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JOIN XRS AT XUE 2013 AND GET A SAMSUNG TABLET

5/22/2013 9:00 AM EST - XRS Corporation formerly Xata Corporation

First 300 registrants receive Samsung Galaxy Tab® 2 tablet
MINNEAPOLIS (May 22, 2013) — XRS Corporation (formerly Xata Corporation; NASDAQ: XRSC), the leader in mobile fleet optimization software, announced today that as a benefit of registering early for XUE 2013, XRS will be distributing Samsung Galaxy Tab® 2 (7.0) tablets to the first 300 paid XUE attendees. For just $895, attendees get two days’ worth of...

Mansfield ISD School Bus Stop Arm Pilot Catches Drivers Putting Children in Dang...

5/22/2013 8:00 AM EST - American Traffic Solutions

Mansfield, TX — Video from a Mansfield Independent School District (ISD) School Bus Stop Arm Pilot Program illustrates the problem of illegal stop arm running. The videos are just a few examples from the nearly 50 stop arm running violations captured during Mansfield ISDs two month pilot program.

American Traffic Solutions (ATS), the nation’s leader in...

International Truck of the Year pairing for A.F.S. Haulage

5/22/2013 6:41 AM EST - Iveco

Watford, 22 May 2013
Eastleigh-based A.F.S. Haulage has replaced two older vehicles with a pair of International Truck of the Year 2013-winning Iveco Stralis Hi-Way tractor units, in the company’s striking red livery.

The flagship long-haul Ivecos were selected for the 38-strong fleet based on the performance of the customer’s existing EcoStralis tractor unit, which has consistently returned 8.6 mpg versus a...

MDF TRANSPORT SELECTS NEW TRAILERS FOR MAXIMUM FLEXIBILITY

5/21/2013 6:34 AM EST - Schmitz Cargobull

21 May 2013
Great Yarmouth-based MDF Transport has added a pair of Schmitz Cargobull S.CS MEGA curtainsider trailers with VARIOS® Top Technology to its fleet of 22 tractor units and 55 trailers. One of the tri-axle units has also been specified with COIL equipment to ensure added strength for heavy and high point loads.

The trailers offer all of the advantages of a regular curtainsider, combined with a...

Andy Thomas Head of Rail Operations Mott MacDonald

Mott MacDonald appoints Andy Thomas as head of rail operations

5/21/2013 6:31 AM EST - Mott MacDonald

Mott MacDonald has appointed Andy Thomas as its head of rail operations to enhance and grow the consultancy’s service offering in this area.

Andy is a professional and strategic transport operator and has worked in the rail industry for over 33 years. Most recently he was a senior programme manager at Network Rail where he was responsible for leading a team of operational, timetabling, commercial and system...

MIZKAN SELECTS BIBBY DISTRIBUTION FOR MAJOR NEW AMBIENT FOOD CONTRACT

5/17/2013 6:26 AM EST - Bibby Distribution

17 May 2013
Bibby Distribution has opened an impressive new 212,000 ft² warehouse and distribution facility and taken on more than 100 additional staff in Corby after securing a major contract with Japanese food manufacturer Mizkan.

The Corby facility will support an initial three year contract with Mizkan, secured following a competitive tender which saw Bibby Distribution selected for its competitiveness and...

UPS 767 Fleet to Get New Look - UPS Debuts New Winglets to 767 Aircraft to Save ...

5/17/2013 2:29 AM EST - UPS

UPS fortsätter att vara branschledande inom hållbarhet. Nu monterar företaget så kallade Winglets på alla sina Boeing 767-flygplan. Med hjälp av de nya vingspetsarna minskar UPS globalt sin bränsleförbrukning med 22 miljoner liter bränsle och koldioxidutsläppen med mer än 62 000 ton per år. Det innebär en bränslebesparing på ca 4 procent per flygning. Det första planet att användas i Norden med dessa winglets landar...

Mott MacDonald to design six stations for Gurgaon Metro Phase II, India

5/16/2013 8:01 AM EST - Mott MacDonald

Mott MacDonald is to provide the detailed design for six new metro stations on Phase II of the rapid metro rail network in Gurgaon, India. The metro is being developed by Rapid Metro Rail Gurgaon¹ to help meet the growing transportation requirements between Gurgaon and Delhi.

Construction of Phase I, which comprises a 5.1km rail loop connecting Cyber City, NH-8 and Sikanderpur station on Delhi Metro Line 2, began...

Hyundai Motor produces one millionth car at Czech factory

5/16/2013 5:30 AM EST - Hyundai Motor Company

· New Generation i30 the one millionth car produced by award-winning plant
· More than 10.000 manufacturing-related jobs created by facility
· Hyundai orders €1,3 billion-worth of parts from European suppliers annually

Offenbach, 16 May 2013

On 16 May 2013, a New Generation i30 became the one millionth car to be produced at Hyundai’s award-winning manufacturing facility in Nošovice, Czech...

DOF Subsea Group has been awarded multiple new contracts

5/16/2013 2:00 AM EST - DOF ASA

DOF Subsea, a subsidiary of DOF ASA, has secured multiple contract awards in the Asia Pacific region over the last couple of weeks, with a total contract value of about USD 50 million.

The contracts will utilize the vessels Skandi Singapore, Skandi Hercules and Skandi Hawk.

Mons S. Aase is pleased with the new contract awards, further improving the contract coverage for the project fleet in the Asia Pacific...

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