Daniel Acker/Bloomberg News The Department of Transportation's freight transportation services index rose to record high in November, DOT said Jan. 9. The freight TSI increased 1.2% from October to an all-time high of 116.5, DOT's ...
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Freightliner has announced Covenant Transport has become one of the first major fleets to order its FIT in-cab exercise system. Covenant will make the system available to its drivers, providing a way for them to work out while on the ...
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Tallman Truck Centre has announced an agreement with Humberview Trucks, that will see Humberview sell and service new International medium-duty trucks out of its Fieldway Drive location in Etobicoke. “This partnership with ...
Those who closely watch the Canadian transportation mergers and acquisitions scene have been bemoaning a lack of activity thus far in 2013. That silence was shattered in mid-November, beginning with the blockbuster acquisition of Yanke ...
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The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. has expanded its Goodyear Authorized Retread network with the addition of Colonial Tire Distributors, a Richmond, Va.-based firm that serves trucking fleets with new Goodyear commercial truck tires, Goodyear ...
Like an impatient teenager, self-driving car technology will be ready to hit the road well before authorities are ready to license it, predict a pair of studies released last week. That may not be such a bad thing, write researchers at ...
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Ashok Leyland, the flagship of the Hinduja group and one of the largest manufacturers of commercial vehicles in the country, launched the CAPTAIN series of next-generation heavy commercial vehicles in New Delhi today. Mahendra Singh ...
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VIPAR Heavy Duty, an Illinois-based aftermarket truck parts distribution network, has acquired Power Heavy Duty, a parts buying network based in Pearland, Texas. In the deal, VIPAR acquired Power's 200 US-based customers and the Power ...
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The US trucking industry has several wishes it would like to see fulfilled in 2014, which it says would contribute to a more productive industry. “This time of year is a good one for self-reflection and analysis,” said ATA ...
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Paul Taggart/Bloomberg News The Cass Freight Index, which measures shipment activity in trucking and other transport modes, declined 3.2% in December from a year ago. Expenditures increased 1% from 2012. Expenditures — freight ...
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One of the world's largest LTL carriers, the financially-troubled YRC Worldwide, hopes to borrow $1.15 billion to refinance its debt, according to Bloomberg News. Bloomberg News reports the deal, led by Credit Suisse Group AG, includes a ...
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Trucking still runs on diesel, but every day seems to bring another sign that natural gas is trickling in. Most recently, Love's Travel Stops announced that their new station in Amarillo, TX will have fast-fill CNG fueling capability for ...
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Trucking still runs on diesel, but every day seems to bring another sign that natural gas is trickling in. Most recently, Love's Travel Stops announced that their new station in Amarillo, TX will have fast-fill CNG fueling capability for ...
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A while back we took a look at the Dewalt Tstaks.At the time they were offering four different types of boxes.Well they were such a big hit for Dewalt,they decided to introduce two cool new boxes.The Dewalt Tstak DWST17805 expansion ...
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American Honda Motor Co., Inc. today reported total 2013 vehicle sales of 1,525,312 units, an increase of 7.2 percent for the year and the second-best result in company history. A total of 135,255 Honda and Acura vehicles were sold in ...
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