June 2012 Logistic News ArchivesDubai Chamber seeks stronger ties with National Association of Freight and Logistics - United Arab Emirates: 28 June 2012 - In its quest to strengthen its working relationship & to build bridges of cooperation. Read full article »
EMS further expands its distribution network by launching new vans to increase efficiency - United Arab Emirates: 14 June 2012 - EMS a UAE-based company that specializes in the delivery, implementation & support Read Bonn - 13 June 2012 - DHL Global Forwarding, Freight, the air and sea freight specialist within Deutsche Post DHL & a leading provider of road freight services in EU, has launched an intercontinental door-to-door distribution service from Asia-Pacific to EU, building on the success of its DHL Door-To-More service intra-Asia Pacific. DHL Three Bahrain logistics centres ranked in world's top twenty - 07 June 2012 - Bahrain is home to three of the world's top twenty special economic zones & locations Read full Sustained employment growth set for transport and logistics sectors in Dubai - United Arab Emirates: 06 June 2012 - The supply chain & logistics sectors in Dubai are set to account for a significant.. Read full article » Bulk logistics firm Suttons seals JV deal in Saudi Arabia - 05 June 2012 - Saudi-based Arabian Chemical Terminals, a company jointly owned by the Alireza, Read full article Kuwait market follows regional downtrend - Kuwait: 03 June 2012 - The KSE Market Index fell 1.16% to hit 6,121 points as a direct reaction to the month-lomg oil Read full TAGSB to offer MBA in Logistic next semester, prepares for criminal accounting - Jordan: 03 June 2012 - Dean of Talal Abu-Ghazaleh Graduate School of Business (TAGSB) Dr. Hesham Gharaibeh announced... Read full article Archived Trucks News on June 2012Stuttgart/Chelny - 29 June 2012 - Daimler Trucks and the Russian truck manufacturer Kamaz have intensified their strategic partnership, which was established in 2008. today signed a licensing agreement that will result in greater collaboration on the production of truck cabs. In the future, Mercedes-Benz will supply Axor cabs to Kamaz, which the Russian company will incorporate it into its new generation of trucks in 2013. [...] Daimler
Portland, Ore. – 29 June 2012 – Freightliner Trucks today announced that Saddle Creek Corp. has added 40 Freightliner Business Class M2 112 compressed natural gas tractors, doubling its fleet of [...] Source: Freightliner Novgorod - 25 June 2012 - GAZ & Daimler AG and Russian commercial vehicle manufacturer GAZ Group, a part of Russia's Basic Element, have planned to start the production Mercedes Sprinter[...] Source: GAZ La Crosse - 25 Jun. 2012 - There is an old saying that "a rising tide lifts all boats." And for La Crosse, Wis.-based Kwik Trip - a convenience store and fuel chain with more than 400 locations in three states - its work to promote liquefied and compressed natural gas as fuel sources is helping move the nationwide adoption of LNG and CNG as viable fuel sources in Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, and beyond. [...] Source: Kenworth Stuttgart/Nizhny Novgorod/St. Petersburg - 22 June 2012 - Daimler AG and Russian commercial vehicle manufacturer GAZ Group, a part of Russia's biggest business group Basic Element, have started implementation of the project to set up Mercedes-Benz Sprinter production at Gorky Automobile Plant in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia. Daimler AG to invest more than €100 million, GAZ to invest over €90 million. [...] Source: GAZ Seattle - 22 Jun. 2012 - When Cliff Bates drives across most any new bridge in Washington state, chances are his company had a hand in its construction. And, when he watches news reports on progress of multi-billion dollar bridge and tunnel projects, such as the Washington State Route 520 floating bridge connecting Bellevue and Seattle, and the Alaskan Way Viaduct Replacement project, which includes an underground tunnel [...] Kenworth Kirkland - 21 June 2012 - Kenworth Truck Company today announced that the new, aerodynamic Kenworth T680 model has received U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) SmartWaySM . [...] Source: Kenworth Allentown - 20 June 2012 - Preventive maintenance on MACK® trucks just got even easier with the launch today of MACK® Complete Care, a preventive maintenance and inspection plan that promotes compliance, safety and accountability (CSA) while keeping customers’ trucks in top running condition. [...] Source: Mack Seattle - 20 Jun. 2012 - Celebrating 25 years of working together, Seattle University recently recognized Kenworth and PACCAR for their ongoing support of the Project Center in the university's College of Science and Engineering during a special ceremony. Over those 25 years, 43 real-world engineering projects have been conducted with Seattle University engineering students. [...] Source: Kenworth Bethlehem - 19 June 2012 - As a result of a partnership with multiple Lehigh Valley organizations, a Titan by Mack now greets visitors to the Levitt Pavilion at SteelStacks, an arts and cultural center and the former site of Bethlehem Steel. Mack Trucks provided the Titan cab to students in LCTI’s Diesel/Medium & Heavy Truck, Autobody Collision Repair, Welding and Drafting/CAD technology program. [...] Source: Mack Trucks Kremenchug - 13 June 2012 - “AutoKrAZ”, in partnership with Indian company SHRI Lakshmi Defence Solutions, Kanpur, has built a new armored KrAZ SLDSL truck based on the KrAZ right-hand drive chassis cab 4х4 powered with the YaMZ-238 rated at 330 hp Indian specialists have placed armor plating around the most important truck units: cab, power plant, fuel tanks, storage batteries, powertrain components[...] Source: KrAZ Kremenchug - 11 June 2012 - “AutoKrAZ” has built special trucks KrAZ-632217 & KrAZ-632207 6x6 by order of System Use Contract Ltd & shipped them to South-African customer in early June. [...] Source: KrAZ Greensboro - 11 June 2012 - Mack Trucks today announced it’s expanding its natural gas-powered offerings and has taken a key step forward in its hybrid vehicle development process. [...] Source: Mack Trucks Kremenchug - 08 June 2012 - KrAZ - Poltava Auto-Aggregate Plant’s turnover for 5 months of 2012 amounts to UAH 38 000 000. In May, the output of consumer goods is 47 percent above its January level. Share of export is 87,9 percent, including export of brake components of 88 percent. [...] Source: KrAZ Omaha - 08 Jun. 2012 - Kenworth of Omaha were representatives of the Iowa State University (ISU) Cyclones athletic department, along with Iowa State president, Dr. Steven Leath. [...] Source: Kenworth Chennai - 07 Jun. 2012 - Isuzu Motors will establish a company in Chennai, India in August this year to produce & sell light commercial vehicles (LCVs). This is part of Isuzu's mid-term business plan to develop a new LCV business in India's rapidly growing market [...] Source:ISUZU Sparks - 06 Jun. 2012 - Western Nevada Kenworth has recently opened a 20,000 square-foot full-service dealership in Sparks, Nev. The full-service operation is located on 5 acres at 8640 Canyon[...] Source: Kenworth Kremenchug - 06 June 2012 - AutoKrAZ, jointly with OOO RusKrAZ, official importer of the KrAZ trucks in Russia, has taken part in the 13th edition of International Specialized Exhibition Construction Vehicles and Technologies 2012 (CVT-2012) held from 29th May to 2nd June in Moscow. [...] Source: KrAZ Kremenchug - 05 June 2012 - “AutoKrAZ”, in May of current year, has fulfilled its contractual obligations and shipped 10 trucks to Poltava Mining and Concentrating Company. [...] Source: KrAZ |
July 2012 Logistic News ArchivesDubai - 31 July 2012 - DHL Global Forwarding, the air and ocean freight specialist at Deutsche Post DHL, have announced the launch of an additional direct Less than Container Load (LCL) service from Shanghai to Dubai, making it the second direct LCL service to connect China and the UAE. Source: AME Info
