DAF Trucks Opens New Cab Paint Facility in Westerlo, Belgium Belgium Vice Prime Minister Kris Peeters and PACCAR Executive Chairman Mark Pigott today officially opened DAF Trucks’ completely new cab paint facility in Westerlo, Belgium. The new facility represents a 100 million euro investment and sets new standards in quality, …
Read More »Havi Logistics, Italy, Tests Scania’s New 13-litre Gas Engine
Havi Logistics, Italy, Tests Scania’s New 13-litre Gas Engine For six months Havi Logistics in Italy has been testing one of the most requested transport solutions in years: Scania’s new 13-litre gas engine. It’s a dream come true for operators who want to couple sustainability with profitability. Scania’s new 13-litre …
Read More »New Livery Highlights Strength of ACS&T Logistics and McCain Relationship
New Livery Highlights Strength of ACS&T Logistics and McCain Relationship The 50-year relationship is still chipper – as demonstrated by four new graphic designs which ACS&T and McCain have revealed. The project ran from July to October this year, we reliveried a number of plain white trailers with four new …
Read More »Decker Truck Line Adopts SmartDrive Video-Based Safety Program
Decker Truck Line Adopts SmartDrive Video-Based Safety Program Following Competitive Review, Transportation and Logistics Leader Chooses SmartDrive and Accelerates Benefits with a Straight to Rollout Implementation. SAN DIEGO, November 2017 – SmartDrive Systems, a leader in video safety and transportation intelligence, today announced that Decker Truck Line Inc., a family-owned …
Read More »Great Dane’s Savannah Corporate Office Moves to New Facility
Great Dane’s Savannah Corporate Office Moves to New Facility (Savannah, Georgia – October, 2017) – Great Dane’s Savannah corporate office has relocated to a new facility located at 131 Technology Circle, Savannah GA, 31407. This new state-of-the-art facility features updated offices, cutting-edge research and development labs and a second-to-none customer …
Read More »Schmitz Cargobull Produces 10,000 More Trailers Than Planned
Schmitz Cargobull Produces 10,000 More Trailers Than Planned Market leader, Schmitz Cargobull, increases its revenue to more than €2 billion October 2017 – The market leader, Schmitz Cargobull, continues to expand its position in both Europe and worldwide: “We produced 57,982 trailers, a good 10,000 more than planned,” reports Chief …
Read More »Trailer Manufacturer Krone France SAS Opens New Center in Lyon
Trailer Manufacturer Krone France SAS Opens New Center in Lyon October 2017 – Together with approximately 250 guests from the French logistics industry, the Krone France Team opened the new Krone Center in Lyon, near the Saint Exupéry Airport (a 5 min. drive). In his welcome address, Bernard Krone emphasised: …
Read More »Schmitz Cargobull Opens New Production Plant in Turkey
Schmitz Cargobull Opens New Production Plant in Turkey Flexible production facilities for better access to market October 2017 – At the beginning of October Schmitz Cargobull celebrated the official opening of its new production plant in Adapazari, Turkey. The multi-production plant (MPP) will be used to assemble both curtainsiders and …
Read More »Ferryspeed Turns to Carrier Transicold With Vector 1950 MT Deal
Ferryspeed Turns to Carrier Transicold With Vector 1950 MT Deal Warrington, England, October, 2017 — Portsmouth-based freight company, Ferryspeed, has expanded its trailer fleet with 10 new additions, each specified with Carrier Transicold Vector® 1950 multi-temperature (MT) refrigeration units. Carrier Transicold, which operates in the UK as Carrier Transicold (UK) …
Read More »Stewarts of Tayside to Introduce Updated Carrier Foretrack system
Stewarts of Tayside to Introduce Updated Carrier Foretrack system WARRINGTON, England, October, 2017 — Perth-based soft fruit and swede producer Stewarts of Tayside is taking advantage of Carrier Transicold’s updated tracking, telematics and fleet management system, Foretrack, after specifying the system on six new temperature-controlled trailers with Vector® 1550 refrigeration …
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