Truck Business News

Two new Palfinger loader cranes

Palfinger has added two new high performance loader cranes – the PK 10002 SH and PK 12502 SH. Both cranes have five hydraulic extensions giving an outreach of 14.1 metres.
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Cargotec to expand presence in China

Cargotec is planning to establish a joint venture with China National Heavy Duty Truck Group (CNHTC), a Chinese manufacturer of heavy-duty trucks and the parent company of Sinotruk. The new co-operation will enable the Finnish brand to expand its presence in the Chinese load handling market.
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New report sees trucking gains through 2023

After a significant dip during the recent recession and the mild recovery that followed, the US freight economy is projected to grow significantly in the years ahead, according to the American Trucking Associations’ (ATA) 'US Freight Transportation Forecast to 2023.'
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Continued weakness for Chinese heavy truck market

With a freight transportation slump and operational costs rising, China’s heavy duty market continued the downward spiral that began last year, according to the recently released China Commercial Vehicle Outlook, which is jointly published quarterly by ACT and SIC, China’s State Information Center.
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Michelin starts UK customer trial with communicating tyres

Following more than six billion kilometres of testing involving 50,000 tyres over seven years, Michelin is taking the first steps to combine the introduction of a Tyre Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) and Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) chips in tyres for large commercial vehicle fleets.
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