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Transportation profitability - New digital newsletter from Transportation Media
2018-02-22 11:10:04

The publication is titled “Inside the Numbers”, and focuses on analysing the factors that affect the profitability of transport operators.

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Tigercat S855D and LS855D shovel loggers and H855D and LH855D harvesters offered worldwide in 2017
2018-02-22 11:10:00

The machines can be configured for either Tier 2 or Tier 4f.

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Truck safety - Fatigue and inattentiveness behind most accidents
2018-02-22 11:09:50

A new safety report indicates that nine out of ten truck accidents are the result of human factors.

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Tigercat to open a new manufacturing facility in Canada
2018-02-22 11:09:48

The $12 million facility will initially focus on swing machines and cut-to-length attachments.

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Struggling to jack up your log truck trailer?
2018-02-22 11:09:45

A simple, but innovative product is now available that can even lift the axles of loaded trailers.

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sing brush mats with forwarders - how much do they really help?
2018-02-22 11:09:37

The increasing use of logging residues for energy production reduces the amount of slash available for the forwarder to travel on. This article looks at how much brush is necessary to protect the soil.

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Newsflash - What's happening in Forest Engineering?
2018-02-22 11:09:11

Ermax unveils Eternal Light – a new 7-function tail lamp for truck trailers

Igland celebrates 70 years

Trelleborg announces 5 % increase on forestry tyres

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Strong earthquake disrupts forest products industry in Chile
2018-02-22 11:09:08

On 27 February at 3:34 am, an earthquake measuring 8.8 on the Richter scale struck the central-south area of Chile. Following the earthquake a tsunami hit the coastline in the area. Chile has a very significant forest industry and the objective of this article is to give some insight on how forestry was impacted, and how they are recovering after the devastating event.

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Research results - Logging productivity using a farm tractor
2018-02-22 11:09:04

Timber was extracted using an agricultural tractor with a winch and sulky.

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Stihl updates their popular MS 260 professional chainsaw
2018-02-22 11:08:52

The new saw shows fuel consumption improvements of up to 20%.

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