Cummins Inc. reported higher fourth-quarter profit than the same period a year ago as sales increased in North America and Europe. Net income attributable to Cummins increased to $432 million in the quarter, or $2.33 a share, from $369 ...
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Swedish truck-maker Volvo AB said it is more than doubling planned job cuts to 4,400 as its fourth-quarter operating income dropped 17%to 996 million kronor($180.1 million). Sales in the fourth quarter rose 8%to 76.6 billion kronor($13.9 ...
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Stemco has announced its lightweight CentriFuse brake drum is now an option on Freightliner and Western Star truck models. The company says the CentriFuse brake drums are designed for weight-sensitive options and at 100 lbs, are the ...
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US-based dairy products manufacturer Dean Foods has introduced a new packaging for its Sour Cream and Cottage Cheese brands. The packaging is said to enable the company address a number of key trade issues. Its structure design leads to ...
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Maxim Truck & Trailer has hired a fluid and filtration specialist, to help customers in Manitoba and Saskatchewan to better understand these requirements. Kevin Webster, who has spent 17 years in industry sales and customer service roles, ...
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Del-Nat Corp. announced that John Plumstead, president of Macon-based Tire Distributors of Georgia, Inc., has become a stockholder. Tire Distributors of Georgia supplies tires to hundreds of tire dealers throughout Georgia. The company is ...
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Spreading salt on roadways is still the most cost-effective tool for preventing death, injury, and property damage from winter traffic accidents around the world. In 2011, highway departments in the U.S. alone spread 19.6 million tons ...
Streamlight is just one of the brands you know and you trust. You know you might pay a little more, but you get a lot better quality with their products. Well it would seem, but that was until I saw the reviews on Amazon. I can’t ...
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In what they are calling a world’s first, Hino Motors Ltd. and DENSO Corp. have co-operated on the creation of a new hybrid refrigerator system for heavy-duty trucks. According to the two companies, the electric refrigerator ...
Commercial Vehicle Group reported a fourth-quarter profit compared with a net loss a year ago, the truck and auto components maker said. CVG's net income was $1.1 million, or 4 cents per share, compared with a net loss of $5.6 million, or ...
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Truck dealer chain Rush Enterprises Inc. said its net income increased slightly in the fourth quarter, but its sales of Class 8 trucks declined in 2013. Profit grew to $14.9 million, or 38 cents a share, from $14.2 million, or 37 cents, a ...
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The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has revoked a Mexico-based carrier's authority to do business in the United States after a compliance review resulted in a "conditional" safety rating. In the Dec. 20 review, officials found ...
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Clean Air Power has entered into an agreement with British automaker Ricardo to produce a dual-fuel truck engine for South East Asian Market in a concept development agreement with a global truck manufacturer. This project will use ...
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From Monday 10 February, there is one Heavy Vehicle National Law regulating trucks, buses and other heavy vehicles across most of Australia, with the aim of 'boosting efficiency and productivity in the transport industry.' Under the new ...
Class 8 truck orders doubled in December 2013 from both the month and the year before,making it the second biggest Class 8 order month since March 2006. "The U.S.and Canada did the'heavy lifting'for Class 8 orders in December,while Mexico ...
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