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Optronics offers LED lamps with Light Guide technology

Optronics International announced it has unveiled several new 4-in. round and 6-inch oval LED stop, tail, turn lamps.

Light Guide technology allows LED light to be transmitted from one location in the lamp to another and enables the illumination of complex shapes and patterns. Using optical principles reminiscent of fiber-optic technology, Light Guide uses clear, shaped, polymer cylinders that guide and project the LED light in very specific ways.

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U.S. manufacturing regains strength: FTR

Bloomington, IN--Class 8 orders for November--19,300 units and up 41% month over month--were exactly what trucking industry experts FTR's forecast. According to a statement from FTR, the November order activity is a sign that the market is back to tracking normal cycles. Class 8 backlogs are expected to increase for the first time in ten months. Including November, Class 8 order activity for the past twelve months annualizes to 191,000 units. ...Read the rest of this story

Bison wins Most-Admired Award. Again.

WINNIPEG, MB--Waterstone Human Capital has recognized Bison Transport for having one of Canada's 10 Most Admired Corporate Cultures. It the second time the trucking company has earned the recognition. Bison Transport is the only company based in Manitoba and the only trucking company in Canada to earn this title. In 2013, Bison earned the title in the Mid-Market category but has now been named in the Enterprise category for businesses with revenues above $500 million. ...Read the rest of this story