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  • Qube reports growth in profit, revenue


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    In addition to seeing revenue growth increase by 16.2 per cent to $2.99 billion, underlying earnings growth of 26.8 per cent jumped to $280.3 million the company announced this week. Continued high volumes across agriculture, automotive and con...

  • Greenpeace calls on strong fuel efficiency standards to lower rising transport emissions


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    Greenpeace calls on strong fuel efficiency standards to lower rising transport emissionsGreenpeace Australia Pacific is calling on stronger fuel efficiency standards to help welcome in more electric vehicles into the Australian transport indust...

  • Truckers Are Accepting Rates 15 to 25 Percent Below Their Costs – MishTalk


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    Truck image courtesy of Produce NewsTruck Rates Abysmal, But Some lanes ActiveProduce News reports Truck Rates Abysmal, But Some lanes ActiveTwo transportation brokers report that truck rates are extremely low without a lot of hope of overall i...

  • PBS 2023 Dealer Conference coming up Sept. 13-15


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    The PBS 2023 Dealer Conference is coming up this fall: the annual event will take place from Sept. 13-15 at the Hyatt Regency in downtown Calgary, Alta., and is exclusive to dealerships working on the PBS v10 software. The goal of the event is ...

  • Rolls-Royce’s ‘Whispers’ app is now a chat room for the super rich


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    Launched in 2019, Rolls-Royce’s ‘Whispers’ app has evolved into a chatroom for the super-rich. When launched in 2019, Whispers was all about luxury lifestyle: concierge support, exclusive luxury goods previews, shopping and events. Initially cu...

  • SwRI investigates the efficiency impact of smart-technology-enabled vehicles


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    SwRI received a $3.2 million award from the DOE’s Energy Efficient Mobility Systems (EEMS) initiative to study the energy impact of potential smart infrastructure solutions on overall traffic. The SwRI team evaluated the average energy consumpt...

  • Autonomous Train Market to reach $15 Bn by 2032, Says Global Market Insights Inc.


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    Selbyville, Delaware, Aug. 22, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --The autonomous train market is poised to exceed USD 15 billion by 2032, as reported in a research study by Global Market Insights Inc. The need for improved operational efficiency and safet...

  • Suspect arrested in theft of $10K in firefighting equipment from vehicles in Kamloops


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    One young person has been arrested after an estimated $10,000 worth of equipment for fighting wildfires was stolen in Kamloops, B.C., according to RCMP. A similar theft of wildfire gear was reported a day earlier in the same location. A youth w...