chengdu, Sichuan province. More than a hundred of guests from energy enterprises, distributors, service providers and reassemble plants as well as user ...
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In an unreserved public auction in Montreal, Quebec, Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers, the world’s largest industrial auctioneer, will sell more than 2,900 pieces of equipment and trucks. Bids for the Montreal, QC auction can be made in ...
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Class 8 truck orders remained above 20,000 units in November, according to preliminary results from ACT Research. Classes 5-7 orders came in at 18,000 units and Class 8 orders totaled 21,200 units, ACT reported. "The 'Great OK' ...
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Driving for Profit returns Jan. 21, featuring Tom Kretsinger Jr., Truckload Carriers Association chairman and president of American Central Transport. Kretsinger will take part in the popular 'How We Did It' segment, in which he'll be ...
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Logistics provider Zenith Global Logistics has named Donna M. Adams as its customer service manager. In her new post, Adams will be responsible for day-to-day management of the customer service team, which handles delivery rescheduling, ...
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The Tire Industry Association (TIA) announced the 2014 schedule for its Certified Commercial Tire Service (CTS) Instructor Training and Certification classes in Baltimore, Md., and Denver, Colo. TIA says its Certified CTS Instructor ...
There’s a patchwork of regulation when it comes to the towing industry— out of Ontario’s 444 municipalities, only a handful have towing regulations and even those are not harmonized and don’t properly regulate ...
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GW Driver Training is planning on upgrading its services and facilities in order to address the truck driver shortage crisis in New Brunswick, and the first step to the initiative is a change of name, to CollègeTrans-Canada College. ...
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Apollo Tyres Ltd. has completed the sale of some assets in Africa to Sumitomo Rubber Industries (SRI) for $60 million. The deal allows SRI to acquire Apollo Tyres South Africa (ATSA), including the Ladysmith passenger car tyre plant, and ...
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