North America’s Class 8 truck net orders in April totaled 23,026 units, rising 6 percent from the previous month and increasing 37 percent from April 2012, according to FTR Associates’ preliminary data.
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30 Apr 2013
Penske Logistics has been awarded the contract to be the operational manager of the BMW of North America parts distribution center in Nazareth, Pa.
25 Apr 2013
Mullen Group reported its net income in the first quarter of 2013 was C$44.4 million (about US$43.5 million), down 24.5 percent from $57.6 million in the first quarter of 2012.
25 Apr 2013
CAI International reported net income in the first quarter of 2013 was $16.1 million, increasing 11 percent from $14.5 million in the same quarter in the previous year.
18 Apr 2013
More than 5 million commercial trucks crossed the U.S.-Mexican border in 2012, a 4.8 percent increase from 2011 that set a new record. Unfortunately, Troy Ryley says, too many tractor-trailers were headed in one direction — north.
17 Apr 2013
Grup TCB has selected Orbita Ingenieria to automate the truck gates at its TCB – Terminal de Contenidors de Barcelona facility in Spain.
16 Apr 2013
The European Commission has proposed new rules to allow manufacturers to develop more aerodynamic trucks in order to reduce fuel consumption by 7 to 10 percent.
16 Apr 2013
Ryder Europe has delivered 17 new trucks on contract hire to Molan UK, an England-based polycarbonate and plastic roofing products company.
09 Apr 2013
Penske Logistics has completed the multi-million dollar upgrade of its data center, which serves all of its supply chain customers.
03 Apr 2013
North America’s Class 8 truck net orders in March totaled 21,817 units, dropping 4 percent compared to the previous month, but increasing 11 percent year-over-year, according to FTR Associates’ preliminary data.
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