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While hourly wages in the broad category of maintenance and repair workers rose 6.4% from 2007 to 2010, increases were 10% in the subcategory of heavy-vehicle mechanics and 15% for specialists in electrical repairs on commercial and industrial equipment.
Help Wanted: In Unexpected Twist, Some Skilled Jobs Go Begging Ben Casselman 2011
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Since gasoline prices climbed to $4 a gallon, U.S. consumers have turned away from Detroit's truck and heavy-vehicle lines in favor of passenger cars, especially models with four-cylinder engines, Honda's specialty.
Honda's On the Go 2008
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As they try to retool the light-vehicle operations in North America, Dana is also focused on boosting its presence in international markets and in the more-profitable heavy-vehicle and off-highway industries.
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He later become a heavy-vehicle driver, light-wheeled vehicle mechanic, and armament repairman.
The Goalkeeper 2011
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Feb. 3 Bloomberg -- Volvo AB, the world's second-largest truckmaker, stuck to its estimates for the North American and European heavy-vehicle markets this year as sales growth helped fourth-quarter operating profit increase 26 percent.
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UAW-represented workers at Oshkosh, a heavy-vehicle maker and major U.S. defense contractor, are scheduled to vote on the contract on Friday afternoon.
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Tying up with another player in the heavy-vehicle industry could protect Oshkosh from a secular downturn in the defense sector that many analysts are predicting.
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Experts say that a 20% reduction in heavy-vehicle emissions would boost fuel efficiency to an average of 8 miles per gallon from 6 mpg now.
News - latimes.com 2011
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UAW-represented workers at Oshkosh, a heavy-vehicle maker and major U.S. defense contractor, are scheduled to vote on the contract on Friday afternoon.
unknown title 2011
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Forty-eight truck drivers received formal police cautions during the State Government's education period for the new heavy-vehicle laws which ended at midnight last night.
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