Equipment leasing and finance industry confidence sharply higher in August
The Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation (the Foundation) releases the August 2015 Monthly Confidence Index for the Equipment Finance Industry (MCI-EFI) today. Designed to…
MTConnect announces extension for Ideation Competition
Submission period extended to December 15 The deadline for the MTConnect Student Challenge ideation competition has been extended until December…
AAR reports weekly rail traffic for week ending August 15, 2015
The Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending Aug. 15, 2015. For this week,…
Purolator International named a top third-party logistics provider
Purolator International, provider of cross-border logistics, announced that it has been named to Inbound Logistics’ Top 100 3PL Providers list. …
Terex and Konecranes to combine in all-stock merger
Terex Corporation and Konecranes Plc jointly announced that their respective Boards of Directors have unanimously approved a definitive business combination agreement…
G.N. Johnston Equipment Co. acquires the Econo-Rack Group Inc.
G.N. Johnston Equipment Co. Ltd., an authorized Sales and Service Center of The Raymond Corporation, announced it has acquired the…
BTS releases June 2015 freight Transportation Services Index (TSI)
The Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI), which is based on the amount of freight carried by the for-hire transportation industry,…
Manufacturing technology orders up in June
June U.S. manufacturing technology orders totaled $355.43 million according to AMT – The Association For Manufacturing Technology. This total, as…
AAR reports weekly rail traffic for July and week ending August 1, 2015
The Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported weekly U.S. rail traffic, as well as volumes for July 2015 and the…
Toyota expands manufacturing plant to support strategic initiatives
Toyota Industrial Equipment Manufacturing recently announced a new $16 million dollar expansion and building renovation at its forklift manufacturing plant…
BTS releases May 2015 North American freight numbers
The value of U.S.-NAFTA freight totaled $92.7 billion in May 2015 as all modes carried less U.S.-NAFTA freight than in…
AAR reports weekly rail traffic for the week ending July 25, 2015
The Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending July 25, 2015. For this week,…
Plug Power completes acquisition of Hypulsion in Europe
Plug Power Inc., provider of clean, reliable energy solutions, announced it has completed the previously announced acquisition of HyPulsion, the…
Unicarriers being acquired by MHI and Mitsubishi Nichiyu Forklift Co.
Move taken to accelerate expansion of business scale and strengthening of business foundations
Columbus McKinnon to acquire Magnetek
Columbus McKinnon Corporation, designer, manufacturer and marketer of material handling products, and Magnetek, Inc. announced that they have entered into…
Equipment Leasing and Finance Industry confidence remains steady in July
The Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation (the Foundation) releases the June 2015 Monthly Confidence Index for the Equipment Finance Industry(MCI-EFI) today. Designed to…
Equipment Leasing and Finance Association’s Survey of Economic Activity: Monthly Leasing and Finance Index – June 2015
The Equipment Leasing and Finance Association’s (ELFA) Monthly Leasing and Finance Index (MLFI-25) (MLFI-25), which reports economic activity from 25 companies…
AAR reports weekly rail traffic for the week ending July 18, 2015
Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending July 18, 2015. For this week, total…
AAR reports weekly rail traffic for the week ending July 11, 2015
The Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending July 11, 2015. For this week,…
JLG launches JLGUsed.com website
JLG Industries, Inc., an Oshkosh Corporation company and global manufacturer of aerial work platforms and telescopic material handlers, introduces www.JLGUsed.com, a website where…
Manufacturing technology orders down 7.9% in 2015
May U.S. manufacturing technology orders totaled $336.98 million according to AMT – The Association for Manufacturing Technology. This total, as…
Richard Warriner Motors to warm reception at AIST Crane Symposium
Steel industry professionals greeted the second presentation delivered by Richard Warriner, the president of Fort Worth, Texas-based crane component specialist…
CTP urges Congress to review DOT study data & act on six-axle truck weight reform
The Coalition for Transportation Productivity (CTP), a group of nearly 200 of the nation’s top manufacturers, shippers, carriers and allied associations, urged…
IBTTA announces 2015 Toll Excellence award winners
The International Bridge, Tunnel and Turnpike Association (IBTTA), the worldwide transportation association representing toll facility owners, operators and the businesses that…
AAR reports weekly rail traffic for week ending June 20, 2015
The Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending June 20, 2015. For this week,…
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