If you've spent any time in the materials handling industry, it's hard not to fall in love with automation. Still, some great ideas are so simple, yet so effective, that in retrospect you wonder: Why didn't I think of that? The order ...
Tags: Logistics, Transportation
Automotive parts supplier Continental will invest over $35m over the next five years to expand its manufacturing facility in Henderson, North Carolina in the US. The investment will be used for the construction of about 88,000sqft of ...
The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) has released a report that reveals Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians are more likely to be injured in land transport accidents than other Australians. The report, ...
Researchers in the U.S. have managed to spoof GPS (Global Positioning System) signals to send a yacht hundreds of meters off course, while fooling the crew into thinking the yacht was remaining perfectly on course. The test, conducted ...
Tags: GPS, Electrical, Electronics
Two V8-powered Ford Ranger utes will take on the 8500km-plus 2014 Dakar Rally when the event kicks off in South America in January. Built and designed in South Africa by Pietermaritzburg-based Neil Woolridge Motorsport with support from ...
Mercedes-Benz parent company Daimler will build a new vehicle safety technology centre in Germany as part of its continued development of passenger car protection measures. The new vehicle safety technology centre will be built in ...
When it comes to shunt trucks, you don't often get splashy new truck launches, complete with elaborate Formula 1-style curtain raisings. What you do get is continuous improvement of existing models. Not a year goes by without some ...
Tags: Natural Gas, Transportation
Freightliner has announced LED headlamps are now standard on its Cascadia and Cascadia Evolution models. The company is the first manufacturer to go standard with the lights, which provide greater nighttime visibility and longer life. ...
Tags: LED Headlights, LED, LED headlamps
Using technology to monitor driver behaviour can result in immediate improvements, but unless there's a benefit to drivers, those improvements may be short-lived. That was what Mike Millian, fleet manager for Hensall District Co-op in ...
Tags: Transportation, Auto Parts
NAPA, Calif. -- To say integrating natural gas trucks into your fleet involves a lengthy learning curve is an understatement. Just ask Mike DelBovo, president of Saddle Creek Transportation, which is currently designing its fourth ...
Tags: Transportation, Auto Parts
The Penske Automotive Group, Inc. has signed an agreement to acquire the Commercial Vehicles Group from Transpacific Industries Group Ltd. for a purchase price of $219 million. The completion of the transaction is subject to normal closing ...
Tags: Australian Truck
A new study conducted by the City of Edmonton is looking to evaluate and potentially improve trucking in the city limits. A draft city goods movement strategy released last week provided 34 suggestions to aid the city’s trucking ...
Tags: City Trucking, Truck
Who says natural gas trucks can't be aerodynamic? Freightliner has partnered with one of the most experienced natural gas fleets in the US to create a new 113-inch BBC day cab Cascadia with advanced aerodynamics. The first 10 of these ...
Tags: Transportation, truck
Chinese leading high-level light truck brand JAC Shuailing also achieves remarkable performance in the international market, such as exporting to over 100 countries and regions, becoming a hot product in more than 70 countries and regions, ...
Tags: light truck, JAC Shuailing
OEMs are now putting Chinese brands on their trucks, further breaking down barriers and quality concerns, says Walt Weller, vice president of CMA A wide range of topics were discussed by industry executives during the featured conference ...