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All change in big truck market

News1 Feb 2013

Konecranes will acquire the container handling truck business of Kion Group’s Linde brand. The announcement follows the announcement from ...

News10 Nov 2005

As of last month NC Nielsen A/S, based in Balling, Denmark, has assumed the Scandinavian dealership for Terberg terminal tractors....

News10 Nov 2005

Germany-based Consens Transport Systeme GmbH reports that it is moving ahead with its straddle carrier production programme. The first of fo...

News1 Jul 2005

In what is believed to be its first “package deal” since it acquired SMV Lifttrucks AB (now SMV Konecranes), Konecranes has secured an o...

News1 Jun 2005

EU stage IIIa and US-EPA Tier 3 emission regulations for off-road mobile engines in the 130-560 kW power output range come into force next J...

News17 Nov 2004

KCI Konecranes has announced that it has entered into an agreement, subject to regulatory approvals, to acquire the Swedish lift truck and r...

News1 Sep 2004

This year is widely expected to be a record for big trucks, particularly as many customers who were watching the market last year are now pu...

News1 Dec 2003

Liebherr will shortly launch an unusual, new reach stacker, making the market even more competitive in the process...

News15 Sep 2002

Big truck designs are in for some big changes during the next three years or so in the light of even tougher safety and environmental standa...

News15 Feb 2002

Big lift truck/reach stacker production worldwide probably peaked in the first quarter of last year but, despite some "mixed signals" from t...

News20 Sep 2001

Sweden-based SMV Lifttrucks AB has introduced a new line of dedicated ECH mast trucks, available from 5-7 x 9ft 6in high (or 6-8 high if all...

News21 Feb 2001

Last year was a good one for most suppliers of heavy lift trucks and, although this year is looking quieter, the first quarter may be a peak...

News1 Dec 2000

The new "Spectra" lift truck 2000 concept from SMV Lifttrucks AB, officially launched at Cemat in Hannover last March (see WorldCargo News, ...

News1 Jun 2000

K-J Salomonsson (above) is leaving his post as vice president, heavy lift trucks, with Kalmar Industries in Lidhult to become managing direc...

News1 Sep 1998

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