Europe's top court is likely to rule on Intel's appeal against a record 1.06 billion euro EU antitrust fine next year, an EU judge said on Monday, a case that may affect companies such as Google and Qualcomm ...
Japanese auto parts supplier Takata has filed for bankruptcy, Daniel Loeb's hedge fund took a big billion position in Nestle and SpaceX launched a rocket that carried satellites.
The “Everyday Heroes” Kenworth T680 was auctioned off at Ritchie Bros. in Phoenix. The winning bid was submitted by Mike Jimenez, owner of Phoenix-based J&L Transportation, which resulted in $89,000 netted in support of Truckers Against Trafficking (TAT), a non-profit organization devoted to stopping human trafficking by educating, mobilizing, and empowering the nation's truck drivers and rest stop employees.
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...Read the rest of this storyThe sunny Southwest just got busier with the recent grand opening of a new Schneider facility in Phoenix, AZ. Schneider said it is responding to industry demand by significantly investing in this fast-growing region.
The Phoenix facility will accommodate Schneider's dry van truckload, team drivers, intermodal and specialty dedicated fleets and bring new truck driver job opportunities to the area.
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...Read the rest of this storyFor commercial trucking fleets, break-downs and road calls due to dead or uncharged batteries are a costly issue that can cut into fleets' profit margins and drivers' accumulated hours of service.
Purkeys announced it has developed two distinct liftgate charging systems, the DIRECT and the SELECT. Larry Rambeaux, Purkeys' National Fleet Representative, says that even with a liftgate charging system, a truck's battery has to be in proper working order to maintain charge.
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...Read the rest of this storyTruck driver Bill McElligott may have the world's most famous left side of a face.
Five years ago his photo was featured in the New England Journal of Medicine, accompanying a story about Unilateral Dermatoheliosis – damage to skin on half of his face caused by ultraviolet (UV) rays from the sun.
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