Eaton has named Dave Karnes its new vice-president, sales, North American Truck. He'll report to Tim Sinden, president of Eaton's North America truck operations. Most recently, Karnes served as director, Roadranger field sales and ...
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Jasper Engines & Transmissions, in Jasper, Ind., said it has expanded its remanufactured General Motors 5.3L V-8 engine offering to several 2010 through 2013 Chevrolet, GMC and Hummer models. The GM remanufactured engine is available for ...
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Many Chinese designers are dedicated to creating new products to better the manufacture and our daily life. "The Beauty of Made in China", a national competition of industrial designs, aim to dig out the most creative ones and tell you What ...
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Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) has announced it will begin rewarding customer loyalty through its Truck Bucks program. The program will reward customers with parts and service specials from Freightliner, Western Star, Detroit and ...
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Trailer Wizards announced it's expanding its current location in Cornwall to provide a better link between Toronto and Montreal. The company leased a four-acre yard at 18001 Glenn Road in October 2012, which sits across the street from ...
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Auto parts manufacturer Johnson Controls has entered into a definitive agreement with Visteon to offload its automotive electronics business for $265m. As a part of the deal, Visteon will acquire Johnson Controls' instrument cluster, ...
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Cars that park themselves, radar-guided safety sensors and infotainment systems with web access; automakers are competing for customers who now expect constant innovation. The speed at which the new features are migrating from premium ...
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Tom Strickland/Bloomberg News Engine maker Cummins Inc. confirmed that it has "paused" the development of its planned 15-liter natural-gas engine due to "market timing uncertainty." The company said it will re-evaluate the demand and ...
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Hybrid Technology, led by Hong Kong billionaire Richard Li, has bid $55 million for Fisker Automotive's assets, just days after a bankruptcy judge in Delaware rejected Hybrid's plan to take over the failed electric-vehicle maker in a ...
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YRC Worldwide's truck drivers and other employees, represented by Teamsters Union, have rejected a proposal to extend the current labour contract to 2019. Members voted over the past several weeks and ballots were counted Thursday. The ...
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Many U.S. carriers expect to grow capacity and plan to replace aging trucks, according to a survey by Transport Capital Partners. Since the HOS rules caused fewer hours per day utilization of equipment, carriers are being pushed to ...
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Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc. reported Wednesday an adjusted loss per share of $(0.18) and a loss per share of $(0.23) for its fiscal 2014 first quarter ended November 30, 2013. Adjusted results for the first quarter exclude a $2 ...
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Standard Motor Products Inc. (SMP) was recently honored by the Aftermarket Auto Parts Alliance Inc. with five awards during the annual shareholders' winter meeting Dec. 7-12, 2013 in Aventura, Fla., for its "outstanding training support and ...
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Marangoni Tread North America Inc. says that in 2013 the company achieved a 70,000-unit sales increase despite the inability of the overall market to create a demand for additional volume. In a letter to its commercial sales staff, the ...
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The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. has expanded its Goodyear Authorized Retread network with the addition of Colonial Tire Distributors, a Richmond, Va.-based firm that serves trucking fleets with new Goodyear commercial truck tires, Goodyear ...