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Packaged for prime protection

Marcia MacLeod reports on the requirements for packaging in the aftermarket and finds that while processes vary by OEM and by region, its importance is greater than ever.

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Honda Americas flexible future

American Honda’s vice-president of logistics and sales planning, Dennis Manns, outlines the OEM’s route to success in Mexico and North America.

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VW growing plants with strong routes in North America

The heads of logistics for Volkswagen at its operations in the United States, Fabio Freccia, and in Mexico, Roman Müller, talk to Anthony Coia about how logistics and supply chain management are keeping apace with the OEM’s rapid growth in production in North America

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European ports survey 2012

While European ports saw declines in imports within a tough market, volumes were surprisingly resilient in some areas, driven by exports, developing regions and changing OEM strategies. Anthony Coia reports on the world’s most active vehicle-trading sea network.

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Foxx Sworn in as Transportation Secretary

Anthony Foxx was sworn in as the nation’s 17th secretary of transportation Tuesday at U.S. Department of Transportation headquarters in Washington.

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New Hours of Service Has Enforcement Begun

It’s the day many in trucking have dreaded. July 1 is the day updated hours of service regulations go into effect. Opponents of the new rules, which include most every group in trucking,  had been hoping for a ruling from federal court on a challenge to the new regulations would stop them before they were […]

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Are You On Top of Your Fuel Buying Program?

“Trust but verify,†Ronald Reagan said. He was talking about dealing with the Soviet Union during the Cold War, and it’s an irony of history that he was borrowing a Russian proverb used by Vladimir Lenin, but wherever it came from it now is the watchword for doing business with Pilot Flying J.  

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PeopleNet Fleet Mobility Solutions Compliant with FMCSA Hour of Service of Drivers Final Rule

PeopleNet announced that its fleet mobility solutions are in full compliance with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s hours-of-service of Drivers Final Rule for transport carriers operating under United States regulations.

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‘Cognitive Distraction’ Means Hands-Free Cell Phones Aren’t Any Safer

Fleet managers walked out of Wednesday Fleet Safety Conference keynote speech vowing to change the use of cell phones while driving in both their fleets and their personal lives, following a powerful presentation on distracted driving.

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