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Swift says severe weather affected volume in Q1
US transport company, Swift, said adjusted Earnings Per Share for the first quarter of 2014 will be lower than expected – indicating that the severe weather experienced in January and February has had a strong impact on North America’s commercial road transport industry.
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Bennett’s Marcia Taylor named 2014 most influential woman in trucking
Marcia G. Taylor, President and Chief Executive Officer of US transport company, Bennett International Group, has been named the 2014 Influential Woman in Trucking.
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Inaugural Global Truck & Trailer Leaders Summit exceeds expectations
The first-ever Global Truck & Trailer Leaders Summit saw more than 120 industry executives from around the globe travel to Melbourne last week to share both professional and personal views on the future of the transport equipment industry with a select audience.
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Great Dane stand hosts Walmart concept truck
US company Great Dane used the 2014 Mid-America Trucking Show to give visitors a unique insight into both current and future trailer design.
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Schmitz Cargobull celebrates production of 500,000th axle
German company Schmitz Cargobull has recently celebrated a full decade of in-house axle production after completing the 500,000th axle since production began in 2004.
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2014 ITTES feedback reveals rising industry confidence
Melbourne's International Truck, Trailer & Equipment Show (ITTES) again proved to be an important gauge for industry confidence in the Asia-Pacific region, indicating increasing optimism in Australia's commercial road transport industry.
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Alcoa rolls out lightweight heavy-duty wheel
US company Alcoa has rolled out what is said to be the world’s lightest heavy-duty commercial vehicle wheel. The new Ultra ONE product is 47 per cent lighter than steel wheels of the same size, according to Alcoa.
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Trailer industry takes centre stage at Mid-America Trucking Show
Indicating a slight upward trend in the US economy, Louisville’s Mid-America Trucking Show (MATS) attracted some 79,000 visitors last week, who came to see more than 1,000 exhibitors in the hometown of the Kentucky Derby.
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Positive growth forecast for East European trailer market
Trailer demand in Eastern Europe is set to grow between 2015 and 2017, according to UK research company, Clear. By 2016, the region is set to be back at the pre-recession level of 2008.
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UK scientists plan to turn London into world’s first smart city
UK scientist Dr Mohammed Elshafie wants to give London not just a brain, but an entire nervous system.Truck Business News