Claire Donovan Indian rubber chemicals producer Nocil Ltd has announced plans to invest €12 million in expanding rubber chemicals capacity at its Dahej site. The investment, which is in addition to the company’s existing expansion programme, will be used to build a…
Salzgitter AG has agreed to sell Desma, a manufacturer of rubber injection moulding machinery, to the German-French industrial group Name & Mawi Partners SAS (NMP). The transaction is expected to close in autumn, with financial terms not disclosed. According to…
The U.S. trucking industry is battling a chronic parking shortage that’s costing drivers time, money, and safety. In 2025, the American Transportation Research Institute ranked truck parking as the No. 2 concern among professional truck drivers, with drivers losing an…
Hexpol AB has announced that two long-serving members of its group management team, Carsten Rueter and Ralph Wolkener, will leave the group at the end of 2027. Rueter, president of Hexpol Compounding Technology, and Wolkener, president of Hexpol Compounding Europe…
Matisse Lismont and Ignacio Montenegro drove the Team WRT #30 BMW M4 GT3 EVO to a sensational overall podium finish at the GT World Challenge Europe powered by AWS Sprint Cup weekend at Magny-Cours. The duo secured second place in…
Revoy, a San Francisco startup, has introduced a swappable electric trailer for diesel trucks, which can cut emissions by 85 percent. The 575 kWh plug-in module is available to fleet operators with a per-mile subscription model. This innovative solution turns…
Internal emails have revealed that Flock Safety, a company providing automated license plate readers, worked to improve camera accuracy after a California city, Roseville, documented widespread misreads. The city found that 71 percent of Flock alerts, out of 1,427 generated…
The Federal Railroad Administration has proposed rules requiring Mexican train crews crossing into the US to demonstrate English proficiency. The proposal follows inspections at Texas rail yards that found communication problems and limits foreign crews to operating 10 miles inside…
The United Arab Emirates is set to overhaul its crude oil pricing system starting November 1, shifting from the ICE Futures Abu Dhabi Murban futures contract to the Platts Dubai benchmark for all onshore and offshore grades. The decision follows…
The Aboard T4 is a groundbreaking hybrid-electric travel trailer that ditches the traditional passive role of towed campers and steps into the future with its own battery, electric drive system, and smartphone-controlled maneuvering. Forget the age-old dance of shouting directions…