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Great West Fleet Executive Conference registration opens, early bird rate available

The Fleet Executive conference will be held May 29-30 at the Titian Ballroom at the Venetian hotel in Las Vegas, and those who register before April 26 will receive an early bird discounted rate of $245, which includes all sessions, meals and networking opportunities.  

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CSA, hours of service, tolls top House’s oversight plans

The U.S. House transportation committee’s oversight plan for the 113th Congress includes targeting hours of service, the Compliance, Safety, Accountability program and recently expanded ability of states to collect tolls on federal highways.  

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UAW in Serious Trouble Negotiations in 2014 could become extremely contentious.

THE UNITED AUTO WORKERS union is facing what is called an existential threat. While it’s been over 30 years in the making, the union is in an inexorable decline. It all comes down to a matter of dollars and cents. The union simply is running out of money. 

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The Peterbilt Store – Blue Ridge relocates to larger facility

The Peterbilt Store Blue Ridge, one of nine dealerships privately-owned by The Pete Store LLC, has relocated to a new 12,800-square-foot facility in Raphine, Va. The location sits on 4.5 acres with easy access from Interstate 81 and Interstate 64. It is within close proximity to two major truck stops, several restaurants and a hotel.

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Michelin to invest $73 million in Waterville truck tire plant

Michelin North America says it has reinforced its commitment to the province of Nova Scotia today by announcing a $73 million(CDN) project investment at its Waterville truck tire plant. Michelin anticipates the investment will create approximately 50 new jobs in the Annapolis Valley.

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Returning Troops Spark Celadon Initiative

Celadon, a logistics and trucking firm, is one of North America’s largest truckload carriers. The company was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in Indianapolis. Celadon’s existing headquarters campus is comprised of four buildings totaling about 108,000 square feet of enclosed space. In 2011, Celadon announced the construction of a $3,400,000.00, 36,000-square foot office building […]

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EXECUTIVES ON THE MOVE

Robert Strain has moved from his role as head of daily operations at General Motor’s Global Logistics and Containers division to become vice president of the Automotive Sector in Asia Pacific for Ceva Logistics. He fills the role left by Dave Dudek who moved to a new role in Europe in October last year, leading the company’s Century […]

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SUPPLY CHAIN BARRIERS MATTER MORE THAN TRADE TARIFFS

A report published this week reveals that the reduction of certain supply chain and logistics barriers could have the potential to increase GDP and world trade significantly more than would eliminating all import tariffs on their own. The report, ‘Enabling Trade: Valuing Growth Opportunities’, suggests  

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DENSO INVESTING $1BN TO LOCALISE IN NORTH AMERICA

Global automotive parts supplier Denso is investing almost $1 billion in North America over the next four years to increase the localisation of its products and manufacturing equipment in the region. The move will cut the expensive import of parts and materials from Japan and Denso has said that it also plans to make all […]

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