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MWS Equipment Launches Smarter Water Management

Smarter washing solutions specialist, MWS Equipment is proud to announce the latest addition to its product portfolio. The Hydropure thickener range is designed to maximise water recovery whilst minimising the use of tailing dams.

Water management solutions are increasingly in demand across the modern aggregates production world, with water being a valuable global resource. MWS Equipment have listened to their customers, particularly in regions where it can be difficult and, in some cases, impossible to find the water required to supply an aggregate processing plant. MWS have used their high-level expertise within this industry to design a range of thickener systems which complements the current range of wet processing equipment.

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Sep 28, 2021 - 4 years ago
BP Joins Mærsk For Zero Carbon Shipping

BP and the Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping have signed a partnership agreement committing to a long-term collaboration on the development of new alternative fuels and low carbon solutions for the shipping industry.

As a strategic partner to the Center, BP will second experts to work on relevant research and development projects in the Center’s portfolio and contribute to the development of methodologies and optimized pathways for safe and sustainable fuel solutions for shipping. Additionally, BP will join the Center Advisory Board providing guidance for transition strategies and further development of the Center’s activities.

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Sep 28, 2021 - 4 years ago
Unscheduled Roadside Events Down: ATA

American Trucking Associations’ Technology & Maintenance Council said the council’s second quarter 2021 TMC/FleetNet America Vertical Benchmarking Program found an industry-wide decrease in the frequency of unscheduled roadside maintenance.

New benchmarking report found higher parts and labor expenses.

“We continue to be pleased to offer TMC fleet members this information on the frequency of unscheduled roadside breakdowns by VMRS system. The ongoing series demonstrates that fleets can improve their breakdown performance if they follow the lead of best-in-class fleets in each of the vocational segments tracked,” said TMC Executive Director Robert Braswell.

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Sep 28, 2021 - 4 years ago
Seaspan Ferries Begins Electrification Trials With Battery-Powered Terminal Trucks

Seaspan Ferries Corporation has placed an order for the first Terberg battery powered terminal trucks in North America, as the company continues efforts to reduce its air emissions and improve local air quality.

As part of Seaspan Ferries’ efforts to reduce fleet emissions and explore alternative, low-carbon technologies, the company will pilot battery-powered trucks procured with the support of the Province of British Columbia and the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority.

Two European-manufactured Terberg YT203-EV 222 kWh electric terminal trucks have been ordered and are expected to be delivered in December 2021. The new Terberg battery-powered trucks will form part of a pilot project to demonstrate the high efficiency, reliability, and cost-effective performance of battery-powered trucks.

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Sep 28, 2021 - 4 years ago
A Scary Encounter On The Crowsnest Highway

By Dave Elniski, Industry Advisor, Safety & Compliance, AMTA

When I was an over-the-road trucker, I frequently drove Highway 3 in British Columbia from the Alberta border to the Highway 95 intersection at Yahk. Due to a combination of shorter distance, minimal grades, and expedited access to the divided and truck-friendly Interstate 90 in Idaho, this is a popular route for trucks heading to the American West Coast from central to southern Alberta.

An amazing shot of the Mountain Caribou in Kootenay Pass on BC Highway 3 illustrates how just about anything can be lurking around a bend in the highway. Photo: TranBC

Highway 3 is often colloquially called the Crowsnest Pass even though that particular mountain pass is just a small part of the highway at the BC/AB border. The highway is officially known as the Crowsnest Highway [1], and given how much attention truckers pay to the mountain passes along their routes, this colloquialism is easy to forgive.

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Sep 28, 2021 - 4 years ago
CASE Provides Equipment For Wildfire Cleanup Efforts

CASE Construction Equipment and its dealer Sonsray Machinery provided equipment and support to Team Rubicon for land clearing and demolition work in Pinal County, Arizona as part of recovery efforts from the Margo Fire, which hit in April 2021.

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Sep 27, 2021 - 4 years ago