According to Kenworth’s national sales manager for specialty markets, Andy Douglas, the third annual update on Kenworth’s natural gas progress has customers approaching the topic more proactively. Attitudes are changing from ...
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German carmaker Volkswagen Group has reported 5.5% rise in its sales during the first half year of 2013 to 4.7 million vehicles, compared to 4.45 million units sold during the corresponding period in 2012. The carmaker sold 1.87 million ...
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South Korean carmaker Hyundai Motor has completed the expansion of its vehicle assembly plant in Turkey with an investment of EUR475m. The Turkish facility, Hyundai Assan Otomotive Sanayi (HAOS) in Izmit, was built in 1997 and it is ...
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UK government has collaborated with the county's automotive industry to make GBP1m investments in an advanced propulsion centre (APC) over the next ten years. Both the government and automotive industry will invest GBP500m each in the APC ...
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Michelin North America Inc. says it is voluntarily recalling approximately 100,000 tires in order to retrieve an estimated 2,500 tires -- about 2.5% of the recalled population -- "that could have partial or full sidewall perforations that ...
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The turnover rate at both large and small truckload carriers rose in the first quarter of 2013 due to the improving economy and continued competition for drivers, according to the latest figures from the American Trucking Associations. ...
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DENSO Corp. is investing approximately $51.4 million to expand its operations at its DENSO Mexico S.A. de C.V. manufacturing facility in Silao, Guanajuato, Mexico. Some 450 jobs will be create as a result of the investment, which allows ...
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Following the June 2013 launch of Schrader International Inc.'s "Make the EZ-Choice" tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS) campaign, the Schrader team is taking the campaign to the streets in 22 United States cities and eight locations in ...
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Yokohama Tire Corp. (YTC) has released version 1.3 of its iPad app for the truck tire industry, the Yokohama Commercial Tire Navigator. It is available on iTunes for free download by clicking here. The Yokohama Commercial Tire Navigator ...
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The Ohtsu FP8000. Falken Tire Corp. has released two new tires for the Ohtsu tire brand, the FP8000 and ST5000. Othsu, an associate brand of Falken Tire, has grown to become a full line brand in the last few months, according to the ...
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Centric Parts, a manufacturer and supplier of aftermarket brake components and systems, has introduced a front axle StopTech Big Brake Kit for the 2013 Ford Focus ST. Centric says this Big Brake Kit represents the ultimate brake system ...
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Bridgestone Commercial Solutions has introduced the Bridgestone M760 Ecopia tire, a drive radial that is EPA SmartWay verified and CARB compliant. T The newest addition to the Ecopia tire line, the M760 delivers high traction and long ...
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Satellite navigation producer Garmin has revealed its new head-up display (HUD) technology, which pairs with existing Garmin smartphone apps to project speed, navigation and other vehicle information onto car windscreens. The HUD unit, ...
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Years ago, intermodal movements were only cost and service effective on freight movements of 1500 miles and up. But intermodal Transportation has gone through a renaissance over the last decade and this number is now well below 1000 miles. ...
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Proposed changes to the International Registration Plan (IRP) has the full support of the Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA), and perhaps soon every provincial trucking association. In a statement released yesterday, the CTA said the ...
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