Welch backs the Blue with winning bid
Felling Trailers, Inc. conducted its twelfth annual online auction of an FT-3 drop deck utility trailer to benefit a non-profit organization: Backing the Blue Line. A winning bid of $6,650.00 won the auction that ended the evening of Patriots Day, Sept. 11th. The bid winner is a follower and dedicated supporter of the annual Trailer for a Cause auctions, Joe Welch of Caledonia, MN. Joe, a construction and farm equipment dealer, has...
AAR reports Rail Traffic for the week ending November 02, 2024
Today, the Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending November 2, 2024. This week’s total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 516,743 carloads and intermodal units, up 6.6 percent compared with the same week last year. Total carloads for the week ending November 2 were 228,635, up 1.9 percent from the same week in 2023, while U.S. weekly intermodal volume was 288,108 containers and trailers,...
Fortifi acquires assets and intellectual property of BANSS
Frontmatec by Fortifi to manage the transition and provide systems, equipment, and aftermarket customer service and support Fortifi Food Processing Solutions (“Fortifi”) announced today that it has acquired the intellectual property and customer relationships as well as select inventories and fixed assets of JWE-BANSS GmbH (“BANSS”). Formerly based in Biedenkopf, Germany, BANSS was a manufacturer and provider...
BSL Battery-Industrial is officially listed on the ECOTEC (Micropower) Charger Compatibility list
BSL Battery Industrial announced that it had joined the ECOTEC (Micropower) Charger Compatibility List. This program qualifies California customers for financing under California Edison’s “Charge Ready to Transport” program when their fleets transition to lithium-ion electric forklift infrastructure! As an ECOTEC (Micropower) partner, BSL Battery – Industrial can showcase its integration with ECOTEC...
Swisslog opens new office in Canada to support growth opportunities in the region
Located in Mississauga, Ontario, the new Swisslog office is the latest step in the company’s accelerated growth in the Americas region. In June, Swisslog opened a new Americas region headquarters in Atlanta. Over the past year, the company has also strengthened its sales and execution teams to support the Canadian market. “Canada’s supply chain continues to see strong growth, partly driven by an increase in imports and exports and the...
KION Group achieves strong results and increases profitability in the first nine months of FY 2024
KION Group achieves strong results and increases profitability in the first nine months of FY 2024 Revenue up 1.1 percent to € 8.435 billion (2023: € 8.347 billion) Adj. EBIT improves 16.6 percent to € 666.7 million (2023: € 571.9 million) Adj. EBIT margin increases to 7.9 percent (2023: 6.9 percent) Free cash flow rises to € 431.3 million (2023: € 329.3 million) Outlook for 2024 confirmed with further narrowed bandwidths The KION...
AAR Reports Rail Traffic for the week ending October 26, 2024
Today, the Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending October 26, 2024. This week’s total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 519,415 carloads and intermodal units, up 4.2 percent compared with the same week last year. Total carloads for the week ending October 26 were 228,829, up 0.9 percent from the same week in 2023, while U.S. weekly intermodal volume was 290,586 containers and trailers,...