Archive for July, 2013

New Preventive Care Program from Hino Trucks

New Preventive Care Program from Hino Trucks

| July 22, 2013

Hino Trucks has debuted  a new preventive service care program for their 195 diesel model trucks called HinoCare. The two-year or 60,000 mile service program is available on all 2013MY and 2014MY 195 and 195 double cab trucks delivered between July 1, 2013 and March 31, 2014 and is free of charge to the customer. […]

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Next Phase of Capital Investment at Stertil-Koni Manufacturing Facility

Next Phase of Capital Investment at Stertil-Koni Manufacturing Facility

| July 22, 2013

Stertil-Koni, the leader in heavy duty vehicle lifts, today announced that it has completed the next stage of a multi-phase capital investment program designed to enhance both productivity and efficiency at its U.S. manufacturing facility, Stertil ALM, located in Streator, Illinois. In this most recent phase, Stertil ALM purchased and installed a new Okuma MILLAC […]

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Oil price gains for fourth week

Oil price gains for fourth week

| July 21, 2013

Courtesy of Associated Press: The price of oil finished with a fourth-straight weekly gain after rising a penny on Friday. After a big spike in oil prices since late June, a weekend road trip will cost many Americans more than it has in four months. Benchmark crude for August delivery rose 1 cent to close […]

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SHOWCASE: Stertil-Koni

SHOWCASE: Stertil-Koni

| July 20, 2013

Stertil-Koni is the global market leader in heavy duty vehicle lifts – bus lifts and truck lifts – and is the preferred supplier to the world’s leading companies in the truck and bus industries. Stertil-Koni’s breadth of products meets all ranges of lifting needs and includes mobile column lifts, two-post, four-post, inground piston lifts, half-scissors […]

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Class 8 Retail Sales at 9 Month High

Class 8 Retail Sales at 9 Month High

| July 19, 2013

Although commercial vehicle orders slipped month over month in June, Class 8 retail sales, when seasonally adjusted, were at a nine-month high. “Through year-to-date June, sales have occurred at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 249,000 units,” said Kenny Vieth, ACT’s President and Sr. Analyst. “Inventories were down 12,000 units from last June, and the […]

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July New-Vehicle Retail Sales Up

July New-Vehicle Retail Sales Up

| July 19, 2013

New-vehicle sales are kicking off the second half of 2013 in very strong fashion, with new-vehicle retail sales in July expected to increase by 12 percent from a year ago, according to a monthly sales forecast developed jointly by the Power Information Network® (PIN) from J.D. Power and LMC Automotive. Retail Light-Vehicle Sales New-vehicle retail […]

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