Train Trailer Rentals has placed an order for 700 Manac trailers, which the company believes to be the single largest Canadian trailer order ever. "Seven hundred vans, one order, one basic specification is, to the best of my knowledge, ...
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It will come as little surprise to motor carriers that shippers have been the biggest benefactors of deregulation. A new Conference Board of Canada report, comparing a highly regulated environment (taxicabs) to a deregulated one (for-hire ...
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The Toronto Transportation Club (TTC) put down their razors for the month of November to support men's health. The month long "Movember" challenge strives to bring men's health, particulary mental health and prostrate cancer awareness, to ...
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Ancra Canada has named Mike Comstock western Canada regional sales manager for its cargo systems division products. Comstock brings more than 20 years of industry experience in the heavy-duty transportation industry at the fleet ...
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Michelin North America Inc. is recalling more than 1 million commercial light-truck tires sold in the United States. The company announced that it is recalling about 1.3 million of its Michelin LTX M/S commercial light-truck tires. While ...
Military branded garments sold at base retail stores owned by the US Department of Defense will comply with the Accord on Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh, thanks to a new bill. The House of Representatives has approved the defence ...
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Apparel trade associations on both sides of the Atlantic have drawn up a list of possible measures to be addressed in talks over a future transatlantic trade deal. Kevin Burke, president and CEO of the American Apparel & Footwear ...
Pembina Pipeline Corporation ("Pembina" or the "Company") (TSX: PPL; NYSE: PBA) announced today that it has reached binding commercial agreements to proceed with constructing approximately $2 billion in pipeline expansions (the "Phase III ...
China-based smartphone vendor Oppo Mobile is to challenge the sale of HTC Butterfly from HTC by promoting globally its 5-inch model, the Oppo Find 5, according to industry sources. The Oppo Find 5, launched in Beijing recently, is on par ...
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Schneider Electric announced a long-term agreement with North West Redwater Partnership (NWR) to engineer and build the electrical infrastructure within the NWR Sturgeon Refinery near Edmonton, Alta. "Schneider Electric has been ...
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A research team has found China's most promising natural gas hydrate deposits under the Pearl River, improving chances the icelike formations will ease the country's energy shortages, scientists said on Tuesday. The discovery showed about ...
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Cornell University engineers have developed a new Smartphone Cholesterol Application for Rapid Diagnostics, or ‘smartCARD’, that employs the Smartphone’s camera to read the cholesterol level. With this lifesaving app, ...
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China-based GreenStar Agricultural is set to complete the acquisition of Beichen Tomato Products in Bayannur City, Inner Mongolia, on 1 January 2014. The company has agreed to pay around C$4.2m ($4m) for Beichen Tomato's assets. The ...
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In October this year, the unemployment rate of the 34 Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) member countries remained stable at 7.9 percent, unchanged from the previous two months, according to new figures published ...
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Trelleborg and OK Tire sponsored the Canadian Cowboys' Association Finals that attracted 22,000 spectators. Trelleborg and OK Tire sponsored the 50th Anniversary Canadian Cowboys' Association Finals in November 2013 at the Brandt Center, ...
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