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Gaiser replaces Scherr in top Daimler logistics role

Daimler has a new man in charge of global logistics with the appointment of Heiko Gaiser (pictured), who has replaced Dr Holger Scherr as head of worldwide transport logistics, passenger cars, trucks vans and buses.

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Toyota’s total supply chain vision

Toyota’s North American Logistics Control division is taking a more centralised approach to managing its inbound logistics network in an effort to influence the carmaker’s purchasing decisions

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Renault Nissan more than the sum of its parts

Four years after Renault Nissan created Alliance Logistics Europe to combine the logistics management and operations of the two brands, the group is making major breakthroughs in combining network flows.

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OEMs to set up Russian logistics association

Following table discussions at the Automotive Logistics Russia conference held in Moscow in June this year, Renault Nissan, together with a number of OEMs and logistics providers, have revealed that they are planning to set up a new automotive logistics interest group for manufacturers and providers operating in the country.

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UPDATE: Ford’s Steve Harley will lead European production changes as Grant Belanger takes over as head of MP&L

Grant Belanger will return to Dearborn this autumn to head up Ford Motor Company’s logistics as executive director for global material planning and logistics (MP&L) and parts supply and logistics (PS&L). He replaces Steve Harley (pictured left), who will return to Europe to oversee a series of model transfers to Spain and Germany as director of […]

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The rise of near (and far) sourcing

There is currently much discussion about the re-shoring of manufacturing ‘home’ to the US, with reports of companies bringing back production of products ranging from high-tech gadgets to garments. The automotive industry has been no exception

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Download Commercial Vehicle Outlook Conference, GATS app to enter $500 drawing

Attendees of the Commercial Vehicle Outlook Conference and Great American Trucking Show who download the show’s Intersection 2013 smartphone app

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Was trucking wrong about hours of service?

According to recent studies, forecasts on the impact the new hours of service rule will have on the industry may have been overstated and cell phones may not be the crash-causers most believe them to be.

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Ga. Trucking Company Wants to Depose Haslam, Other Pilot Flying J Executives

A Georgia motor carrier, the latest of more than 20 trucking companies to file fuel-rebate fraud lawsuits against Pilot Flying J, is seeking to depose Pilot CEO Jimmy Haslam in October. Cedar Creek Trucking, Dalton, Ga., filed a lawsuit

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