Alcoa, the inventor and global leader of forged aluminum wheels, is investing US$13 million to expand its wheel manufacturing plant in Europe, to meet growing demand for its lightweight, durable, low-maintenance aluminum truck wheels. The ...
Tags: forged aluminum wheels, Alcoa, truck wheels
Swedish commercial vehicle manufacturer Scania and Ministry for Transport in Ghana have entered into an agreement, under which Scania will supply buses and equipment for the bus rapid transit (BRT) system in Accra. Under this deal, the ...
Tags: commercial vehicle, truck, bus
Sydney’s fleet of food trucks will become a permanent fixture after a successful two-year trial period, the City of Sydney Council has announced. After strong support from Sydneysiders — and enquiries from more than 600 ...
Tags: food trucks, Trial Period
Speaking at a Safeway Inc. distribution center in Maryland on Feb. 18, President Obama ordered his staff to develop a proposed rule further tightening greenhouse-gas emissions by heavy- and medium-duty trucks by March 2015 and to complete ...
Tags: Transportation, Greenhouse-Gas Rules, Trucks
Ryder is introducing female-friendly trucks to its fleet based on recommendations from Women in Trucking (WIT), to encourage more women drivers to join the ranks of fellow truckers. “It’s important for manufacturers to take ...
Tags: Trucks, vehicles, Transportation
Truck manufacturers Paccar and Daimler are recalling thousands of trucks equipped with Cummins Westport Model ISL G and ISLX12 G engines because of a potential issue with the intake manifold pressure sensor. Earlier this month, engine ...
Tags: Natural Gas Engines, Trucks
South Korean automaker Hyundai Motor is set to commence the production of heavy-duty trucks in China in 2014. The company will produce its Trago cargo and dump trucks at a new manufacturing plant in Sichuan province, which is slated to ...
Tags: Heavy-Duty Trucks, Truck, Transportation
Iveco’s Dakar 2014 competing Trakker Evolution 3 – will join a line-up of on and off-road Ivecos when the Commercial Vehicle Show opens its doors on 29 April in Birmingham. The Trakker Evolution 3 is expected to be one of this ...
Tags: trucks, Transportation, tipper
Trader procurement continued to boost spot demand in the Asian iron ore market, as trades got concluded at increasingly higher levels on the day, supporting a firming market. The Platts 62% Fe Iron Ore Index rose $2.75/dmt to $111.50/dmt ...
Tags: Iron Ore Market, spot demand, steelmaker
Scania sterreich has received a EUR65m contract from the Austrian public procurement organisation Bundesbeschaffungs (BBG) to deliver 485 Scania Euro 6 trucks over the next three years. Austrian cities, communities and other public ...
Tags: truck, Transportation, vehicle
The truck booth of spraying involves the painting activity for the long term duration and the quality of the surface to have smooth finishes to the higher extent. The spray booth involves the painting technique of spraying on the objects ...
Tags: spray, Construction, Decoration
Continental Tire the Americas L.L.C. previewed its Conti TerraPlus HD3 on/off-road drive tire for Class 4 and 5 trucks during the National Truck Equipment Association’s Work Truck Show, held March 5-7 in Indianapolis. The Conti ...
Tags: Tire, Auto Parts, Truck
Siemens USA CEO Eric Spiegel believes American manufacturing is in the middle of a “software revolution” that will lead it to the “mass customization” of products around the globe. So instead of ordering products ...
Tags: truck, manufacturing, Motor
From the outside, it's hard to imagine that the Flexan Corp. facility in an unassuming neighborhood in Chicago serves as the headquarters for a thriving global enterprise. But the 65,000-sq.-ft. complex not only houses production for the ...
The 092L ultra wide base drive tire pictured here is one of three tires Yokohama will unveil at MATS. Yokohama Tire Corporation (YTC) will introduce three commercial tires at the Mid-America Trucking Show (MATS), in Louisville, Ky., March ...