With weaker demand and the number of available trucks up 2% during the week ending Oct. 13, national average load-to-truck ratios plunged for all three equipment types.
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Car Wars: Steel Shows Strength Against Aluminum Rise
Lightweight aluminum has chipped away at steel’s use in vehicles as fuel efficiency standards have risen. Now steelmakers are fighting back. Their newest alloy could make its way to carmakers by 2021, with some available as early as next year, said Eric Petersen, vice president for research and innovation at AK Steel Holding Corp.
Car Wars: Steel Shows Strength Against Aluminum Rise
Lightweight aluminum has chipped away at steel’s use in vehicles as fuel efficiency standards have risen. Now steelmakers are fighting back. Their newest alloy could make its way to carmakers by 2021, with some available as early as next year, said Eric Petersen, vice president for research and innovation at AK Steel Holding Corp.
Jan de Rijk implements Transmetrics’ predictive assets optimization software
The Dutch logistics service provider will use the software to optimize its assets strategy and reach higher levels of operational efficiency.
Volvo Trucks expands remote programming for over-the-air software and parameter updates
Users can perform updates anywhere in the U.S. and Canada where a cellular connection is available, and at the discretion of the vehicle’s decision maker.
NeoBrake celebrates 30 years
Over the past 30 years, NeoBrake has evolved, learning how to make American roads safer with their brake system.
New Rotary Lift heavy-duty two-post lifts offer greater capacity, versatility for servicing work trucks and cars
Patented Trio Arms’ three-stage design makes spotting easy and ergonomic.
Rotary's new heavy-duty two-post lifts offer more capacity, versatility for work vehicle service
Patented Trio Arms’ three-stage design makes spotting easy and ergonomic, company says.
UPS’ New Automated Sorting Facility in Atlanta Is Up and Running
ATLANTA — UPS Inc. is looking to the future with its new Southeast Metro Automated Routing Terminal. About the size of 19 football fields, the automated facility can be expanded to increase the 1,700 packages a minute it is able to process now.
Second FedEx Ground Station Opens in Oklahoma City
FedEx Corp. has operated one 180,000-square-foot shipping station in Oklahoma City since 2006, and on Oct. 16 it celebrated the grand opening of a 270,000-square-foot shipping facility in north Oklahoma City to more than double its warehouse space in t…