DHL becomes the first logistics provider in the Middle East to earn ISO 20000 - United Arab Emirates: 24 July 2012 - DHL, the world's leading logistics company, was presented with the ISO 20000 certification Read article Hong Kong - 16 July 2012 - DHL Supply Chain announced today the opening of its new state-of-the-art MegaHub Hong Kong facility located at Interlink in Tsing Yi. The hub consolidates the company's Hong Kong operations & offers customers greater business flexibility and cost efficiencies in the face of developing business needs. DHL UK's CI Logistics signs deal with Dexion - United Arab Emirates: 05 July 2012 - UK-based CI Logistics has signed an agreement to supply Dubai-based Dexion Integrated Systems... Read full article » Archived Trucks News on July 2012Kirkland - 31 July 2012 - Kenworth Truck Company achieved the highest customer satisfaction ranking among truck owners in the Heavy Duty Dealer Service Segment, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2012 Heavy Duty Truck Customer Satisfaction Study(SM). [...] Source: Kenworth
Beijing - 30 July 2012 - The first batch order of JAC heavy duty trucks leaves for Mongolia market, which marks a substantial step forward to Mongolia market. The first 30 units’ dump trucks include two models with strong loading capacity, which were selected according to the market preference and using condition of Mongolia. To meet the special requirement of low temperature environment in the winter of Mongolia [...] Source: JAC Syracuse - 25 July 25, 2012 - Kenworth of Buffalo has relocated its Syracuse dealership to a larger facility strategically located at Interstate 90 Exit 35 State Routes 11 and 481, [...] Source: Kenworth Kremenchug - 23 July 2012 - “AutoKrAZ”, jointly with Ares Security Vehicles LLC (Dubai), manufacturer of high quality armored vehicles, has started developing a new lineup of armored vehicles. A new armored right-hand drive vehicle mounted on the KrAZ-5233HE chassis 4x4 is supposed to be provided with the YaMZ-238 engine rated at 330 hp and the 9JS150TA-B transmission [...] Source: KrAZ Novi, MI – 23 July 2012 - Hino Trucks new Class 5 195 and 195h COE trucks will be arriving at qualified Hino dealerships across the country this fall. Available with a Diesel (195) or Diesel-Electric Hybrid (195h) powertrain, the 19,500 GVW trucks feature 210 HP and 440 lb-ft of torque from Hino’s [...] Source: Hino Beijing / Stuttgart - 19 July 2012 - With joint truck production now under way, Beijing Foton Daimler Automotive Co. Ltd. (BFDA) is stepping up the pace even more. The joint venture of Daimler AG and the Chinese truck manufacturer Foton will begin building a new engine plant next to its headquarters in Beijing’s Huairou district by the first half of 2013. It will invest more than around €135 million). [...] Source: Daimler Greensboro - 17 July 2012 - The City of Pomona, recently purchased 22 natural gas-powered MACK® TerraPro™ Low Entry vehicles, converting its entire fleet to Bulldogs with the alternative-fuel tech[...] Mack Kremenchug - 17 July 2012 - “AutoKrAZ” has finished developing the fifth generation of Kremenchug trucks by building the all-wheel drive KrAZ Н22.2RX cabover chassis 6x6. This chassis cab offering payload capacity of 21500 ton and gross trailer weight rating of 30000 kg is powered with the YaMZ-6521 6-cylinder engine rated at 362 hp, coupled with the MFZ 430 single disc clutch and the ZF transmission. [...] Source: KrAZ Munchen - 16 July 2012 - Successful efficiency truck – the 10,000th MAN TGX EfficientLine - the model for long-haul transport, consistently designed for fuel efficiency, has been on the market [...] Source: MAN Kremenchug - 16 July 2012 - Public Joint Stock Company “AutoKrAZ” has established the regional hub for promotion of the KrAZ trucks in Southeastern Asia. This is the first such project by “AutoKrAZ” in overseas countries. Within the marketing plan the test and trials of the KrAZ trucks in coal deposit in the island of Sumatra and launching of showroom in Kalimantan will take place in early autumn 2012. [...] Source: KrAZ Torino - 13 July 2012 – Iveco has developed a range of new service tools and support packages that it says will help the firm deliver all-round support to commercial vehicle operators nationwide. Many have been developed for heavy trucks due to the high value payloads and the 'just-in-time' nature [...] Transport Engineer Iveco Central Point - 13 Jul, 2012 - Pape Kenworth - Medford has expanded its operation and relocated to Central Point, Ore., with