According to the report of Weichai Power, its sales in heavy truck industry in the second half year will be estimated to grow compared with the same period of 2012 as the sales in the second half year are low, and hence, the sales in the ...
Tags: Heavy Trucks, Diesel Engines, Weichai Power
Transocean Ltd. (NYSE: RIG) (SIX: RIGN) today announced that a subsidiary has awarded contracts to Keppel FELS Limited's shipyard in Singapore for the construction of five Super B 400 Bigfoot Class jackup drilling rigs. The first rig is ...
Tags: Transportation, Logistics
The MoD plans to commission three new ocean-going Offshore Patrol Vessels for the Royal Navy in a deal that will sustain jobs in the UK's warship building industry. The new ships, which will be built by BAE Systems at their shipyards on ...
Scottish born Tom Johnstone schooled visitors at the opening of the Swedish manufacturing giant SKF’s new factory last week. TORONTO - - Poor lubrication causes about 36 percent of all bearing failures. And, the Vancouver Whitecaps ...
After joint fuel economy testing with ATDynamics, C.R. England will begin deploying TrailerTail equipment on 200 new trailers this November. ATDynamics says the adoption of their aerodynamic technology at C.R. England has the potential to ...
Tags: C.R., aerodynamics, improved, fuel, economy
The Jetpack from Biknd is a travel bag for road and mountain bikes that includes an inflatable wall system that acts like an airbag, absorbing any impacts the bag receives during transit. An adjustable rear axle allows users to fix their ...
Tags: Transportation, truck
Twenty-two years after racing with him on Team Z, Paul Willerton is teaming up with Greg LeMond again, at LeMond's new Minneapolis-based bike company. Willerton is the new marketing manager for LeMond's company, which introduced its first ...
Tags: Transportation
FTR's Trucking Conditions Index (TCI) reading of 9.97 in September continues to show a positive environment for trucking. The index is expected to peak in October following the impact of the newly enacted Hours of Service rules. There is ...
Tallman Truck Centre is now the exclusive distributor for Autocar trucks in Ontario. Tallman will provide the complete lineup of Autocar's class-8 low cabover engine (LCOE) vehicles, which complement the International truck lineup of ...
Tags: Transportation, Auto Parts, truck
This November 20th, International GIS (Geographic Information Systems) Day, the Canadian Transportation Research Forum (CTRF), in collaboration with the University of Ottawa, and with the support of Transport Canada, will be hosting a ...
Tags: GIS, conference, data
The Toronto Transportation Club this year celebrates its 100th anniversary. Trailcon Leasing’s John Foss is serving as president during this, the club’s milestone year. Editorial director and publisher Lou Smyrlis caught up with ...
Tags: John Foss, Toronto, transportation club, 100, anniversary
Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) launched the e-learning edition of its SmartDriver for Highway Trucking in 2011, and is now redeveloping the learning materials, with the support and guidance of numerous trucking industry stakeholders, to ...
The Toronto Transportation Club this year celebrates its 100th anniversary. Trailcon Leasing’s John Foss is serving as president during this, the club’s milestone year. Editorial director and publisher Lou Smyrlis caught up with ...
The Toronto Transportation Club this year celebrates its 100th anniversary. Trailcon Leasing’s John Foss is serving as president during this, the club’s milestone year. Editorial director and publisher Lou Smyrlis caught up with ...
Tags: Toronto, TTC, John Foss, industry club
A US fleet says it has extended drain intervals to 70,000 miles using Chevron Delo 400 LE SAE 15W-40 engine oil. R.E. West Transportation, based in Nashville, saw a 20,000-mile increase in its drain intervals, compared to the OEM ...