China joins UN trucking treaty, hoping for new Silk Road
China has taken a key step toward developing an international economic corridor for trade with the European Union and the rest of the world with the ratification of the United Nations TIR Convention.What does deal-making tell us about trucking?
A lot of pretty hefty deal-making within the transportation and logistics sector occurred globally in the second quarter of this year, and while a good bit of it went on in Asia, a sizeable uptick occurred stateside within the global trucking industry – and for some worrisome if understandable reasons.
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New VP for Volvo's commercial sales, marketing in Canada
GREENSBORO, N.C. -- Volvo Trucks North America has appointed Paul Kudla as regional vice-president for Canada to oversee commercial sales and marketing.New U.S. factory planned for Sprinter vans in four years
Mercedes Benz Vans LLC investing around $500 million to build dedicated U.S. Sprinter manufacturing plant in North Charleston by 2020.NORTH CHARLESTON, SC. Mercedes-Benz Vans LLC, a division of global truck maker Daimler AG, plans to invest around $500 million and creating potentially up to 1,300 jobs to build a new manufacturing facility in North Charleston, SC, for its Sprinter van as it seeks to capitalize on growth in the commercial van segment.
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Old Dominion Freight Line Announces Earnings Per Diluted Share of $0.98 for 2016 Second Quarter
[Business Wire] - Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. today announced financial results for the three-month and six-month periods ended June 30, 2016, which include the following:Sprinter Plant Groundbreaking
Mercedes-Benz Vans LLC is investing around $500 million and creating potentially up to 1,300 jobs as it builds a new manufacturing facility in North Charleston, SC, to build Sprinter vans for the North American market. The first U.S.-built Sprinter is expected to roll out of the new plant sometime by the end of this decade, noted Volker Mornhinweg, head of Mercedes-Benz Vans, during a groundbreaking event at the construction site for the new factory; an event attended by Nikki Haley, Governor of South Carolina. (All photos by Sean Kilcarr/Fleet Owner)