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Countdown to HVTT13 has begun
The countdown has begun – HVTT13, the International Symposium for Road Transport Technology, will be held in San Luiz, Argentina, in less than a year from now.
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EU commercial vehicle market recovering
New commercial vehicle registrations in the EU grew by 6.1 per cent in September, totaling 160,038 units. The UK (+12.5 per cent) and Spain (+25.4 per cent) posted a double-digit upturn.Truck Business News
2013 Annual Fleet Study results out
According to the most recent edition of CK Commercial Vehicle Research’s Annual Fleet Study, US transport businesses plan to purchase a similar amount of trailing equipment in 2014 than in 2013.Truck Business News
Stable outlook for US trailer industry
September was the second straight month where net orders in the US trailer industry were above the 240k mark on a seasonally adjusted basis, research company ACT reported.Truck Business News
Swift reports lower net profit in third quarter
US company Swift Transportation has announced its third-quarter profit declined from a year ago due to “less than ideal market conditions".
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Faymonville to open new branch in Russia
Belgian trailer manufacturer Faymonville is planning to open a 2,535-m2 service centre near Moscow in early 2014. The company also announced the expansion of its production site in Goleniow, Poland.
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Werner Enterprises receives SmartWay Excellence Award
US fleet Werner Enterprises has been honoured with a SmartWay Excellence Award from the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) at the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals annual conference held in Denver, Colorado.
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Alcoa presents new wheel alloy for commercial vehicle market
US company Alcoa used the American Trucking Association’s (ATA) Management Conference & Exhibition in Florida to unveil a new lightweight alloy called MagnaForce.
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Bavarian company adds 65 Kögel trailers to fleet
Kloiber, the largest container logistics company in Bavaria, Germany, has announced it will add 50 new Kögel Mega semi-trailers and 15 Kögel Port 40 Simplex into its fleet.
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PCL invests in PIEK-compliant refrigeration technology
UK company PCL Transport has added 100 temperature controlled units from Carrier Transicold to its fleet, including 60 Vector 1550 City units, which adhere to Europe’s most stringent noise abatement standard, PIEK. The equipment will be used to transport milk on behalf of Arla Foods.
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