Than Vermilyea, a Belleville, Ont.-based independent owner/operator with 40 years experience, has been named the 2013 Truck News Owner/Operator of the Year. Vermilyea was presented with the award in Toronto last night. The award, ...
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The Manitoba Trucking Association (MTA) has teamed up with Trucks for Change network to provide charities in Manitoba with trucking services. Members in the network use a unique online charity load-posting tool to match their available ...
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Accuride has completed the sale of its Imperial Group truck body and chassis business, which will continue to operate independently. The organization was sold for US$30 million, and will allow Accuride to focus on its core business and ...
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EPA10 generation engines now make up 11% of all heavy truck registrations in the US, and have reduced fuel consumption by as much as 560 million gallons while keeping 5.7 million tonnes of CO2 from entering the atmosphere. Those were the ...
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Regarding the investment strategy in auto industry in the second half of 2013, researcher Feng Chong from auto and part industry of Huatai Securities makes analysis on the commercial vehicle sector that the growth rate in Q1 is higher over ...
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BEIBEN Trucks Group CO., LTD (also referred to as Bei Ben Heavy Truck Company), after years of development, establishes a basic product system and R&D capacity matching with current development. The company establishes a system ...
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A survey of US-based fleets indicates more are looking to order Class 8 tractors in the next three months than were looking to do so the previous quarter. The Q3 Fleet Sentiment Survey, conducted CK Commercial Vehicle Research, found 65% ...
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Phil Raymond, the popular founder of Parts for Trucks, passed away Aug. 1 in Halifax. “Phil is remembered as a person who had a deep faith in the ability of an individual to overcome obstacles,” his family said in an ...
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In order to make clear the operation of Balong M7C of Dongfeng Liuzhou Motor Co., Ltd, www.chinatruck.org interviews a user of Balong M7C—Lu Yingjiang, a truck driver with over ten years of driving experience. Comfortable driving ...
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In the second quarter of 2013, the Daimler Group sold 605,800 cars and commercial vehicles worldwide, surpassing the prior year total by 6%. Daimler Trucks’ second-quarter unit sales were slightly above the prior-year level at ...
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According to latest statistics of CAAM, in the first half of 2013, a total of 1,819,855 units of cargo trucks are sold, up by 7.44% year on year, entering a relatively stable development stage. 982,621 units of medium and light cargo trucks ...
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JAC releases statistics of its production and sales in July. A total of 32402 units of vehicles and chassis are produced, increasing by 17.50% over last year. The production of trucks is 158868 units, soaring by 33.15% over last year. The ...
"Innovation is the soul of SINOTRUK”, vice general secretary of SINOTRUK Wei Zhihai says. Technical innovation has been accelerating SINOTRUK’s leap development. In the global market, SINOTRUK yields fruitful results thanks to ...
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If you've been feeling a bit chipper lately and looking forward to the rest of the year, don't be alarmed: you may just be part of the 67 percent of Ontario truckers who are feeling optimistic about the trucking biz. According to the ...
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Scania has delivered the first gas truck complying with the Euro 6 emission legislation to a customer. Bring Logistics is a major Nordic player with a declared ambition of offering its customers the latest environmental solutions. ...