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Volkswagen enters Southeast Asia through Indonesia

Indonesian Industry Minister MS Hidayat announced over the weekend that, starting next year, the OEM might take part in a government-backed green car program with the possible production of hybrid cars.

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Five Steps to Successful Outsourcing

Fleets have long wanted to outsource more maintenance, but have been frustrated by problems with the quality, cost and speed of the work. Today, there are more pressures on fleets to outsource than ever. Equipment has become more sophisticated, more heavily computerized and complicated to work on.

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Hyundai plans own dealer network in Mexico

Hyundai has announced that it intends to establish its own dealer network in Mexico and end its contract with Chrysler de Mexico, which has been handling distribution in the country for the Korean carmaker for the past 14 years. “This decision has been taken to seek broader business opportunities under the Hyundai Motor brand in […]

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OEMs continue operations despite unrest in Egypt

Carmakers operating in Egypt are continuing to assemble cars despite the ongoing political unrest in the country. While production had been temporarily suspended at some operations at 6th October City, south of Cairo, where most of country’s assembly plants are located, there are no reports of production supply problems and showrooms remain open.

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Average Diesel Price Turns Higher Over Weekly Oil Gain

Just as soon at it looked like diesel was starting to trend lower it has done an about-face.

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BigRoad creates electronic logs for iPhone

BigRoad says that more than 70,000 drivers and 1,900 fleets in North America are using its smartphone-based app to electronically capture and comply with hours of service (HOS) regulations, manage their business and stay connected to friends and family.

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Risk & Reward: How CSA’s data shows discrimination toward small carriers

Given their higher exposure, the largest carriers are from two to 30 times more likely on average than single-truck independents to have a score above an intervention threshold depending on the BASIC. But large carriers aren’t the only ones that find themselves in CSA’s crosshairs.

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The little guys behind the CCJ Top 250

As always, CCJ in August recognizes the top 250 for-hire carriers operating in the United States, but there’s one important group you might overlook: Owner-operators. CCJ’s ranking methodology doesn’t distinguish between owned capacity and leased capacity, so you might not notice the importance of independent contractors and their trucks. But the significance of owner-operators is apparent when […]

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CCJ chases 10 mpg with Freightliner, owner-operator Henry Albert

CCJ Equipment Editor Jack Roberts, along with CCJ sister site Truck Parts & Service Online Editor Jason Cannon, hit the road this morning with Freightliner’s Team Run Smart in owner-operator Henry Albert’s Freightliner Cascadia Evolution. The crew left Tuscaloosa, Ala., …

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