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American auto industry about to go on hiring spree

The auto industry is about to go on a hiring spree as car makers and parts suppliers race to find engineers, technicians and factory workers to build the next generation of vehicles. The new employees will be part of a larger, busier workforce. From coast to coast, the industry is in top gear. Factories are […]

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CSA’s crash flaw: Enforcement, accident rates do not mesh

The largest truck fleets show crash rates well above that of one-truck carriers, yet the megafleet trucks and drivers are inspected at only a fourth of the rate of the single-truck operations, according to Commercial Carrier Journal and Overdrive’s analysis of federal data.

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DISPARITIES PERSIST AT SPANISH PORTS

Finished vehicle manufacturers using Spanish ports have noted a disparity between promised flexibility in handling and the reality on the ground. Indeed, recent meetings of the National Association of Car and Truck Manufacturers (ANFAC) have emphasised that problems with stevedoring persist and that little in the way of streamlining or cost reduction has been achieved […]

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FIAT SHIPS 500L TO NORTH AMERICA

Fiat has delivered its first 3,000 Fiat 500L vehicles to the North American market. The vehicles, which are being produced across the Atlantic at the company’s Kragujevac plant in Serbia, were brought by Grimaldi from the port of Bar in Montenegro.  

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NO TOOLS IN THE BOX TO FIX SOX IMPACT SAYS ECG

The deadline on regulations being brought in by the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) to control sulphur emissions in European waters comes into effect at the beginning of 2015 and it looks to be bringing with it a crisis for the shortsea shipping industry.  

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OOIDA PAC First Quarter 2013
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Summary of Hours-of-Service (HOS) Regulations

The Hours of Service of Drivers Final Rule was published in the Federal Register on December 27, 2011. The effective date of the Final Rule is February 27, 2012, and the compliance date of selected provisions is July 1, 2013. The links below provide more details regarding the HOS Final Rule:

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MACK / 2013-2014 Possible Partial Loss of Brake Function

Mack Trucks, Inc. is recalling certain model year 2013-2014 CHU, CXU, GU, MRU, and LEU trucks manufactured July 16, 2012, through march 18, 2013 and equipped with drum brakes. The clevis pin for the brake slack adjuster may be missing a cotter pin. If the cotter pin is not installed, the clevis pin may loosen […]

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Transportation/Logistics June Freight Flows

Position defensively in transports given two near-term headwinds: continued growth deceleration in both industrial and retail end-markets; and historically challenging 3Q relative stock performance. Continue to emphasize transports with company-specific catalysts: elevating CNW to a Focus Idea, replacing R and RRTS following strong YTD June Trends

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