Regal Repairer: How Tristan Johnson-England blends beauty pageants with auto repair

When Tristan Johnson-England was 10 years old, she fell in love with automotive painting and repair. Once old enough, she headed to Saskatchewan Polytechnic in Regina to finally study collision repair, where she later completed the first and second levels of her work placement. But auto repair isn’t Tristan’s only passion — she’s also a […]

ACERTUS Unveils VINlocity Transportation Management System to Simplify Vehicle Transport for Automotive Shippers

New offering utilizes proprietary technology to solve industry pain point by streamlining auto shipping process ST. LOUIS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#ACERTUS—ACERTUS, a tech-enabled automotive logistics and services company, today released VINlocity, a proprietary Transportation Management System (TMS) technology for automotive shippers. The vehicle transport technology connects shippers to capacity of pre-approved, carefully vetted carriers representing 20,000 trucks. The […]

WD-40 Company to Debut New Product at the 2019 SEMA Show

WD-40® Specialist® Penetrant with a Flexible Straw Helps Auto Professionals Break Rust in Hard-to-Reach Areas SAN DIEGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Auto technicians attending the 2019 SEMA Show will be first to try the new WD-40® Specialist® Penetrant with Flexible Straw that makes it easy to get into hard-to-reach places to penetrate tight crevices, threads and seams to break […]

J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. Announces Payment of Dividend

LOWELL, Ark.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. (NASDAQ: JBHT) announced today that its Board of Directors has declared the regular quarterly dividend on its common stock of $ 0.26 (twenty-six cents) per common share, payable to stockholders of record on November 8, 2019. The dividend will be paid on November 22, 2019. About J.B. Hunt […]

North American Class 1-3 Steering and Suspension Components Aftermarket 2019-2025: Strong Growth in the Control Arms Product Category Will Drive the Overall Market – ResearchAndMarkets.com

DUBLIN–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The “North American Class 1-3 Steering and Suspension Components Aftermarket, Forecast to 2025” report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com’s offering. This research service covers Class 1-3 vehicles steering and suspension aftermarket in terms of volume (in million units) and value ($ million) in the United States and Canada. It discusses unit shipment, revenue, average […]

PPG Partners With United Way to Complete 9 COLORFUL COMMUNITIES Projects for Day of Caring in Greater Pittsburgh

PITTSBURGH–(BUSINESS WIRE)–As part of its COLORFUL COMMUNITIES® Day of Caring on Oct. 11, PPG (NYSE:PPG) today announced the completion of nine Colorful Communities projects in partnership with the United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania to help revitalize and bring color to various organizations in Pittsburgh – PPG’s global headquarters city. Colorful Communities Day of Caring brings […]

Metawave Delivers Critical Platforms for Economical 5G Deployment – ECHO™ and TURBO™ Extend Millimeter-Wave Coverage

Active Repeaters and Passive Relays Extend 5G Indoors, Outdoors, and Through Glass; 5G Deployments Create Opportunities Across Many Major Industries Including Automotive PALO ALTO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Metawave, automotive radar and 5G technology innovator, today announced its entrance into the fast-growing 5G market with its Metawave TURBO™ and ECHO™ offerings. Testing Metawave’s economical passive reflect array ECHO, […]

Continental and 3M Partner to Develop Intelligent Infrastructure Technology for Safer Roadways

Continental and 3M will further develop infrastructure-to-vehicle (I2V) interfaces This unique collaboration aims to improve overall road infrastructure technology by combining the expertise of both companies The partnership will help increase road safety for all road users in urban and rural areas, and support the continued development of automated driving AUBURN HILLS, Mich.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#futuremobility–Technology company […]

Allison Transmission Announces Repricing of $646 Million Term Loan due 2026

INDIANAPOLIS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Allison Transmission Holdings Inc. (NYSE: ALSN), the largest global provider of commercial duty fully-automatic transmissions, today announced that on October 11, 2019 it completed an opportunistic repricing of its existing $646 million term loan due March 29, 2026 (the “Term Loan”) through an amendment (the “Amendment”) to its second amended and restated credit agreement […]