US for-hire truck tonnage spiked 1.4% in August, on the heels of a 0.6% decline in July. However, the American Trucking Associations' cautioned the impressive tonnage is attributed to the type of freight being hauled, and not necessarily ...
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Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) has rewarded 12 top-selling Detroit distributors, including two in Canada, with tickets to a Nascar Nationwide Series race in Charlotte, N.C. The winners were scored on their sales made between May 1 ...
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Trailer orders strengthened across every segment in August, according to the latest data from ACT Research. Net orders of 15,780 were received in August, up 24% from July, making August the strongest month for orders since April. ...
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The Elite Bicycle is a new book by VeloPress that offers portraits of some of the world's greatest bicycle artisans, examining the philosophies, the workmanship, and the personalities behind the prestigious brands. The book was written by ...
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Japan's Nissan auto group plan to build an new car factory in Myanmar. (September 20) the Nissan said in the Yangon, the new factories will produce 10000 Nissan Sunny car every year since 2015. The factory will be built by the Tan Chong ...
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North Carolina-based suspension service center Suspension Experts is now selling products from Push Industries. Push, based in Colorado, also provides suspension service, as well as manufacturing some suspension upgrade and repair parts. ...
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Carton Board Challenges Wood for Transport Packaging Helsinki, Finland (September 26, 2013) – The Eltete Group, developer and manufacturer of pallets, transport boxes, and other transport packaging, is spearheading a move to replace ...
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The mining industry employs 2.2 percent of the country's total labor force, an indication of its importance and its influence in the economy and immigration. All states see mining activities with the most mined ores and minerals being iron ...
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Vitran announced today that it has entered into an agreement to sell its U.S. LTL business to a company owned by Matthew Moroun, son of Ambassador Bridge owner Manuel 'Matty Moroun. "For the last several years, Vitran has invested ...
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China's appetite for coal, once seemingly unlimited, is starting to wane, and the effects are rippling far from the Middle Kingdom. With the world's second-largest economy, China in recent years has been driving demand for all sorts of ...
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Thule is offering a fat-bike upgrade kit for its T2 hitch rack. The upgrade kit includes new front and rear wheel holders than can fit tires up to 5 inches wide. "Fat bikes are exploding in popularity and until now, we didn't have a ...
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Shimano, which announced a voluntary recall of some of its cable-pulled disc brake calipers last month, is now working with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commision and Canadian authorities on an official recall of the same products. ...
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LAS VEGAS, NV (BRAIN) — You, who left your air-conditioned room one morning last week, walked through the gently perfumed, climate-controlled corridors, and stopped for your half-caff latte at the Starbucks along the way (extra ice, ...
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A new shipbuilding yard that is jointly developed by Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd (Keppel O&M), State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR) and Azerbaijan Investment Company (AIC) was officially opened this morning by President of ...
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Lewis Motors has been presented with an Idealease Idealgold award for the 10th time. The award program from Idealease measures dealer performance across 12 key areas, including: professional leadership; customer service; marketing; ...
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