Firm looks toward a successful 2014 with new releases including first ever Revell RC construction line Revell is celebrating a double award win this year as its exclusive 2.4GHz Nano Quad scooped Best New Toy at London Toy Fair and The ...
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U.S. officials are planning to announce Monday whether automakers should be required to equip new cars and light trucks with technology that enables vehicles to communicate with each other to prevent collisions. Such vehicle-to-vehicle ...
Tags: Car-to-Car Communication, Wi-Fi, GPS function, Qualcomm
Desert landscapes provided the backdrop for Truck Fleet Management’s first test-drive here of the redesigned 2015 Chevrolet Silverado HD and GMC Sierra HD, General Motors Co.’s entrants into the competitive and increasingly ...
A manufacturer of seats and interiors for commercial trucks is moving its U.S. headquarters and opening a new factory that is expected to create hundreds of jobs, the Associated Press reported. German auto parts maker Grammer AG said it ...
Tags: Truck Seat, governments support
For more than 80 years, ATA has stood as the single most authoritative voice on behalf of the trucking industry — a tireless advocate for all motor carriers regardless of size, region or niche. ATA has evolved the way it has over that ...
Tags: trucking industry, communications team, Finance and Operations
J&E Transport and Northstar Services, both in Pennsauken, N.J., said they have merged. Terms were not disclosed. Carrier J&E offers drayage, domestic warehousing and distribution services. Northstar has terminals at the ports of New York, ...
Tags: J&E, Northstar Service, Al Iannelli, steamship line
Volvo Trucks has made in-cab LED lighting standard on all vehicles, and is offering LED headlamps on its VNL and VNX models. Volvo says the LED interior lights and headlamps consume one-eighth the energy required by standard incandescent ...
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US for-hire truck tonnage fell 4.3% in January, but you can blame the weather. The American Trucking Associations said its tonnage index was still up 1.2% year-over-year. The softening from December was attributed to winter storms, and ...
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The US economy will be slightly stronger this year than last, but freight growth will weaken. That’s the prediction of industry forecaster FTR, which today held a Webinar entitled State of Freight: Trucking Outlook for an Uncertain ...
Tags: truck pricing, Transportation
Enjoying a strong uptick in market share in 2013 and its strongest orders this January since the heady days of 2006, Daimler Trucks North America is cautiously optimistic about the rest of the year and further extending its market ...
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Anhui Jianghuai Automobile Company, plans to launch passenger cars and medium to heavy trucks in India as demand wilts in a slowing home market. The company, also known as JAC, has sent its top executives to India in recent months to firm ...
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At the beginning of 2014, Volvo Truck announces the “Volvo Trucks China Dream Program”, while it embraces its 80th anniversary in China. This program is based on the Volvo Trucks Public Driver Training held since 2012, aiming at ...
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Shortly after President Barack Obama announced the second phase of efficiency regulation for heavy trucks, Volvo and Daimler showed their support. "DTNA is committed to regulatory leadership and we applaud standards that include total ...
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Power management company Eaton today announced its support of new deadlines on national fuel economy and greenhouse gas emission standards for medium and heavy-duty vehicles, including 18-wheelers, sanitation trucks, buses, and other large ...
Tags: Heavy-Duty Vehicle, Auto Parts
The first thorough comparison of evidence for natural gas system leaks confirms that organizations including the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have underestimated U.S. methane emissions generally, as well as those from the natural ...
Tags: Natural Gas