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New freight access scheme to boost manufacturing and agricultural productivity

AU Manufacturing

Significant work will be undertaken to improve the Charles Street bridge in Launceston, paving the way for increased freight productivity for critical state industries such as agriculture and manufacturing. The freight upgrade initiative will be implemented over five years, with some Stage 1 projects’ designs already underway.

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DAT Releases 2023 Freight Focus Report

Fastener News Desk

January 05, 2023 09:05 AM Eastern Standard Time. . DAT’s 2023 Freight Focus report outlines the issues that will drive transportation strategies and decisions in the year ahead. With thinner margins in 2023, carriers need to maximize utilization. The next freight cycle is around the corner.

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AMSL Aero makes history by completing first free flight of VTOL aircraft

Manufacturer's Monthly

AMSL Aero will begin hydrogen-fuelled flight testing of Vertiia in 2025 having already broken records in 2023 by completing the first tethered battery-powered hover.

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Gatik gets independent safety validation from TUV SUD for autonomous logistics

Robotics Business Review

It claimed that this third-party audit was the first of its kind and that it marks a significant milestone toward commercialization of self-driving freight operations. based company launched its first driverless commercial transportation service with Walmart in 2021 and Kroger in 2023. The Mountain View, Calif.-based

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Challenger Motor Freight wins distinction

Canadian Manufacturing

CAMBRIDGE — As part of the Fastfrate Group, Challenger Motor Freight, a privately owned logistics and transportation company, announces that it has won the 2024 Best Fleets to Drive For Award in the Large Carrier division. Challenger has also won the 2023 Truckload Carriers Association Annual Fleet Safety Award.

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Nuro brings autonomous vehicle test fleet to Japan for data collection

Robotics Business Review

In addition, back in October 2023, before GM stopped funding Cruise’s AV deployments, the company planned to bring its AVs to Japan. The country began allowing Level 3 vehicles on roads in 2020, and Level 4 vehicles in 2023. Waymo has also started testing its AVs on public roads in Tokyo. Unlike the U.S.,

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Cement maker James Hardie posts $201 million APAC income for Q1 2023

AU Manufacturing

million revenue from its fibre cement segment sales in the Asia Pacific for the company’s first quarter of fiscal year 2023 financial report. ASX-listed cement manufacturing company James Hardie Industries has posted a $200.1 The current figure marks a 9 per cent uptick compared to that of the previous year’s same period. .

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