Industry consultant Brenda Ryan of tdtOne passes after a battle with breast cancer
Brenda Lee Ryan of Cornelius, NC, left this earthly plain on November 9, 2024, after a courageous ten-year battle with breast cancer. She was the Founder and president of her own successful consulting firm, tdtOne, for twenty years. With her uncanny expertise in all things IT, accounting, HR, and management strategies, she was able to help dozens of businesses in our industry – both OEMs and especially her dealer clients –...
September 2024 US Cutting Tool orders total $188.7 Million, up 0.7% Year-to-Date
Shipments of cutting tools, measured by the Cutting Tool Market Report compiled in a collaboration between AMT and USCTI, totaled $188.7 million in September 2024. Orders decreased 10% from August 2024 and were down 6.3% from September 2023. The Cutting Tool Market Report, compiled in collaboration between AMT—The Association For Manufacturing Technology and the U.S. Cutting Tool Institute (USCTI)—measures cutting tool shipments,...
Stahlin® Enclosures announced that Paul Davis Automation will represent its product line in the state of Kentucky
“Paul Davis Automation has been providing outstanding technical and problem-solving service to the Kentucky electrical products market since 1989,” says Craig Mitchell, President of Robroy Industries® Enclosures Division, manufacturers of Stahlin. “That makes them a perfect fit to represent Stahlin’s world-class fiberglass, polycarbonate, and PVC electrical and instrumentation enclosures for diverse interior and exterior...
AAR reports Rail Traffic for the week ending November 16, 2024
Today, the Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending November 16, 2024. This week’s total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 516,886 carloads and intermodal units, up 3.2 percent compared with the same week last year. Total carloads for the week ending November 16 were 223,659, down 5.6 percent from the same week in 2023, while U.S. weekly intermodal volume was 293,227 containers and...
Empowering Houston’s Future: Applications open for the 21st Annual Cat Lift Trucks Scholarship Program
Houston-based Mitsubishi Logisnext Americas, one of the world’s leading manufacturers and providers of material handling, automation and fleet solutions, is thrilled to announce the opening of its 21st Annual Cat® Lift Trucks Scholarship Program. Spearheading a two-decade commitment, the $5,000 scholarship is awarded to a Houston-area high-school senior for their passion to pursue a four-year degree related to the material handling...
$845,000 in Long Beach Port Sponsorships benefits nonprofit events and programs
The Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners has approved 250 sponsorships totaling $845,110 to local nonprofit groups through the Port of Long Beach Community Sponsorship Program. The Community Sponsorship Program funds community events and activities that help inform residents about the Port. The awards support diverse community nonprofits centered on the environment, education, social justice, the arts, and historic preservation....
AAR statement on Duffy USDOT nomination
Ian Jefferies, president and CEO of the Association of American Railroads, issued the following statement on the nomination of Sean Duffy to serve as the next Secretary of the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT). “The Association of American Railroads congratulates former Congressman Sean Duffy on his nomination to lead the U.S. Department of Transportation. We look forward to working with Secretary-Designee Duffy upon his...
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