Mergers and Acquisitions activity is expected to intensify in the transportation sector over the next several years. Aging Baby Boomers are seeking opportunities to capitalize on their years of hard work. The Great Recession "took the ...
Tags: Transportation, Auto Parts
IFCO Systems today announced that Wolfgang Orgeldinger would become Chief Executive Officer of the company, succeeding Karl Pohler, who is retiring to pursue other interests. Orgeldinger will also succeed Pohler as Group President of the ...
Tags: Transportation
Czech automobile manufacturer Skoda has started the production of its compact segment vehicle, the Rapid Spaceback at its main factory in Mlada Boleslav. The Rapid Spaceback stage is scheduled for its debut at the upcoming Frankfurt Motor ...
Tags: Skoda, Rapid Spaceback
Dorel Industries bought a 70 percent interest in Caloi, a major Brazilian manufacturer of bicycles and equipment and one of the largest bike brands in Latin America, the company announced Thursday. Caloi's sales in 2012 were close to R$ ...
Tags: Transportation, bike
Research sponsored by NetSuite Inc. and the Australian Retailers Association (ARA), has revealed key findings pertaining to the adoption of the internet as a channel for the future success of Australian retailers in 2013, based on a joint ...
When the province of Ontario gave the green light to the first of its long combination vehicles (LCVs) in 2009, it did so under the condition that truckers and shippers would have to pay for the engineering studies needed to prove ...
Tags: Transportation, Auto Parts
Asciano has delivered a strong result with underlying EPS up 39% and the final dividend up 56%, however, its Rail and Terminals Logistics division experienced significant weakness. Asciano has reported a 41.2% increase in statutory net ...
Freighter has released an automated mezzanine deck for its range of T-Liner trailers. Designed to simplify the loading process of mezzanine decks, the company says the new automated design will expedite loading times without loss of ...
Rare Consulting, a division of infrastructure consultancy pitt&sherry, is working with the NSW government's Roads and Maritime Services (RMS) agency to build an evidence bank demonstrating the performance of environmental technologies. ...
Tags: Green Truck, Service, logistics
Thai food manufacturer CP Foods UK has invested £4M in a new food factory in Newmarket that has created 100 jobs. CP Foods is investing £4M in a new Newmarket food factory Production at the Fordham Road site will be ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food
The American Logistics Aid Network (ALAN) announced late Tuesday that John T. "Jock" Menzies III, president of American Logistics Aid Network had died unexpectedly. According to a published report, Menzies, 69, was travelling in a private ...
Tags: Logistics, Transportation
Plug Power, a leader in providing clean, reliable energy solutions, has announced that Mercedes-Benz US International has ordered 123 additional hydrogen-based GenDrive fuel cell units to power new forklift trucks for its material handling ...
Tags: Plug Power, Processing Machinery, Industrial Equipment
Industry executive brings extensive experience in global operations and corporate development View Inc., the leader in dynamic glass, today announced Harold Hughes, a semiconductor industry veteran, is joining the company's board of ...
Tags: Construction, Decoration
Unix, the core server operating system in enterprise networks for decades, now finds itself in a slow, inexorable decline. IDC predicts that Unix server revenue will slide from $10.2 billion in 2012 to $8.7 billion in 2017, and Gartner sees ...
Tags: UNIX, Computer Products, software
The Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) announced the selection of Keiko Arai, leadership development program participant at Textron, Florian Schick, consultant at McKinsey & Company, and Amanda Tolhurst, senior ...