convenient access to Interstate 5 off Exit 33. [...] Source: Kenworth Kirkland - 12 July 2012 - The Kenworth Truck Company assembly plant in Renton, Wash., was recently honored with a 2011 Gold Award presented by the King County (Wash.) Industrial Waste Kenworth St. Louis - 11 July 2012 - The St. Louis Regional Airport took delivery of their first new Aircraft Rescue Fire Fighting (ARFF) unit this week, an E-ONE Titan Force® 4x4. “This is our first new ARFF unit so we didn’t know what to expect, but from pre-build to final inspection we’ve had a great experience with E-ONE Greensboro - 11 July 2012 - Mack Trucks today launched an iPad and iPhone app for its popular Bulldog Magazine. Available through the Apple iTunes Store, the app can be downloaded free of charge by all iPad and iPhone users. The app provides access to both current and past issues of Bulldog Magazine, a 45,000-circulation quarterly publication published by Mack and enjoyed by customers, employees, retirees, dealers, [...] Mack Torino - 10 July 2012 - Transport and distribution specialist Eddie Stobart is putting two Iveco ECOSTRALIS tractor units to the ultimate test within its extensive transport operation. The company, one of the most recognisable and strongest brands in the country, says it will be closely monitoring the performance of the Iveco vehicles over the coming months. The trucks have been named 'Sophie' and 'Lynda Dawn', following a long-established tradition that all Eddie Stobart vehicles be identified [...] Source: NHW Magazine Iveco Minsk - 05 July 2012 - on the “Minsk Automobile Plant,” a presentation of cargo transport MAZ trucks with crane-manipulator manufactured by «Fassi Gpu Spa» (Italy) was held. [...] Source: MAZ Gaffney – 9 July, 2012 – Freightliner Custom Chassis Corp., a longtime leader in developing alternative fuel propulsion chassis, has delivered two of its all-electric MT E-CELL walk-in vans to UPS. UPS will deploy the zero-fuel-usage, zero-emissions vehicles in its fleet serving Laguna Hills, Calif.. [...] Source: Freightliner Mumbai - 05 July 2012 - India's 3 largest heavy commercial vehicle manufacturer Asia MotorWorks is playing a key role in improving the skills & productivity of truck drivers across India with its 'Driver Training Program'. Since the program began AMW has trained over 25,000 drivers, with 9,000 completing the program [...] AMW Stuttgart - 04 July 2012 - At the beginning of the week Daimler presented the new Mercedes-Benz Antos, the first specialist vehicle model series designed for heavy-duty short-radius distribution transportation use. The vehicle will celebrate its public premiere at the IAA Commercial Vehicles show in Hannover in Sept. Whether put to use for food, heating oil, building materials or municipal transportation applications, with a permissible gross vehicle weight of between 18 and 26 tonnes the Antos is totally at home [...] Source: Mercedes-Benz Kirkland - 02 July 2012 - Kenworth announced it has added nearly 50 more tour stops to the successful Kenworth T680 Road Tour, which kicked off in May. [...] Source: Kenworth Beijing - 02 July 2012 - This year JAC defied the downward trend of Chinese commercial vehicles market. From Jan. to May, sales of JAC comm. vehicles have been ranked as top three with 129,600 units, while exports of JAC light trucks still lead Chinese auto. ind. [...] JAC |
News Archive May 2012
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Archived Trucks News on April 2012Conover - 30 Apr. 2012 - Siegel founded Tru-Pak Moving Systems in 1960 with one truck and a dream. By 1986, Tru-Pak's int'l fleet was making 40,000 moves per year, relocating families and companies across the U.S & overseas. Today, Conover, N.C.-based Tru-Pak is one of the largest independent moving companies on the East Coast, operating a fleet of 60 late model Kenworths including 16 new T700s with PACCAR [...] Source: Kenworth
