Volvo’s new cloud-based Sensus Connect connectivity system will allow drivers to find and pay for parking from their car, pre-heat or pre-cool their car remotely, and quickly access Wikipedia and tens of thousands of digital radio ...
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Great Dane has expanded its dealer network with the addition of a new facility in Quebec. Great Dane of Montreal is the trailer sales division of trailer repair company Remorques St-Henri Inc. The new facility has 26 regular service bays ...
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Great Dane is adding a Montreal dealership to its Canadian distribution network. "Great Dane of Montreal is the trailer sales division of Remorques St-Henri Inc., which has recently positioned itself as the largest trailer repair ...
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Ford Performance Vehicles (FPV) has slashed more than $15,000 from the price of select models in its range as it enters its final year on the market. Confirmed to close at the end of 2014, Ford Australia’s homegrown go-fast division ...
The Opel Zafira would have been priced from $36,990 had the local division not closed its doors one week before the people-mover’s planned launch. Information on automotive specifications database Redbook reveals a two-grade line-up ...
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By Steve Doherty Director of National Accounts Accruit LLC and Jeff Nelson Managing Tax Director PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP With bonus depreciation having expired at the end of 2013, many trucking companies are staring down the ...
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The Subaru BRZ is now available for purchase directly from dealerships for the first time since its Australian launch, though, its previous free servicing offer has been dropped. On sale in dealerships from January 1, 2014, the ...
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The Women in Trucking Association and Navistar International Corp. are seeking candidates for the 2014 Influential Woman in Trucking award. The award recognizes women who make or influence key decisions in a corporate, manufacturing, ...
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Peterbilt Ontario Truck Centre has announced the opening of another full-service Peterbilt dealership to serve the Windsor-Essex region. "We are opening another full-service location in Windsor, Ont. to provide better service to our ...
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Tallman Truck Centre will now distribute Cobra aluminum dump trailers in Ontario. Cobra trailers will be sold at all Tallman dealerships, the company announced. "This distribution agreement with Cobra Trailers will allow us to enter ...
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From noodle bars to housekeeping services, personal spending is spreading cheer to the nooks and crannies of the Japanese economy. The Bank of Japan's December Tankan survey of business sentiment showed a major improvement in confidence ...
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TransX has taken delivery of the first of 150 new Peterbilt 579 tractors the company will be deploying. Company president Louie Tolaini accepted the keys from Peterbilt Canada's Matt Preston, at the Peterbilt Manitoba dealership. The ...
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The Krohnert Industries dealerships now have full access to Advance Engineered Products' entire line of bulk hauling specialty trailers, parts, engineering support and access to service facilities across Canada. Krohnert is a 65-year ...
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Which competitor provides the biggest challenge to your profitability? Is it a tire company-owned store? Sears? Sam's Club? Perhaps your local muffler shop takes business away from you. Or are independent dealers your strongest ...
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Advance Engineered Products has named Krohnert Industries its Ontario distributor for bulk haul and vacuum tank trailers. Krohnert will serve as a full line agent for Advance, offering its aluminum, steel, stainless steel, bulk hauling ...