A record 94.5 million Americans will travel 50 or more miles this holiday season, AAA reported. That figure would be a 0.6% gain from 2012, the fifth consecutive annual increase, according to the motorist group. About 91% of travelers ...
Tags: Transportation, Truck
India-based PET manufacturing firm Chemco Group plans to open a new plastics packaging facility at the Bahrain International Investment Park (BIIP) in Salman Industrial City. With the new facility in Bahrain, the Chemco Group expects to ...
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November saw a decline in spot market freight volumes in Canada, according to the latest data from TransCore Link Logistics. Month-over-month volumes fell 9% compared to October, and were off 2% compared to November 2012, TransCore ...
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Navistar announced this morning that it has begun shipping International DuraStar trucks with the Cummins ISB 6.7-litre engine. The first such trucks were shipped from the company’s Escobedo, Mexico assembly plant. Navistar says ...
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As Kenworth celebrates its 90th anniversary, the truck maker took time recently to recognize the truck restorations completed by a couple of its biggest Canadian fans. Highlighted in a recent release were Gord Cooper of Calgary, Alta., ...
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Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation (NYSE: COG) today reported the execution of a definitive gas sale and purchase agreement with Pacific Summit Energy LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Sumitomo Corporation, under which Cabot has agreed to sell ...
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The world's largest auto market - China auto market will not stop growing by the end of this year. On December 10, the China association of automobile manufacturers said, the local sales of 1.7 million cars and light commercial vehicles, ...
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Expeditors International of Washington Inc. said it has chosen Jeffrey Musser to become CEO in March. Musser, currently Expeditors' chief information officer, will replace Peter Rose, who announced in October that he would retire. Rose ...
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Navistar reports a fourth quarter 2013 net loss of $154 million, or $1.91 per diluted share. But still, that's good when compared to the fourth quarter 2012 when Navistar reported a net loss of $2.8 billion, or $40.13 per diluted share. ...
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Anticorrosive coating rule table, the rule of law cathode. But once the anti-corrosion coating is damaged, exposed iron part will accelerate localized corrosion. Therefore, anti-corrosion coating and cathodic protection is relative to the ...
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An unusual surge in public construction in October pushed total construction spending to its highest level since May 2009 despite a dip in both private residential and nonresidential activity, according to an analysis of new Census Bureau ...
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On December 19, 2013 the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will implement its new Vessel General Permit (VGP), which will demand a technical solution that is currently unavailable to the marine industry. Unfortunately, ...
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TransForce Inc. said its acquisition of two units of Clarke Inc. will be completed by Jan. 1. All conditions for the acquisition to be finalized have been met, Montreal-based TransForce said Dec. 20. Terms were not disclosed for the deal, ...
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Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems has received renewal of a two-year regulatory exemption for its lane-departure warning system from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. The Elyria, Ohio, company’s AutoVue LDW system ...
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Although oil demand will continue to increase globally, it will become the fuel with the slowest consumption growth because of structural changes in the energy sector, experts said. China will surpass the United States, becoming the ...