When I was a kid, my Dad often told me I could work hard or I could work smart. Truth be told, that lesson was sometimes slow to sink in. But it's one the end users of materials handling systems appear to be taking to heart as they are ...
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Preliminary data on August Class 8 truck net orders from FTR Associates is showing a healthy 11 percent improvement over July. So far, August orders are sitting at 19,178 units. Compared to a year ago, that's a 21 percent increase. ...
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Class 8 orders improved in August, according to the latest data from FTR Associates. However, for the third straight month, orders came in at under 20,000 units, pointing towards a lower annualized rate of 244,000 units. Preliminary ...
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All Tire Discounters Inc. stores are now stocking Falken brand tires. The company says its 86 Tire Discounters locations in Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana are carrying the high-performance tires from Falken Tire Corp. "Quality customer ...
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Japanese carmaker Nissan will introduce a newly-developed Cummins V8 turbo diesel engine in the new full-size Titan pickup truck. The new 5L V8 turbo diesel engine is claimed to generate an output of over 300hp with a torque of about ...
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Office manufacturers are starting to respond to the demand for collaborative workspaces by tearing down cubicle walls and offering innovative new visions for workspace, like Herman Miller's Public Office Landscape. With the economy picking ...
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Apsco, LLC recently announced the opening of a new APSCO Pumping Services location at 150 Commerce Drive in Aston (PA). Apsco Pumping Services? new Aston location provides the East Coast with industry leading Screwsucker? Pumps ? quiet ...
Source: Kickstarter Out of science fiction, or epic medieval legend, what if you could have the power to control your devices and information with a single, small object? Look no further, for now you can can possess your own digital ...
A new easy-to-carry water purifier that could give Marines and first-responders access to clean water wherever they go has successfully completed its first operational test. Funded by the US Office of Naval Research (ONR) and tested this ...
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Exploring ROI of Pneumatic Conveying from a Health and Safety PerspectiveDoan Pendleton, VP, VAC-U-MAX Workplace injuries in any organization take a bite out of profits. There is a wealth of data, statistics, and surveys from scores of ...
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Bicycle Retailer & Industry News is launching a weekly email newsletter that will deliver the top industry headlines published on our website directly to your inbox.? "While our web traffic continues to grow exponentially, we recognize ...
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The 2013 Ram 1500 has both muscled and finessed its way to the top of our full-sized pickup truck ratings. The updated truck delivered impressive performance in our tests, balancing work capability and refinement in a way that sees it ...
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The July US paraxylene contract price settled at 71 cents/lb ($1,565.27/mt), one cent lower from June's contract price, sources said Tuesday. The settlement is in line with market expectations of a 1-2 cents decline because of a weak spot ...
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Southern Alberta is the ideal place to showcase the towing capabilities of the new 2014 GMC Sierra. Alberta represents an important market to GMC, accounting for a quarter of its Canadian truck sales. The southern reaches of the province ...
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Hand and stick vacuums are small, lightweight picker-uppers meant for spilled cereal, dirty car interiors, and other messes too small to require lugging out the heavy equipment. They're also designed for quick surface pickup rather than the ...
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