As part of the international DETOX campaign, the environmental organisation Greenpeace released the new report “Chemistry For Any Weather – Part II” mid of December 2013. For this purpose, Greenpeace commissioned two ...
One year after opening a LEED gold certified distribution center in West Grove, PA, Dansko celebrated the first birthday of its innovative facility. Built by Pennsylvania-based construction company W.S. Cumby, the distribution center works ...
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Vitran Corp. has terminated its agreement with Manitoulin Transport and will instead be acquired by TransForce. TransForce offered $6.50 per share on Dec. 20, which Vitran said constituted a “superior offer” to the deal it ...
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Russ MacNeil Less-than-truckload carrier Vitran Corp. said it has agreed to be acquired by TransForce Inc., which outbid Manitoulin Transport Inc. for Vitran's Canadian assets. Vitran's which sold its U.S. LTL business in October, had ...
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John Sommers II for Transport Topics Daimler AG said it expects its global truck sales in 2013 to exceed 2012’s figures, which would make it the best year for sales since 2006. Daimler Trucks sold 433,600 units in the first 11 ...
XPO Logistics Inc. said it has closed its purchase of NLM, a Web-based freight auction site, from truckload carrier Landstar System Inc. XPO paid $87 million for the business, which it will rebrand as XPO NLM, it said in a Dec. 30 ...
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In 2014, we'll hear precious little about food safety from the federal government that will truly be new. For sure the White House has decisions to make on everything from poultry inspections to whom to nominate as the next Under Secretary ...
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Royal DSM, the global Life Sciences and Materials Sciences company, announced that together with DONG Energy (Denmark) it has demonstrated the combined fermentation of C6 and C5 sugars from wheat straw on an industrial scale. The combined ...
Infrastructure will remain the watchword as US refiners look to further cement their role as world class product exporters in 2014, improving export capacity and rejigging refineries to increase their output of export-friendly diesel, ...
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Vale SA announced Friday that it has declared force majeure for some iron ore delivery contracts due to heavy rains in the southwest part of the country. Flooding and landslides in the states of Minas Gerais and Espirito Santo have ...
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Kriska Holdings (Kriska) and International Telematics (ITC) announced a service agreement to equip Kriska's entire fleet of refrigerated trailers with the ibright refrigerated telematics system. Reefer Sales & Service is the largest ...
Rosneft began handling and installing oversize equipment at its Kuibyshev, Syzran, Achinsk, Komsomolsk and Angarsk refineries in early December, following the unique transport operations, one of which was noted in the Russian and European ...
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Airless tires have been on the scene for several years now. We are now seeing the beginning of commercial applications for airless tires, and there’s no telling where it could lead. Could they lead to tires and wheels that fold up ...
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Ryder System Inc.'s board said it has approved the repurchase of up to 2 million shares of its common stock. The truck leasing company said the buyback is to help offset the dilutive effect of shares issued under its employee compensation ...
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After five years of construction, B.C.'s South Fraser Perimeter Road was opened to traffic in December, providing better access to Vancouver ports and helping de-congest the region's roads. "The SFPR will provide an efficient and ...
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