The month of June saw $93.5 billion of freight moved between the U.S., Canada, and Mexico, with trucks hauling the majority of that freight. According to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) of the U.S. Department of ...
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Menasha Packaging has introduced its new carded blister packaging X Card, which uses a cohesive application system and eliminates the heat and dwell time. According to the US-based graphic consumer packaging provider, the new blister ...
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Japanese carmaker Honda has introduced two new experimental safety technologies for decreasing the collisions between automobiles and pedestrians as well as motorcycles. The new safety systems include vehicle-to-pedestrian (V2P) and ...
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Gov. Nathan Deal announced that Shaw Industries Group, Inc. will build a new facility in Bartow County to manufacture modular carpet tiles. The company is expected to make an $85 million investment in Georgia and create 500 new jobs. ...
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It's not just grandmas anymore. E-bike riders are getting younger and the product needs to reflect this change in demographic, according to Marcel Geurts, senior e-product manager at Cannondale, which launched three new models yesterday; ...
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel delivered the opening address at Eurobike yesterday, highlighting the important role of bicycles as part of the transportation system and as an economic driver. Addressing an invite-only audience of media ...
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MacGregor systems provide flexible cement handling for new Japanese cement carrier. A new self-loading/unloading cement carrier for Japanese Taiheiyo Engineering Co will feature MacGregor cement handling systems designed to carry three ...
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Canadian automotive shipments plunged in the first half of 2013, according to an analysis by DesRosiers Automotive Consultants. The industry analyst said the total value of all shipments in the vehicle assembly sector fell 5.8% from ...
By 2050, there will be two billion vehicles in the world - 1.2 billion more than today - doubling energy demand from 2000 levels, and most of them will still be powered by conventional liquid fuels. Meanwhile, every single litre of diesel ...
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As work continues towards the development of a new heavy-duty engine oil category, presently known as PC-11, early indications are that fuel savings could be in store for fleets. The API PC-11 engine oil category is slated to be rolled ...
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As part of its focused investment strategy on the U.S. Gulf Coast to integrate advantaged shale gas, The Dow Chemical Company confirmed the locations for expanding four of the Company’s leading brand franchises in Texas and Louisiana. ...
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PPG Industries' (NYSE: PPG) fiber glass business has received certification from Germanischer Lloyd (GL), a leading international certification body in the wind energy industry, for technical competence in the field of mechanical and ...
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Are beer drinkers more environmentally conscious than wine drinkers? Not to whine about wine, but the recycling rate for wine bottles is 34 percent nationwide versus 41 percent for beer and soda bottles, according to the Glass Packaging ...
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The news from Open Cycle — the mountain bike brand formed by Cervélo?co-founder Gerard?Vroomen and former BMC chief executive Andy Kessler — is a new color for the company's one product, a carbon hardtail 29er called the ...
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Gates Carbon Drive has come a long way from its early days dressing up single-speed mountain bikes with near silent running and hassle-free—i.e., chain lube-free—maintenance. The company has racked up partnerships with a ...
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