After recent lackluster performance, trailer order activity in North America posted solid improvement in September. Net orders were up almost 31 per cent month-over month and 22 per cent year-over-year.
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ATDynamics wants to sell 50,000 trailer tails by 2014
At the 2011 American Trucking Association’s Management Conference and Exhibition in Texas, ATDynamics announced an ambitious goal to have another 50,000 trailer tail devices deployed on US highways by 2014.
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US trailer manufacturer Benlee acquires local rival Dunright
Michigan-based trailer manufacturer Benlee has acquired Dunright Trailer Manufacturing. The new combined company will be known as Benlee Dunright and will be located in Romulus, Michigan.
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Carrier’s mission to mute refrigerated transport
According to Carrier Transicold, recent company testing has determined its hybrid Vector trailer refrigeration unit is the quietest diesel-powered reefer in the North American transport market.
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Muddled outlook for US transport industry
According to Bob Costello, Chief Economist of the American Trucking Association (ATA), the economic outlook for North America’s transport industry is “muddled at best, with the industry facing softening demand and rising costs.”
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Nicolas vehicles transport first prototype of Siemens’ new 6 MW nacelle
Danish transport company, Brande Maskintransport, has been engaged to transport a prototype of the new Siemens SWT-6.0-120 nacelle to a windmill test centre in Høvsøre, Denmark.
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“Transport is critical for green growth”
In her first official keynote after assuming office as the International Transport Forum's Secretary General in August, Carole Coune emphasized the key role of transport for environmentally responsible development.
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Hidromas to enter Indian market
Turkish company Galipoglu Hidromas is setting up a manufacturing plant at Mahindra World City - India's first operational Special Economic Zone in Chennai - to capture Asia's growing hydraulics market.
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Krone reports explosive growth
German trailer manufacturer Krone reported a substantial increase in sales for the fiscal year 2010/2011. “Although some numbers sent in from our foreign subsidiaries are not final numbers as yet, the data presently available suggest €1.2 billion in revenues, a result that translates into a stunning 77 per cent increase over the previous year”, reports Managing Director Bernard Krone.
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Valx’ expansion in Europe continues
After almost one year in operation, Dutch axle manufacturer, Valx, continues to expand in the European market, securing long-term agreements with influential trailer builders.
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