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Grote Opens New European Headquarters in Germany

Jul 1, 2009 2:24 PM

Grote Industries announced the relocation of its European headquarters to Niederwinkling, near Straubing, Germany. In addition to its world headquarters in Madison, Indiana, Grote maintains facilities in Canada, Mexico and Asia and had conducted its European operations from Spain since 2005...

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Stay Engaged During Recession

Jul 1, 2009 2:25 PM

The tendency now is for companies to pull back and save money, even if that means a diminishing presence in the marketplace...

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Prototype reefer container goes into service

Jul 1, 2009 2:27 PM

A refrigerated intermodal container that includes a range of electronic monitoring capabilities has been placed in service by SRS Intermodal Leasing LLC...

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Program To Develop Humane Livestock Transport Standards

Jul 1, 2009 2:28 PM

American Humane Certified, an animal-welfare monitoring and humane-labeling program for food products, will convene a panel of experts in animal handling, animal science, veterinary medicine and transportation-equipment manufacturing to develop improved welfare standards for design, technology and monitoring of livestock transportation...

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Commercial Vehicle Demand Picture Stabilizing, FTR Associates Reports

Jun 30, 2009 10:27 AM

Orders for heavy-duty commercial vehicles are coming in as anticipated, according to the latest edition of FTR Associates’ North American Commercial Truck & Trailer Outlook. As a result, FTR’s forecast for 2009 calling for a decline of almost 47% in Class 8 truck production remains unchanged...

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