His Audi smashed head-on into a heavy truck and he died without regaining consciousness.
Also inside that area are two major arteries that see heavy truck traffic daily: Independence Avenue and Constitution Avenue.
In the heavy truck market, the poundage of aluminum per unit has risen to 2, 150 pounds from 1, 709 pounds in 2006, he said.
"When heavy truck and bus sales fall by about 40%, it means that something is very wrong with the economy, " said Mr. Sen.
Among those impacts are substantial water usage, damage to roads by heavy truck traffic, potential spillage of frac fluids and management of the chemicals used in the process.
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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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.
Several weeks ago, the Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) was in the news when it announced that its affiliate, Jiangling Motors Corporation, Ltd. (JMC), has agreed to acquire 100 percent of Taiyuan Changan Heavy Truck Company (Taiyuan).
The big balance in the Rainy Day Fund might also be tapped to help counties in the Eagle Ford and elsewhere in the state to fund the repair and improvement of county roads that are being impacted by the high volume of heavy truck traffic that comes along with rapid oil and gas development.
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.
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.
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For all intents and purposes, the heavy duty truck market is a purely local affair in China, and it is likely to stay that way.
North American heavy duty truck sales peaked in 2006 with 360, 000 units, just ahead of tighter emission standards, and plunged to 110, 000 units in 2009.
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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Although the heavy duty market is suffering from a cyclical downturn, with sales off 13.4 percent last year and continued weakness so far in 2012, all five companies have profited from the boom in heavy duty truck sales over the past five years and are financially strong.
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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Big construction projects are good for the heavy and specialist truck industry, and better roads in emerging economies will eventually create new demand.
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.
In addition to the growth in light trucks and cars, sales for heavy trucks and truck trailers have risen, and there, too, fuel standards will mean more aluminum will be used to lessen the weight of the vehicles.
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.
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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Sales of the F-series were up 24% in October, fueled by heavy incentives during its annual Truck Month sales event.
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.
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.
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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When works of art are so large and heavy that they must be moved by forklift truck, when walls and floors must be reinforced to install them, when canvas size is room size, display is a serious problem.
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Currently, Tata is India's largest bus and truck maker and the second-largest heavy bus maker in the world.
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