The growth momentum of the heavy-duty truck sector has been declining since 2010 when China surpassed the million-vehicle mark in terms of heavy-duty truck sales.
Wal-Mart and its suppliers cut the world's biggest civilian heavy-truck fleet's diesel use per ton-mile by 38 percent in 2004-08 and aim to halve it by 2015.
In 2011, most Sprinter van sales are under the Mercedes-Benz brand, but some are under the Freightliner heavy-truck brand, which also belongs to parent company Daimler AG.
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He also put in place a vigorous international expansion plan that included the purchase last year of Volkswagen's Brazilian heavy-truck business and this year of a 25% stake in Sinotruk, China's biggest maker of heavy trucks.
The site says 7.2 percent of the national daily oil consumption is attributed to heavy-duty truck idling.
Soon, you guys will be building all the key parts that go into powering a heavy-duty truck, all at the same facility.
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Unlike the light-duty vehicle market, most medium- and heavy-duty truck purchasers operate on slim profit margins where fuel costs are a major factor in their economic survival.
For environmental technologies, the company sees a year-over-year decline in Q1, but for the full year, the company sees growth in the worldwide auto and heavy-duty diesel truck markets.
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When looking at SUTs, a category that would seem to offer a lot to those with light-duty truck needs but heavy-duty families, the Avalanche takes the high ground.
His Audi smashed head-on into a heavy truck and he died without regaining consciousness.
High-frequency indicators like heavy truck traffic for December fell 3.6 percent on the month, suggesting a high possibility of a negative variation in industrial production for that month.
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Orders for heavy-duty emissions products declined substantially as truck demand slowed significantly in the third quarter and manufacturers began to manage inventory.
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The club's coach Maxwell Tandi, who was driving, died on Sunday morning, while team doctor Ishmael Horera and player Damian Muzavazi were killed instantly when their mini-bus crashed into a heavy truck.
This third wave will also see a significant number of new heavy-duty natural gas vehicles, including bus and truck fleets.
Here, you'd like something powerful, with agile maneuver, a compact and robust size half-way between the foot soldier and his Humvee or truck, bringing support of heavy firepower, a level of armor, robotics and gear into the alleys - something that will team in numbers to move and cover dismounted soldiers and each other, just as our foot soldiers do for each other everyday.
Currently, Tata is India's largest bus and truck maker and the second-largest heavy bus maker in the world.
No international truck brand has gained any significant traction in the China heavy-duty market, despite their obviously superior technology.
The lineup at Chrysler, where employees sit and await a likely sale from parent DaimlerChrysler (nyse: DCX - news - people ), still seems a bit "truck heavy, " according to Tynan, though its leadership in minivans should benefit from the decision by Ford and GM to get out of the segment.
Indeed, Flash notes as much in a mildly heavy-handed yet highly effective metaphor about a kangaroo that was killed by a truck.
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Sales of the F-series were up 24% in October, fueled by heavy incentives during its annual Truck Month sales event.
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