Kirkland - 27 Apr. 2012 - Kenworth Truck today announced the initial tour stops for the Kenworth T680 Road Tour, which will visit 100 Kenworth dealers in the United States and Canada throughout [...] Source: Kenworth Torino - 27 April 2012 - Iveco is preparing what it claims could be the ultimate fuel-saving heavy truck combination for press evaluation, having paired its Ecostralis 6x2 mid-lift tractor unit with Montracon's latest FST (fuel-saving trailer). Montracon says its tri-axle box van semi-trailer returns fuel savings [...] Source: Transport Eng. Knob - 25 Apr. 2012 - Keith Redden's retirement dream was to start a trucking firm. "I said if I owned six trucks, I could make a living. Now we have 24 trucks, and I enjoy it more every day.". [...] Source: Kenworth Kremenchug - 23 April 2012 - “АutoKrAZ” in partnership with “UralKrAZAvto”, authorized dealer in Ural Federal District, has taken part in 5th edition of the Specialized Construction & Road Building Vehicles, Equip. & Materials Trade Show held 18—20 April in Yekaterinburg as part of Ural Building Forum [...] Source: KrAZ Kirkland - 19 Apr. 2012 - MHC Kenworth - Kansas City was named the first recipient of the new Kenworth PACCAR MX Dealer of the Year award for the USA & Canada at the annual Kenworth [...] Source: Kenworth Kirkland - 18 Apr. 2012 - Rihm Kenworth was named 2011 Kenworth Medium Duty Dealer of the Year for the United States and Canada at the annual Kenworth Dealer Meeting held recently in Columbus [...] Kenworth Kirkland - 17 Apr. 2012 - Edmonton Kenworth received the prestigious 2011 Kenworth Dealer of the Year Award for the USA & Canada at the annual Kenworth Dealer Meeting held recently in Columbus [...] Source: Kenworth Munchen - 16 April 2012 - Additional synergies in commercial vehicle and engine production between Europe and Latin America operations. MAN is continuing its expansion in the Latin American market in 2012: the launch of the TGX heavy truck series will see MAN-branded trucks produced in Brazil [...] Source: MAN Calgary- 16 Apr. 2012 - For Don Luft, looking back makes it easier to look forward. As an 18-year old, he got his feet wet in the oil and gas well servicing business by driving a Kenworth truck for Nowsco Well Service Ltd. Over the years, his truck took him into some inhospitable areas of the oil fields; [...] Source: Kenworth Kirkland - 16 Apr. 2012 - Kenworth is hosting a special promotion in the United States that will award prize winners with an all-expenses paid trip for two persons to the Kenworth assembly plant in Chillicothe, Ohio, to test drive the new Kenworth T680™ and tour the plant. [...] Source: Kenworth Kirkland - 13 Apr. 2012 - Kenworth Truck celebrated the production and delivery of its historic 250,000th Kenworth T800 truck during a special ceremony at the Kenworth assembly plant in Renton [...] Source: Kenworth CASPER - 12 Apr. 2012 - Motor Power Kenworth has opened a new, 27,000 square-foot full service dealership in Casper, Wyoming. [...] Source: Kenworth Kremenchug - 02 April 2012 - AutoKrAZ shipped the trucks to the customer in Rwanda in late March. First delivery to the market of this country took place in late 2011. [...] Source: KrAZ |
April 2012 Logistic News ArchivesAgility files $225m lawsuit against US agency - 25 April 2012 - Kuwaiti-based logistics firm Agility has filed for $225m in claims against the US Defence... Read full article »
Lulu to build logistics centre in the UK - Middle East 23 April 2012 - Shehim Mohammed Unni, director of Lulu Hypermarkets has said the retailer Read full article » Knight Frank witness's positive activity in the Dubai logistics sector as enquiry levels increase - United Arab Emirates: Saturday, 21 April 2012 - JAFZA Class 1 logistics rents remain stable during H2 of 2011 even though enquiries from contract... Read full » Dubai sees welcome returns on logistics infrastructure investment - United Arab Emirates: 16 April - 2012 - Dubai's trade and logistics strength has proved a welcome ray of light amid the doom and gloom of... Read full article » Qapco boosts storage with Egypt logistics warehouse - Egypt: 02 April 2012 - Qatar Petrochemical has opened a new logistics warehouse in General Free Zone Read full Kuwait's Agility posts 114% Q4 net profit jump - 01 April 2012 - Kuwait-headquartered logistics firm facing US fraud charges, Agility has said its Read full article |
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