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Hyster has issued a new brochure detailing its range of container handling trucks. The brochure can be downloaded from the company's Web site, www.hysteramericas.com. ... Heartland Steel Products has acquired Tarpon Industries, the parent company of SpaceRak. As a result of this cash infusion, SpaceRak will be expanding its product line and broadening its distribution network. ... CHEP, the pallet- and container-pooling company, has joined the SmartWay Transport Partnership, a collaboration between the freight industry and the Environmental Protection Agency to reduce energy use, greenhouse gases, and air pollution. ... Fluensee, an RFID-enabled asset management solution provider, has acquired TrenStar Tracking Solutions. The acquisition extends Fluensee's reach into the beverage industry, where TrenStar has a number of large customers. ... Mitsubishi Forklift Trucks is running a contest to find the oldest working Mitsubishi forklift still in operation. Prizes will be given to 20 entrants, with the company submitting the winning entry receiving a brand-new forklift. Visit www.mit-lift for more info. ... CH Robinson Worldwide has acquired certain operating subsidiaries of Transera International Holdings, a project forwarding company headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Transera's customers are primarily in the oil, gas, mining, and wind-power industries. ... RAVAS, a European manufacturer of mobile scales, has established a U.S. sales and assembly facility in Buffalo Grove, Ill. ... Impinj, a UHF Gen 2 RFID solutions provider, has acquired Intel's RFID operation, including the R1000 RFID reader chip.