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DENVER – Authorities in Gainesville recovered $1.5 million in artwork and furniture that went missing in April when a driver hired to haul the goods from Boca Raton to New York City allegedly absconded with the loot.
Read More →ALEXANDRIA, VA – The Truck Renting and Leasing Association (TRALA) and members of its Equipment and Technology Advisory Council (ETAC) traveled to the Aberdeen Proving Grounds in Maryland to get a first-hand look at the Department of Labor's Hire Vets First Committee's Training Assistance Program (TAP).
Read More →SUNNYVALE, CA – Trimble has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Eleven Technology, Inc. of Cambridge, Mass., in an all-cash transaction. Eleven Technology is a mobile application software company with a market and technology position in the Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) industry.
Read More →VIENNA, AUSTRIA – General Motors Corp., DaimlerChrysler, and the BMW Group will begin production next year on their jointly developed, state-of-the-art hybrid system, representing an automotive industry milestone. This will be the first fully integrated combination of electric motors with a fixed-gear transmission, according to the automakers.
Read More →Best practices use all the knowledge and technology available to ensure success. AF research produced best practice suggestions from fleets across the U.S.
Read More →HOUSTON – Shell Lubricants has launched the Shell Tech Tour, a multi-city, multimedia conference designed to update fleet customers on the latest lubricants and coolants technology. The tour will cover the latest on the new API motor oil category, a step change in engine oil performance that will provide improvements in wear control, high-temperature oxidation control, and soot handling.
Read More →SEATTLE – Eric Overby, a former senior manager with Arthur Andersen and KPMG, is finalizing a study of physical versus online auction environments as part of his doctoral thesis at the Goizueta Business School at Emory University in Atlanta.
Read More →TOKYO – Toyota plans to introduce hybrid technology across its entire lineup, according to an AP news report. The manufacturer has a target goal of 1 million hybrids sold globally by 2012.
Read More →TORRANCE, CA – Lexus will unveil its all-new LS luxury hybrid sedan at the New York International Automobile Show. According to Toyota, Lexus' hybrid version of the upcoming model-year 2007 LS sedan will introduce new standards in styling, engineering, technology, safety, and performance.
Read More →RICE LAKE, WI – Johnson Refrigerated Truck Bodies has launched the next generation in cold plate technology with its RouteMax pilot program. Thirty trucks equipped with RouteMax and capable of extended route cold plate deliveries will soon be on the road. E.A. Sween Company, maker of Deli Express Sandwiches, will become the first customer to use a fully equipped RouteMax delivery vehicle.
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