US finished vehicle carrier Allied Systems Holding has withdrawn its services for Chrysler and GM following a dispute over employee pay and haulage rate rises, leaving the carmakers to seek alternative means of distributing their vehicles from plants in Canada.
The U.S. Supreme Court heard April 16 the American Trucking Associations’ case that federal law preempts the Port of Los Angeles trucking requirements.
According to a survey by Aegis Mobility, employers continue to be concerned about the risk and liability posed by employee use of mobile devices while driving on the job.  Seven in ten companies have adopted written policies designed to curb employee distracted driving, but only 32 percent are confident that current enforcement methods are effective at achieving […]
New information from Pilot Flying J’s public relations agency Moxley Carmichael says that the investigation and lockdown of the company’s headquarters Monday “appears to revolve around the application of rebates to a small group of Pilot Flying J trucking company customers.â€
Vigo Port Authority in northwest Spain has approved a reduction in storage fees for finished vehicles. Henceforth, irrespective of whether they are kept in the port’s vertical storage facility or at the Bouzas Ferry Terminal, fees charged will be the same
Peugeot has started full production of its 208 model in Brazil following the launch of the vehicle there in January. The vehicle is being made at its $460m production centre in Porto Real in the state of Rio de Janeiro. The French carmaker will make 55,000 of that model this year at the plant, mainly […]
Japanese carmakers including Toyota, Nissan, Honda and Mazda, have been forced to recall nearly 3.5m vehicles because of a defective passenger side airbag problem caused by a faulty inflator. The OEMs are now faced with a major aftermarket logistics challenge in sourcing and supplying replacements across the globe in as short a time as possible. […]
With logistics costs in China now at an historic high, and posing a major challenge to the country’s expanding automotive industry, the government and private industry are now stressing the country’s need to shift to a more ‘sustainable growth
North American transport equipment maker Greenbrier has received orders for 5,400 railcars (wagons) between January and March this year valued at $575m. The orders cover a broad range of railcar types, including 700 automotive-related rail products.
