It has been a mediocre first half of the year for new truck orders, but a spectacular one for Freightliner relative to its competition. Mark Lampert, senior vice-president of sales and marketing, today projected 2013 will end with Class 8 ...
Tags: Freightliner, Cascadia Evolutions
Hirzel Canning Co. & Farms, the family-owned and operated company that produces the Dei Fratelli brand, has added Dei Fratelli Truly Tomatoes to its extensive line of tomato products. The three product varieties include Petite Cut Tomatoes ...
U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) have introduced legislation that would help consumers distinguish between dietary supplements that are safe and those that have potentially serious side-effects or drug ...
Tags: Supplements Labels, Medicine, Packaging, Printing
Lafarge West Africa has reportedly signed an MoU with the Engu State Commissioner for Commerce and Industry, Nigeria, which paves the way for a new cement plant to commence operations next year. Speaking on behalf of the state, Dr Jude ...
Tags: Cement, Construction
Does your company have a driver retention problem, or is it actually a recruitment issue? Tamara Miller, director of programs and services with Trucking HR Canada said the two causes of turnover should not be lumped together. She noted an ...
Tags: Transportation, Auto Parts
The Ettamogah Rail Hub is set to expand its services to Brisbane after being awarded one of the largest regional freight contracts in the country. The rail hub has announced a new twice-weekly service from Albury to Brisbane after ...
Tags: Regional Rail Service
Upholstery and case goods supplier Flexsteel Inds. has renewed the lease on its Las Vegas showroom for three more years. Flexsteel's three contiguous showrooms total 20,653 square feet and are in spaces A-530, A-526 and A-520. For the ...
Tags: Furniture, Furnishing
The U.S. National Security Agency and Department of Justice exceeded their legal authority to conduct surveillance when collecting the telephone records of millions of U.S. residents, several U.S. lawmakers said Wednesday. Several members ...
Tags: Computer Products, Phone Records
The computer hardware and software graphics market will grow in the coming years as applications become visually demanding, and employment opportunities in the field will expand, according to a study released on Tuesday. Sales of graphics ...
Tags: Graphics Market, Computer Products, software
The International Monetary Fund said in its Wednesday report that China should initiate another round of effective economic reforms to sustain its growth, as domestic risks to the economy grow, Reuters reported. The IMF hasn't changed its ...
Tags: Economic Reforms, IMF
The results of the quarterly Manufacturers Alliance for Productivity and Innovation (MAPI) Business Outlook point to a degree of renewed momentum in manufacturing activity over the next three to six months. The survey's composite index is ...
THE Australian dollar lost some ground as minutes of the US Federal Reserve's last meeting hinted that the central bank was more likely to unwind its stimulus measures before the mid-2014 target. At 6.30am AEST the local unit was trading ...
Tags: economy
Total Australian truck sales for the first six months of 2013 registered 15,074 units, reports the Truck Industry Council (TIC). This is the best result since the record first half established in 2008, just prior to the Global Financial ...
Tags: Truck, Transportation
The industry must regain momentum in a competitive landscape that is proving increasingly competitive, by focusing on the sustainability of products and processes. This is the strong message put forward at the annual assembly of ACIMIT (the ...
Tags: Textile
IN another wild swing that extended the volatile start to the financial year, the stockmarket rebounded to sit 1.1 per cent higher after fresh data pointed to a strengthening US economy. Materials and energy stocks led the recovery from ...
Tags: US economy, market, economy