Full-length trailer tails may finally get the green light in Canada. The Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) says a change to Canadian Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 223 (CMVSS 223) could pave the way for the fuel-saving devices, which extend ...
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Navistar continues to be dogged by warranty issues related to its previous emissions strategy, and today announced a $154-million loss for the fourth quarter. Still, it was a marked improvement from the Q4 loss of $2.8 billion the company ...
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TransForce announced today it has met all the conditions required to close its deal to acquire Clarke Transport and Clarke Road Transport. The deal should conclude Jan. 1, 2014, the company announced. Clarke Transport is an LTL intermodal ...
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FPInnovations’ Performance Innovation Transport (PIT) is bringing its popular Energotest concept to the US, with trials slated to take place Feb. 3-7 in Texas. The testing will be conducted at the Continental Truck Tires Uvalde ...
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OAO NOVATEK (“NOVATEK” and/or the “Company”) announced today that the Board of Directors of Yamal LNG approved a final investment decision (“FID”) for the Yamal LNG project, consisting of the development ...
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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Peabody Energy (NYSE: BTU) and China's Shenhua Group today announced they have entered into an agreement to create Sino-Pacific Coal Trading Corporation Pte. Ltd., a Singapore-based joint-venture company that will supply Shenhua's growing ...
CEVA Logistics, one of the world’s leading global supply chain management companies, today announced a renewal of business with Ford Motor Company in which CEVA will provide a range of logistics functions for Ford’s Kentucky ...
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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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Crates serve as a welcome addition to the small tools & assets you possess. Crates can be highly useful especially for storage purpose and for a number of other reasons as well. These days, manufacturers are supplying foldable crates which ...
TTI, Inc., the leading global distributor of interconnect, passive, electromechanical and discrete components, has signed a distribution agreement with the PKC Group to become the first authorized distributor of their component products to ...
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The Toll Group has secured contracts with Coca-Cola Amatil(CCA)to provide a range of transportation services across Australia worth$380 million over five years. The initial five-year contract involves route distribution,bulk distribution ...
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Diana Containerships Inc. announces the sale of a Panamax container vessel, the m/v Spinel Thursday, Dec 19, 2013 Diana Containerships Inc. (NASDAQ: DCIX), a global shipping company specializing in the ownership of containerships, today ...
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