Port Metro Vancouver's customers are starting to feel the pinch of the ongoing strike by over 1,000 container truckers demanding better wages and shorter wait times at terminals. "The impact of truckers walking off the job is in the order ...
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Dutch private taxi company Taxi Electric has partnered with Japanese automaker Nissan Motor to enhance its green-energy zero-emission fleet by adding the new 100% electric Nissan e-NV200 taxi. Introduced in 2011, Taxi Electric currently ...
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The American Home Furnishings Alliance (AHFA), Franklin Furniture Institute and Mississippi Manufacturers Association have once again collaborated to present a Manufacturing Summit on the campus of Mississippi State University. ...
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Larry Smith/TransPix The Cass Freight Index, a measure of shipping activity in trucking and other transportation modes, dropped in February while expenditures rose, Cass Information Systems said. Shipping fell 0.4% in February from the ...
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Ubiquitous but frustrating, lithium-ion batteries fade because the materials lose their structure in response to charging and discharging. This structural change is closely related to the formation of electron-rich regions within the ...
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NTEA, the Association for the Work Truck Industry will be opening of its first Canadian office in Ottawa, ON. “Around the world, governments have begun to recognize the economic benefits associated with global truck platforms, ...
Westcan Bulk Transport, one of Western Canada's largest haulers of liquid and dry bulk commodities, is celebrating 50 years in the transportation industry. "We are extremely proud of our successes over the past 50 years, through economic ...
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The research showed 97% of respondents said the problem occurs when reopening a container, with paint drying up on the rim and lid of containers and flakes falling into the paint, resulting in poor quality. RPC says its Superfos FlakeFree ...
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Packaging and distribution of goods is a multi-billion dollar industry. Yet damage to goods while in transit has a financial impact on companies and consumers, also in the millions of dollars, according to national industry advisory ...
An estimated 200,000 trailers will be equipped with trailer-tail technology by 2017, according to manufacturer ATDynamics. The technology reduces aerodynamic drag at the back of tractor-trailers, improving fuel efficiency by about 5%. It ...
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Related cea Senator Urges Change On Immigration, Spectrum cea CEA: Mobile Devices Drive Global Connectivity cea CEA: Consumer Confidence Up In February cea Luxury Tech Show Garners CE Support Arlington, Va. — In-vehicle technology ...
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Effective immediately Rapid Packaging has joined Syfan as a preferred distributor of shrink film. Rapid Packaging's decision to become a preferred distributor of Syfan shrink film will benefit our customers because we can offer a better ...
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Automotive technology supplier Robert Bosch is developing technologies to make cars an acitve part of the internet, in order to improve the comfort, safety, and efficiency. In this project, the company is pursuing three strategic ...
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The U.S. textile industry has seen a surge in foreign direct investment over the past 8 months. No less than 8 foreign companies have made public announcements over that period to invest more than $700 million in new U.S. textile facilities ...
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The average price for regular gasoline at U.S. pumps fell 1.69 cents to $3.294 a gallon in the past two weeks, according to Lundberg Survey Inc. The survey covers the period ended Feb. 7 and is based on information obtained at about 2,500 ...
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