Trucking conditions in the US improved in August, but they could begin to deteriorate in the fall as the effects of the new hours-of-service take hold. The FTR Trucking Conditions Index reached a reading of 9.52 in August, one full point ...
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Master Promotions Ltd., Canada's largest independent trade and consumer event management company is hosting the Quebec Forestry & Construction Expo, co-locating with Salon CAM Québec, April 25-26, 2014 at the Centre de foires in ...
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Webb Wheel Products and Manus Products have recently been honoured at the Great Dane 2013 Supplier of the Year awards. Webb Wheel Products (OEM Business Unit) was recognized in the large vendor category and Manus Products was honoured in ...
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Risk transfer is an accepted financing technique usually associated with purchasing insurance to transfer the risk to an insurance company. For the past several years, though, we have seen an increasing tendency amongst shippers to use ...
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Overall freight volumes in the US will grow by 63.6% to $1.3 trillion annually in 2024 and trucking will see its share of those revenues rise to 81% from 80.7% in 2012, according to ATA's U.S. Freight Transportation Forecast to 2024. The ...
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On Oct.12, Sinotruk signed a strategic cooperative agreement with Shanxi Beiyu Special-Purpose regarding HD truck's "petroleum diverted to gas" project. Vice general manager of Sinotruk Yu Youde attends and addresses at the ceremony. Local ...
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Shippers love them; carriers hate them. Freight RFPs or freight bids have become increasingly popular over the last decade as a mechanism to negotiate freight rates and service. Even companies with as little as $50K in annual freight spend ...
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United Steelworkers (USW) International President Leo W. Gerard released the following statement in response to the U.S. Department of Justice’s announcement that an additional nine Japan-based auto parts producers, along with two ...
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A third Big O Tires LLC location in Grand Junction, Colo., has been opened by Kevin and Valerie Brooks. The Grand Junction store is the ninth Big O location the Brooks own and operate in the Western Slope of Colorado. “We truly ...
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Tire Pros held grand opening events for two new Tread Town playgrounds. Pictured in Massillon, Ohio, are (from left) Doug Nist, Parks and Rec Department; Kathy Carassaro-Perry, mayor; Russ Boughman, owner of Discount Tire Outlet Tire Pros; ...
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The interior of the BMW X4 has been spied, giving us our first look inside the German manufacturer’s forthcoming mid-sized SUV. Though black fabric obscures some of the dashboard and centre stack switchgear, it’s clear the ...
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The 2014 Mini Cooper S has been spied completely undisguised during a photo shoot in California, revealing the exterior styling of the new compact sports car in full. The images, captured by CarAdvice’s spy photographers, uncover ...
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The Holden Commodore International special edition has been released to mark the 35th anniversary of the iconic Australian-made large car. The VF Commodore International is available in $36,990 sedan and $38,990 Sportwagon body styles, ...
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Sydney drivers find themselves in stop-start traffic more frequently than drivers of any other Australian city, but they stop about half as much as drivers in the world’s most congested cities. In a study by sat-nav maker TomTom, ...
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Industry Minister Ian Macfarlane says Australia’s car makers are facing “one hell of a challenge” but is confident they have a long-term future. Macfarlane, South Australian Premier Jay Weatherill and Holden chairman and ...
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