Wynright Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Daifuku Webb and a leading U.S.-based provider of intelligent material handling systems, has been named the winner of the NextGen Game Changer Award for its Robotic Truck Unloader (RTU). According to Robotics Business Review, the NextGen category of the Game Changer Award is given to the company with […]
Stertil-Koni, the leader in heavy duty vehicle lifts, notably bus lifts and truck lifts, today announced that Keith Bunn has been named Sales Manager, Western Region. In his new post, Keith brings extensive product, technical and customer support expertise to the role, having served previously for more than six years as Service Manager at […]
Volvo Trucks in North America has just announced that it is boosting fuel efficiency and payload capacity for regional haul carriers with the introduction of its Optimized Series, now available for order. The series includes eight models equipped with proven fuel- and weight-saving specifications to deliver a greater value of ownership for regional tanker, bulk […]
Midwest retailer Meijer has announced that it operates one of the largest all-clean diesel fleets in North America. As part of its ongoing green initiatives, the Grand Rapids, Mich.-based retailer’s fleet utilized innovative technology to improve fuel efficiency and reduce its carbon footprint by nearly 60 percent since it first began implementing the U.S. Environmental […]
According to a new report, the Japanese automakers’ long-term investments in the United States continue to positively impact the overall U.S. economy and benefit a wide range of workers, both those in the auto industry and many more in related industries. Utilizing recently released data Rutgers University professor Thomas Prusa finds that the Japanese auto […]
According to ACT Research, September was the second straight month where trailer industry net orders were above the 240k rate on a seasonally adjusted basis. Despite that strength, industry backlogs continue to be thin. This information was included in the most recent State of the Industry: U.S. Trailers published by ACT Research Co. (ACT). “October […]
