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Constructive Total Loss

The Problem: You have hired or “brokered†a good and reliable carrier to deliver Toyota Avalon’s for you.  While in transit one of the Avalon’s had its roof significantly damaged because of insufficient clearance at an overhead bridge.  The cost to repair the roof is $8,000 but Toyota decides to crush the $44,000 Avalon bringing […]

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Brokered Mistakes and Lessons Learned

The Problem: You have been hired to deliver a load of Toyota Avalon’s for another carrier to help them meet their customer commitments.  While in transit one of the Avalon’s had its roof significantly damaged because of insufficient clearance at an overhead bridge.  The cost to repair the roof is $8,000 but Toyota decides to […]

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How to Effectively Enforce Distracted Driving Policies

Fleet managers need a clearly written policy that is uniformly enforced and supported by senior management to cut incidents of distracted driving by employee drivers.  

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Volkswagen Names Mike Peterson Fleet Account Manager Midwest Region

Automotive Fleet – Volkswagen of America announced the appointment of Mike Peterson to the position of Fleet Account Manager of the Midwest Region, which includes the states of Illinois, Minnesota, Wisconsin, South Dakota, North Dakota, Nebraska, Iowa, Missouri, Kansa, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky, and West Virginia.  

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Fusion and F-150 Remain Fleet Favorites in 2011

Automotive Fleet – Ford captured both Car and Truck of the Year awards for the second year in a row, with the popularity of the Fusion/Fusion Hybrid and the F-150 continuing into the 2012 model-year.

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Honda to recall 871,000 vehicles for roll-away issue

Automotive News – Honda Motor Co. will recall 871,000 vehicles that could roll away after the ignition key has been removed, including 807,000 in the United States, the company said today.  

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Honda Accord, Ford Fusion, Caddy ATS named ‘Car of Year’ finalists

Automotive News - The Cadillac ATS, Ford Fusion and Honda Accord were named finalists today for North American Car of the Year, while the Ford C-Max, Mazda CX-5, and Ram 1500 were named truck/utility finalists.

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BRAZIL LAUNCHES PORT INVESTMENT PLAN

The Brazilian government has announced a $26 billion incentive programme to overhaul and expand the country’s congested ports. In a bidding process that will begin next year, the government said it is counting on an ‘explosion’ of outside  

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WORKING TOGETHER THROUGH THE UNCERTAINTY

Last week’s Automotive Logistics India conference in Pune revealed that carmakers were willing to work together to make the best of a situation where market volatility, inching regulatory change and huge gaps in infrastructure continued to make things difficult for the automotive industry there to compete globally.

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