All United States Of America articles – Page 24

  • fred-solomon
    News

    FCA stalwart Solomon joins AAM

    2019-08-05T14:15:00Z

    Fred Solomon has been appointed vice-president global procurement and supplier quality engineering (SQE) at American Axle & Manufacturing (AMM), ending a 32-year association with Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) and predecessor companies… 

  • Hyundai_ThanhCong
    News

    Hyundai Glovis gets a foothold in Vietnam and targets South-East Asia

    2019-07-31T09:53:00Z

    Hyundai Glovis has set up a division in Vietnam and will begin by transporting inbound automotive parts to its parent company Hyundai Motor, which has a joint venture assembly plant in the country with Vietnamese company Thanh Cong…

  • Chris_Connor2_1
    News

    Chris Conner to take top job at AAPA

    2019-07-30T10:35:00Z

    Chris Conner is replacing Kurt Nagle as CEO of the American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA). The former CEO of Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics (WWL) will take on the new role in mid-October, though will start on September 23, working alongside Nagle during the transition…

  • Baltimore port
    Feature

    Baltimore and Jacksonville handling higher vehicle volumes

    2019-07-24T13:15:00Z

    The busiest vehicle-handling ports in the US, Baltimore and Jacksonville, have reported gains in the first half of 2019, through higher import and export volumes. Baltimore has seen an increase of 8% compared with the same period last year, handling roughly 428,000 units between January and June. It reported record figures for March, with more than 59,000 vehicles processed, plus around 95,500 units of agricultural and construction equipment. The latest figures continue the growth the port has seen over the last eight years…

  • Peter Harrop
    Analysis

    Heading for the EV tipping point

    2019-07-23T10:37:00Z

    It would be nonsense to envisage a time when pure electric cars cost the same as traditional ones but life continues as normal. Around 2025, the up-front price of pure electric (PE) cars will drop below that of internal combustion engine (ICE) ones, and the fundamentals of ...

  • truck parts
    News

    GPC to acquire truck parts distributor

    2019-07-23T09:42:00Z

    The Genuine Parts Company (GPC) of the US has agreed to purchase the Todd Group, a distributor of lorry parts and accessories for the independent heavy-duty aftermarket in France…

  • amports-news-release-jacksonville-autos-680x453
    News

    Amports expands footprint in Jacksonville

    2019-07-16T08:51:00Z

    North American vehicle processor Amports has signed two long-term agreements with Jacksonville Port Authority (Jaxport) in Florida to expand its leasing space…

  • Mitsubishi_Outlander
    News

    Mitsubishi and Nissan streamline logistics in Japan and US

    2019-07-15T14:08:00Z

    Japanese company Zero is taking over the domestic finished vehicle logistics for Mitsubishi Motors from August this year. Those services were provided by the carmaker’s subsidiary Mitsubishi Automotive Logistics Technology (MLT), which will in future focus on its maintenance and repairs operations…

  • DJI_0029
    Feature

    North American ports go in search of the promised land

    2019-07-08T14:56:00Z

    US east coast ports have been grabbing land to handle increased volumes while some on the west coast deal with dramatic volume fluctuations. In Mexico, meanwhile, private investment is helping to deal with congestion. Marcus Williams reports on the performance of North American vehicle handling ports in 2018

  • Glovis_GET_US
    News

    Glovis launches freight company in US

    2019-06-26T09:30:00Z

    Glovis America, part of South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Group, has established a truck-based freight transport business in the US…

  • 1305x900-grid-vg-nvidia-automation-2019-genericgrid-desktop@2
    News

    Volvo using AI to transform trucking

    2019-06-25T14:15:00Z

    Sweden’s Volvo Group is to jointly develop an artificial intelligence (AI) system to enable driverless commercial vehicles to use public roads in an agreement with US software company Nvidia…

  • Kopernikus beide Autos
    Interview

    Steering the future using AI

    2019-06-18T10:29:00Z

    German start-up Kopernikus has developed self-driving technology that can be used to move vehicles inside production facilities and workshops, and potentially even at ports…

  • CP Vancouver auto compound
    Partner Content

    Canadian Pacific: Ready to roll

    2019-06-18T08:48:00Z

    In an oversold market with virtually no space left for development, Canadian Pacific (CP) is using its strategic land holdings to increase capacity, alleviate congestion and capture new business from vehicle-makers shipping to and from Vancouver, with the opening of its new Vancouver Automotive Compound (VAC)… 

  • Road&Rail_engine
    News

    New managers on board at Road & Rail

    2019-06-12T13:53:00Z

    Road & Rail Services, based in Kentucky, has appointed two new managers as the third-party logistics (3PL) provider works towards new commercial opportunities

  • Robert Lighthizer
    News

    Automotive industry angry over US import tariff threat

    2019-05-22T10:13:00Z

    OEMs, parts manufacturers and sector bodies have all strongly criticised Donald Trump’s pronouncement that he is considering levying duties as high as 25% on imports of vehicles and parts into the US. Trump has this week said he would delay any imposition of duties for ...

  • Dachser truck
    News

    Dachser USA launches logistics centre

    2019-05-22T09:08:00Z

    The US arm of German logistics company Dachser has set up an automotive competence centre at its Atlanta headquarters to provide a customer service team to address issues in the supply chain…

  • Ryder COOP platform
    Analysis

    Market sharing: New rental platform for underused trucks

    2019-05-20T09:38:00Z

    Uber and Airbnb have led the way in the sharing economy, but Ryder has now launched an asset-sharing platform for commercial vehicles

  • BMW plant, Spartanburg
    News

    BMW to collaborate with Braidy Atlas on US aluminium supply

    2019-05-14T15:25:00Z

    BMW has signed an agreement for the sustainable supply of aluminium to its US assembly plant in Spartanburg, South Carolina, with Braidy Atlas, the joint venture between metal suppliers, Braidy Industries and Russia’s United Company Rusal. Following a $200m investment from Rusal, Braidy Atlas is building a ...

  • Automatisierte Lieferdrohne von ZF / Automated Delivery Drone from ZF
    Feature

    Flight club: Why more logistics operations are signing up to drone technology

    2019-05-03T11:06:00Z

    Impressive advancements have been made in drone technology over the last few years and many believe that drones will play a key role in the logistics of the future, for internal business functions as well as deliveries to consumers. In fact, NASA estimates that there will be 7m drones in ...

  • TEC_Equipment_1
    Feature

    Challenging times for US car carriers

    2019-05-02T12:28:00Z

    Despite some recent legislative wins on permissible overhangs, rig length and adaptable trailers, the US car-carrier sector continues to face a number of operational challenges, including a capacity squeeze, more demanding customers and downward price pressure