Connected vehicles: Hot? Or not?
Well here's an interesting tidbit: According to IHS Automotive, 55% of annual global new vehicle sales in 2020 will be vehicles that are connected – and, by that year, nearly half of the global fleet of vehicles in operation will be connected as well.
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Alberta Ritchie Bros. auction breaks sales records
LETHBRIDGE, AB -- Records were smashed in Lethbridge last week, as Ritchie Bros. sold more than CDN $24 million of equipment in two days, with 67% of sales coming from online buyers.Mullen Group cites 'pretty deep recession' in Q2 report
OKOTOKS, AB -- Mullen Group, one of Canada's most successful fleets, has released its second quarter financial results in the midst of what the company's CEO views as a “pretty deep recession” in Western Canada.NYC Sanitation trucks do much more than collect refuse
The fleet isn't just large; it's versatile and clean.NEW YORK. It collects some 9,000 tons of refuse and recyclables a day, but that's just one of the jobs carried out by the New York City Dept. of Sanitation (DSNY) fleet of 2,500 heavy-duty collection trucks. They serve as protection for presidents and popes, carry people to safety during floods and hurricanes, lead recovery efforts after disasters and, perhaps most importantly, marshal their full strength within an hour to clean the city streets of snow even when it hits record levels like the 30-inch snow storm last winter.
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Patriot Transportation Holding, Inc., Announces Release Date for Its 2016 Third Quarter Earnings and Details for the Earnings Conference Call
[GlobeNewswire] - JACKSONVILLE, Fla., July 25, 2016-- Patriot Transportation Holding, Inc. anticipates issuing its 2016 third quarter earnings results Wednesday, July 27, 2016. The Company will also host a conference call ...Cummins new X Series: Adding up the improvements
EAST LIBERTY, OHIO. When going out for a spin in a truck powered by the new Cummins X15 engine, it's good to have the program technical leader in the cab to answer questions. Even better, the engine is so quiet the conversation could've been conducted at a whisper. But the next-generation X Series is not something Tim Proctor, Cummins Director, Engineering, wants to keep quiet about.
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