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EU countries urge bloc to set end date for new CO2-emitting trucks

E&T

The four nations also called for a stronger 2030 emissions target for trucks and buses, adding that CO 2 limits should be expanded to cover more road freight vehicles, given that around 35 per cent of the sector's emissions are not in the EU's existing CO 2 standards.

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Outrider brings in $62M to drive commercial scaling in 2025

Robotics Business Review

Since 2019, company ‘s customers, which it said represent over 20% of all yard trucks in operation in North America, have been actively involved in product testing and pilot deployments.

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Newell & Wright returns to DAF with new tractor units

SMMT

Shipping container and rail freight specialist, Newell & Wright Transport, has taken delivery of six new XG 450 three-axle tractor units – the first DAFs in its fleet since 2019. With a move into rail freight in 2016, NWT has drastically reduced its carbon footprint, cutting road miles by about 35%.

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H2 GO: Are Australians on board with hydrogen energy?

AU Manufacturing

Picture a future where bus fleets, freight trucks and even family cars powered by hydrogen fuel cells are cruising side by side with battery-powered electric vehicles on our roads, leaving only water vapour and warm air in their wake. Investment has followed.

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View from India: Enhanced safety and speed for future train journeys

E&T

Image credit: Wabtec India Designed and manufactured by the Integral Coach Factory (ICF) in Chennai, this high-performance train was signed off in 2019. The company is a global provider of equipment, systems, digital solutions and value-added services for the freight and transit rail industries.

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Packer Fastener Celebrates 25 Year Anniversary

Fastener News Desk

The family of companies now also includes Packer Freight – a freight brokerage and logistics company; and Albolt Manufacturing – a manufacturer of specialty fasteners. 2019 The Packer Fastener family expands with the addition of its sister company, Packer Freight—a freight brokerage and logistics company.

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Prices rise for polyethylene, PET

Plastics News

From 2019-21, almost 40 percent of the region's overall PE production was sold into export markets, with that amount reaching a record 21.1 Strong seasonal demand for bottled water and other beverages played a role in lifting PET prices in 2022, as well as a lack of new capacity and freight and logistics challenges. and the first U.S.