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Ford to launch diesel truck to grab fuel economy edge

by Jack Smith - January 8, 2018January 8, 2018 02203

Detroit (Reuters) - Ford Motor Co plans this spring to offer a diesel engine version of its best-selling F-150 pickup truck, looking to gain a marketing edge as its main rivals ramp up more efficient pickups of their own. Ford executives said they expect the F-150 diesel model with a 10-speed transmission

Iranian tanker collides with freighter off China; 32 missing

by Jack Smith - January 7, 2018January 7, 2018 01910

South Korea-bound oil tanker Sanchi burns early Sunday morning after colliding with a freighter off the coast of China. BEIJING (AP) — An Iranian oil tanker collided with a bulk freighter and caught fire off China’s east coast, leaving the tanker’s entire crew of 32 missing and causing it to spill

VW 2017 group sales rose to around 10.7 million cars, beating Toyota

by Jack Smith - January 7, 2018January 7, 2018 01899

A Volkswagen logo is seen at Serramonte Volkswagen in Colma, California, U.S., October 3, 2017. REUTERS/Stephen Lam BERLIN (Reuters) - Volkswagen group sales probably rose to around 10.7 million cars last year and kept the German behemoth ahead of Toyota as the world’s largest automaker, Bild am Sonntag reported, citing in-house VW estimates. Imagine

Pickups, SUVs and crossovers dominated strong auto sales in 2017

by Jack Smith - January 6, 2018January 6, 2018 02155

Robot vehicles might rip apart the business model of the car industry in the coming years, but for now, automakers still are selling a lot of cars and light trucks. U.S. sales for 2017 are expected to come in at 17.2 million vehicles, to be adjusted slightly up or down this

Planes collide on Toronto airport tarmac, fire prompts evacuation

by Jack Smith - January 6, 2018January 6, 2018 02111

WestJet says one of its flights, inbound from Cancun, Mexico, with 168 passengers and a crew of six, was stationary and waiting to go to a gate when it was struck by a Sunwing aircraft moving back from a gate. Two commercial airplanes collided on the ground at Toronto Pearson International

Commentary: Negotiating the best ocean freight rates for 2018

by Jack Smith - January 6, 2018January 6, 2018 02780

Maersk-Line-shipping-container-vessel-at-dockside Choosing between direct relationships with carriers and using a non-vessel operating common carrier (NVOCC) to negotiate rates on your behalf is just one of the many issues shippers face heading into the 2018 contract bidding season on the transpacific. A big question each year for shippers needing to transport goods from

Uber ex-CEO, Kalanick, selling nearly a third of stake for $1.4 billion: source

by Jack Smith - January 5, 2018January 5, 2018 02067

Uber Ex-CEO, Travis Kalanick Uber Technologies Inc co-founder Travis Kalanick, who was ousted as chief executive in June, is selling nearly a third of his 10 percent stake in the ride-services company for about $1.4 billion, a person familiar with the matter said on Thursday. Imagine your Ad placed here Kalanick’s sale is part of a

Airbus delivered over 700 jets in 2017, met target: sources

by Jack Smith - January 3, 2018January 3, 2018 02411

FILE PHOTO: An Airbus logo is pictured during the delivery of the new Airbus A380 aircraft to Singapore Airlines at the French headquarters of aircraft company Airbus in Colomiers near Toulouse, France, December 13, 2017. REUTERS/Regis Duvignau LONDON - European planemaker Airbus delivered over 700 aircraft in 2017, breaking company records and

Port of New York and New Jersey ban on older trucks begins next week

by Jack Smith - January 1, 2018January 1, 2018 02095

Port of New Jersey The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) anti-pollution measure, which will bar trucks with engines built before 1995, is expected to effectively banish about 200 trucks out of the 9,000 that currently serve the port. Beginning Jan. 1, drayage trucks with engines that were built

Tiny Bird Found In Cockpit Forces Delta Flight To Make A U-Turn

by Jack Smith - January 1, 2018January 1, 2018 02647

A Delta pilot travelling from Detroit to Atlanta returned to the airport when he found a small-winged creature flapping around his large-winged aircraft on Saturday. Flight 1943 from Detroit Metropolitan Airport departed around 11 a.m. ET, according to Flight Stats, but landed at the same airport roughly an hour later after a bird was discovered in the cockpit. The