All Road articles – Page 21
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Allied leaves car makers high and dry
US finished vehicle carrier Allied Systems Holding has withdrawn its services for Chrysler and GM following a dispute over employee pay and haulage rate rises, leaving the carmakers to seek alternative means of distributing their vehicles from plants in Canada. Facing strike action related to a proposed 20% wage cut ...
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Freight policy to address ‘the end of cheap oil’The European Commission has revealed plans for the future of transport over the next decade that will prepare for a new world without cheap oil and one that will seek to remove national protectionist measures that threaten more efficient freight transport. ...
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Brazil export surge benefits forwardersA surge in vehicle exports from Brazil led to a production rise in the country of 18.7% last month, 24% more than the same month in 2010 and equal to around 310,700 new cars and trucks according to Brazil’s national automakers' association, Anfavea. Exports drove production ...
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Quantum expands with Sensible merger
UK-based finished vehicle carrier Quantum Automotive Services has merged with fellow UK car carrier Sensible Transport. The new business will maintain the Quantum Automotive brand expanding the joint fleet of vehicles to 60 and distributing around 160,000 vehicles per year. The latest move is a significant build on Quantum’s beginnings ...
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Geely starts exports to AustraliaZhejiang Geely Holding Group has become the second Chinese carmaker to export vehicles to Australia with an inaugural shipment of 100 MK GL compact sedan vehicles to a dealer in Perth. The vehicles are being brought in by Chinese Automotive Distributors and will only be sold ...
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Licence standoff hits hauliers
A politically-fuelled dispute between Russia and Poland affecting haulage licences has resulted in a total blockade on Polish truck movements into Russia through Belarus and is hitting automotive parts and finished vehicle shipments, causing costly delivery delays in both directions and leading many into shipment under fraudulent documentation. The dispute ...
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Evolution Time Critical celebrates 10th anniversaryEmergency logistics provider Evolution Time Critical is celebrating ten years of activity supporting global carmakers and suppliers.“We have developed with the automotive industry over the past decade and moulded our services to meet its needs,” said managing directory, Brad Brennan. “We have continually sought to ...
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On the road in India
For eight days in November, Automotive Logistics India correspondent, Ramesh Kumar, travelled nearly 3,000km on a Mercurio Pallia car haulier from Chennai to Gurgaon, accompanying a driver, Umesh, and his assistant, Pinto, along with eight Hyundai i10 cars. What Kumar witnessed, and documented by twitter, blog posts and in a ...
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US trucking regs could worsen driver shortage
New legislation on driver safety coming into effect towards the end of this year on US highways could change the shape of existing logistics networks in the country, and could exacerbate a growing shortage of drivers, according to trucking and logistics companies. Such a shortage would mean less capacity to ...
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SNCF Fret losing millions in French disputeSNCF Fret is suffering serious disruption this week as French unions led by SNCF workers continue the strike action begun yesterday in protest over the French government’s pensions reform bill. The company is estimated to be losing €20m ($28m) a day in lost revenue ...
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The US needs more car hauliers
The increasing worry over a double dip recession in the US may accentuate problems in the finished vehicle supply chain in North America; the lack of truck capacity, aging equipment and a shortage of skilled hauliers.Domestic OEMs such as Ford have been telling Finished Vehicle Logistics since May that they were ...
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BMW to add logistics centre at ChennaiAs part of its plans to strengthen its standing in India, BMW is adding capacity at its Chennai plant from 3,000 to 5,400 units and is adding a new vehicle logistics centre to the facility to support it, as well as expanding its dealer ...
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Acumen delivers Land Rover to UK region
Tata-owned Jaguar Land Rover has chosen Acumen Automotive Logistics to deliver Land Rover vehicles to dealerships in the southwest of England from the carmaker’s Gaydon plant in the UK Midlands. The contract was tendered earlier this year by Ford on behalf of JLR because Ford retains outbound logistics contracts for ...
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Mercurio Pallia to make trailers in India
Mercurio Pallia Logistics, the 50:50 joint venture set up in March last year between Indian logistics provider Pallia Transport and European logistics major Gruppo Mercucio, is planning to establish a new subsidiary to design and manufacture long-haul trucks and trailers for finished vehicle shipments in India. The new wholly-owned subsidiary, ...
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NYK increases vehicle carrier fleet in China
NYK Logistics (China) has increased the number of finished vehicle carriers it uses for inland distribution in China with the delivery of 100 trailer units from Lohr and tractor units provided by Dongfeng-Nissan Commercial Vehicle. The increase, which brings its total fleet of trailers to 700, is designed to meet ...
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River deep, mountain high
Dicey roads, creaking bridges and traffic jamsIveco focuses on BrazilExports fall offMAN trucks on As the South American giant speeds away from the financial crisis, the country’s notorious infrastructure and challenging terrain is causing problems again. But that is not stopping the delivery of buses and trucks, just slowing it ...
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Ryder wins Delphi award amid growing business strength
Delphi, the US-based tier one supplier, has given Ryder System a 2010 Above & Beyond Award for services in supply chain management and logistics. The award, established in 2007 and presented annually, recognises Delphi suppliers for special service events that went beyond contractual obligations during the 2009 calendar year. Ryder ...
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North American carriers face capacity crunch
North American finished vehicle carriers are facing capacity constraints and financing problems that are set to worsen if the number of vehicles moved per year rises above the current forecasts. Light vehicle sales for many carmakers are currently around 30% higher this year compared to 2009, and the US market ...
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Acumen delivers London taxis
Acumen Automotive Logistics has been awarded a contract by Ontime Automotive to pick up and deliver London taxis for LTI Vehicles. As part of the new contract, Acumen will transport finished vehicles from LTI’s Coventry manufacturing plant and deliver them to the company’s distribution facility in Wellesbourne, Warwickshire, on behalf ...
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STVA becomes majority shareholder in Egerland
French finished vehicle carrier STVA has upped its stake in Werner Egerland Automobillogistik from 20% to 74% this week following the retirement of the German logistics company’s managing director, Felicitas Egerland. “Up to now Mrs Egerland has had up to 80% of the shares but, at the age of 80 ...