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Allison Cook
Volvo Rents launches free iPhone app
August 05, 2010
Volvo Rents launched a free iPhone application for customers, vendors, salespeople and franchises to easily access product information and franchise data.
Customers can access rental equipment information including equipment make, model number and specifications. Franchise owners can login and access data directly ...
Oil prices climb to $77
August 04, 2010
Oil climbed and hovered around $77 a barrel as the U.S. economy’s demand for crude oil dropped after weak U.S. consumer confidence.
New York’s light sweet crude for delivery in September increased 29 cents to $77.28 a barrel, and Brent North ...
Remack Mobile Training Center tours U.S., Canada
August 04, 2010
The Remack Mobile Training Center is touring the United States and Canada to demonstrate to customers the benefits of buying remanufactured parts for their Mack trucks.
The Mobile Training Center, a 35-foot recreational vehicle converted into a high-tech learning environment, provides ...
Daimler posts second quarter profits
August 02, 2010
Daimler AG posted a profit in the second quarter 2010 with a net profit of $1.7 billion during the quarter, up from a net loss of $1.38 billion in the second quarter 2009. Daimler attributes its turn-around to growth in ...
NMHG plant honored with safety awards
July 29, 2010
NACCO Materials Handling Group’s Greenville, North Carolina, facility was honored with two safety awards from the North Carolina Department of Labor. For the sixth year in a row, the plant received the Gold Safety Award and the Million Hour Award.
The ...
Doosan names new Virginia dealer
July 29, 2010
Doosan Portable Power named Central Diesel an authorized retail dealer for the central and Tidewater regions of Virginia. The Richmond, Virginia,-based dealer will provide customers with the Ingersoll Rand-branded line of mobile generators and light towers.
Central Diesel will offer the ...
JCB dealer websites go mobile
July 29, 2010
NTEA, MAGNET partner for free webinar
July 28, 2010
The National Truck Equipment Association (NTEA) and the Manufacturing Advocacy and Growth Network (MAGNET) partnered to bring business owners a free webinar on Tuesday, August 3, to help owners grow and diversify their companies.
Tips and Tricks for Diversification and Growing ...
FAE USA Customer Appreciation Event
July 28, 2010
10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
9030 Smith Station Road
Groveland, California
www.faeusa.com
June 2010 PPI shows slight declines in prices of finished goods
July 26, 2010
The price of finished goods declined 0.6 percent since May 2010 and increased 2.8 percent since June 2009, according to the latest Producer Price Index from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Capital equipment dropped a slight 0.2 percent since May and ...
Volvo Road Institute announces 2010-2011 schedule
July 26, 2010
Volvo Construction Equipment announced its 2010 – 2011 schedule for Volvo Road Institute. Course curriculum ranges from two- to five-day sessions beginning in September and continuing through June 2011. Courses will be held at the company’s two training facilities in ...


