The McMaster cexplored the freight village concept and its potential applications to Ontario during the Freight Hub symposium last week. PhD candidate Chris Higgins outlined the key benefits freight villages can provide to an array of ...
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Kenworth has announced air disc brakes from Bendix will be made standard on the steer axles of Class 8 tractors. The Bendix ADB22X reduces brake fade with no degradation of stopping power, according to the company. Bendix recently ...
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Sousa Truck Trailer Repair has announced the opening of a new location in Cambridge The casing value for its medium-truck and bus radial tires has been increased to $110 for the first retread on many sizes, Toyo announced. It also offers ...
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Liqui Moly says with the Diesel Particulate Filter Cleaner Kit the filter can be cleaned without removing it. Liqui Moly GmbH announced that its Diesel Particulate Filter (DPF) cleaning kit, the Automotive Industry Association (AIA) 2013 ...
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Apollo Tyres Ltd. has introduced its premium European brand, Vredestein, to India in sizes ranging from 15 to 20 inches. The Vredestein brand primarily caters to luxury coupes, premium luxury sedans and SUVs, with speeds up to 240 to 300 ...
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Toyo Tire U.S.A. Corp. has rolled out an improved casing warranty for its commercial line of medium truck and bus radial (TBR) tires. Toyo says both fleet and independent operators will benefit from this improved warranty as it applies to ...
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Forty-five automotive professionals were recognized on Nov. 20, 2013, at the fall board meeting of the National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) held in Newport Beach, Calif. The annual awards banquet spotlights top ...
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Dealer Strategic Planning, Inc. (DSP) announced that 15 current 20 Group members attended a special one-day workshop to improve store profitability led by Norm Gaither, DSP owner. The "Improving Bottom Line Profits" workshop has helped ...
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Apollo Tyres Ltd. has completed the sale of some assets in Africa to Sumitomo Rubber Industries (SRI) for $60 million. The deal allows SRI to acquire Apollo Tyres South Africa (ATSA), including the Ladysmith passenger car tyre plant, and ...
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Directors of the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. have declared a quarterly dividend of 73.44 cents per share of mandatory convertible preferred stock for the ninth consecutive quarter. The dividend is payable Jan. 1, 2014, to shareholders of ...
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The Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) announced that members selling or distributing products can now obtain free an unlimited number of Product Data exports from the SEMA Data Co-op (SDC). The savings, available to any SEMA ...
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Small Business Saturday, a day the Small Business Administration (SBA) says is to celebrate and support small businesses and all they do for their communities. That especially includes tire dealers, who are often involved with their local ...
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Marangoni Tread North America has a new addition to its conventional precured line, the Unitread Marangoni InterModal, available in 180 and 190 widths. The company says the Marangoni InterModal has a superior modern tread design that was ...
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Carriers participating in the Ontario Trucking Association's (OTA) fourth quarter survey of business conditions reported improved freight volumes in three of the four lane segments, which are monitored by the OTA. But with the peak ...
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As of last month, U.S. carriers and freight brokers are subject to newly changed regulations under MAP-21 (Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act), which also applies to Canadian carriers. Or it would apply to Canadian carriers, ...
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