Toyota celebrates 25 years in North America manufacturing
On October 15th over 1,500 were on hand for the 25th anniversary of Toyota Industrial Equipment Manufacturings (TIEM) celebration of…
Toyota marks manufacturing milestone with 500,000 forklift built in North America
Toyota marked a manufacturing milestone with the production and sale of its five hundred thousandth forklift built at the company’s…
Kardex Remstar extends successful cooperation with Intertex
To further enhance the range of automated storage and retrieval products offered to the market, Kardex Remstar has incorporated Intertex…
Honeywell bar-code patent upheld by U.S. Patent and Trademark office
In its final written decision, the United States Patent and Trademark Office recently upheld the validity of a patent from…
Caution – not crisis for manufacturing
August manufacturing technology orders down August U.S. manufacturing technology orders totaled $285.92 million according to AMT – The Association For…
The National Private Truck Council Urges House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee to Support the -SAFE Trucking Act’
The National Private Truck Council (NPTC), an association representing some 600 major American companies with private truck fleets, sent a letter urging the House…
American Logistics Aid Network needs your help.
American Logistics Aid Network (ALAN) whose mission it is to save lives and reduce suffering for disaster survivors, needs your…
AAR reports weekly rail traffic for September and week ending October 3, 2015
The Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported weekly U.S. rail traffic, as well as volumes for September 2015 and the…
ALAN conducts successful matching gift fundraiser with help from Amazon
American Logistics Aid Network (ALAN) whose mission is to save lives and reduce suffering for disaster survivors, received a surprise…
Q4 economic outlook lowers 2015 equipment and software investment growth forecast to 4.1%
Investment in equipment and software is expected to grow 4.1 percent in 2015, according to the Q4 update to the 2015…
Raymond unveils new expansion at headquarters
The Raymond Corporation hosted a National Manufacturing Day event at its headquarters in Greene, New York, unveiling a 47,000-square-foot addition…
A3 white paper links increasing robotics shipments to U.S. job growth
The Association for Advancing Automation (A3) published a white paper entitled “Robots Fuel the Next Wave of U.S. Productivity and…
Hyundai Forklift and Modern Group enter into dealer agreement
Hyundai Forklift announced the expansion of its geographic footprint and dealer base on the Eastern seaboard with the addition of Modern Group…
Survey reveals only 45% of companies met recent GHS compliance deadline
Loftware, Inc. announced availability of a report highlighting the state of readiness in the chemical industry for the Globally Harmonized System…
AAR reports weekly rail traffic for week ending September 26, 2015
The Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending Sept. 26, 2015. For this week,…
MHI equipment donation program
MHI and MHEDA work closely with schools throughout the U.S. to support education in material handling, logistics, and supply chain. These…
2015 Crane Users Conference in Milwaukee a sellout
Konecranes Crane Users Conference was fully booked two weeks in advance with over 50 attendees registered representing 38 different companies. The event…
BTS releases July 2015 North American freight numbers
The value of U.S.-NAFTA freight totaled $93.0 billion in July 2015 as all modes except air carried less freight than…
JCB to cut 400 jobs due to global market slump
JCB says it is to cut 400 jobs over the coming weeks after a “dramatic” slow down in world markets. The…
Amazon challenges ALAN to raise $25,000 in 24 hours
ALAN, (The American Logistics Aid Network) has received a 24 hour $25,000 challenge from Amazon and they are asking for…
AAR reports weekly rail traffic for week ending September 19, 2015
For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 566,734 carloads and intermodal units, down 2.5 percent compared with the…
Caterpillar outlines extensive cost-saving, restructuring plans
Permanent workforce reductions and estimated 20 plant closings considered to reduce operating costs by about $1.5 billion/year Revises 2015-2015 sales…
Caterpillar slashes revenue forecast, may cut up to 10,000 jobs
(Reuters) – Caterpillar Inc slashed its revenue forecast for 2015 by $1 billion and said it could cut up to…
Equipment Leasing and Finance Association’s Survey of Economic Activity: August 2015 Leasing and Finance Index
August New Business Volume Down 7 Percent Year-over-year, Down 18 Percent Month-to-month, Up 6 Percent Year-to-date The Equipment Leasing and Finance…
Harris Williams & Co. advises Huskie Tools, Inc. on its sale to Platte River Equity
Harris Williams & Co., a preeminent middle market investment bank focused on the advisory needs of clients worldwide, announces the…
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Industrial SalesLeads has found that planned capital investment activity in the Industrial Manufacturing sector continued its upward momentum in May…
Port of Long Beach, MARAD sign First-of-its-Kind Partnership Agreement on Nuclear Energy in Maritime
Agencies to advance work on small modular reactor technology, with private sector partners The Port of Long Beach became the…