“Trust but verify,†Ronald Reagan said. He was talking about dealing with the Soviet Union during the Cold War, and it’s an irony of history that he was borrowing a Russian proverb used by Vladimir Lenin, but wherever it came from it now is the watchword for doing business with Pilot Flying J.
PeopleNet announced that its fleet mobility solutions are in full compliance with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s hours-of-service of Drivers Final Rule for transport carriers operating under United States regulations.
Fleet managers walked out of Wednesday Fleet Safety Conference keynote speech vowing to change the use of cell phones while driving in both their fleets and their personal lives, following a powerful presentation on distracted driving.
Anything that reduces traffic accidents for everyone that uses the road is a good thing. That’s the main goal of the new safe driving features being offered by Fleetistics, a Florida-based fleet management company utilizing GPS tracking.
DB Schenker Rail will start a new service between Germany and Turkey in September this year that will eventually offer five pairs of trains per week to enhance its existing service between Western Europe and Turkey. The service supports both finished vehicle and automotive parts deliveries.
Daimler’s Mercedes-Benz division has set up a sales management unit for China in Stuttgart, Germany and announced the expansion of its dealer network in China, as well as a new aftersales initiative.
Localisation of the automotive supply chain in Russia is critical to being a major player in the market according to speakers at this week’s Automotive Logistics Russia conference in Moscow. Speakers from General Motors and Russia’s Gaz Group
Automotive OEMs and tier one suppliers are trying to assess what losses they may have made following the break up of the Mitsui OSK container vessel – MOL Comfort– off the coast of Yemen, which was carrying almost 4,400 containers.
