All Road articles – Page 18
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FeatureSpending may stave off the cold in Russia
Rising Russian output;Port developments;Rail restrictions;Road distribution.Regardless of unpredictability in vehicle sales, Russia needs more investment for vehicle logistics.Russia’s automotive growth in recent years, coupled with government incentives for local production, led many OEMs to set up shop in the country. More domestic production has rebalanced the Russian finished vehicle logistics ...
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FeatureRiggs honoured as entrepreneur
Mike Riggs, chairman of Jack Cooper Holdings, has been recognised for his entrepreneurship at the Central Midwest regional heat of the Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year 2013 Awards. The award, held annually by the global accountancy, recognises outstanding high-growth entrepreneurs who demonstrate excellence and extraordinary success ...
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FeatureExecutives on the move: Gerrit Hes,Brian Taylor,Jesper Hansen,Erik Jonnaert,
Gerrit Hes has left his position as managing director at Koopman Logistics Group, a role he has been in for the last five years. According to a letter sent out by Siebe Koopman, director of parent company Koopman Holding, Hes decided to stand down from his position on June ...
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FeatureGlobal round up: Vehnet RFID, Russia road tolls, Kerry in China, Neovia buys MIQ, Stuttgart logistics park for Mercedes
Vehnet teams up with RF Code to supply improved RFID toolYard management specialist Vehnet is entering a strategic partnership with RF Code, a provider of RFID locating technology, to improve the tracking of reusable containers. The companies said their combined technology will deliver the most advanced Active RFID solution ...
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FeatureExecutives on the move: Martha Garcia-Perry, Nigel Fletcher, Anthony Foxx, James Muir, Ian Veitch, Fred van der Heijden, Steffen Rabus
North American vehicle carrier, MetroGistics, has appointed Martha Garcia-Perry as its director of account management. She previously worked as senior manager of Regional Operations at Insight Network Logistics overseeing the day-to-day distribution operations of Chrysler’s finished vehicle delivery network in the Southeast US. Garcia-Perry brings more than 12 years ...
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FeatureGlobal round up: UECC starts to Broekman; DHL delivers for Faurecia; Nissan buys trailers from Korea; LeanCor in China education;
UECC delivers vehicles to Broekman terminal in Rotterdam United European Car Carriers (UECC) has started a regular weekly service for vehicle shipments between the port of Rotterdam in the Netherlands and the northern Spanish ports of Pasajes and Santander. The service is also handling high and heavy, breakbulk and ...
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FeatureGlobal round up: Skoda expands; Gaz starts new LCV; Toyota links with JLR to identify risk; Daimler builds in Bremen; TNT sells China road operations; Toyota Awards; Dayaowan port to get auto hub
Skoda expands Czech parts centre and production capacity The Volkswagen Group’s Skoda division has started operations at its newly expanded €32m ($41m) parts centre in Mladá Boleslav in the Czech Republic. The company also launched production of a new model at its recently expanded plant in the same city. ...
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FeatureExecutives on the move:Johann Schuberthan, Jügen Maidl, Karl May, Heath Holtz, Ben Shain, Avril Palmer-Baunack, Alan Kelsey, Stefan Asenkerschbaumer, Philippe Gilbert
Johann Schuberthan will retire from his role as BMW’s head of Inbound Logistics and Logistics Planning at the end of this month, with a successor (yet to be announced) in place by the beginning of June this year. Schuberthan had been in the role for four years. BMW has ...
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FeatureGlobal round up: Mercedes imports to Turkey; Nissan uses Korean trailers; Mercurio Pallia opens for Fiat India; Autometro volumes; Menlo opens second Beligian centre
Mercedes imports to Turkey via AutoportMercedes-Benz has begun using Turkey’s Autoport terminal at Izmit in Kocaeli for imports of trucks and buses from its manufacturing plants in Istanbul and Aksaray. The 15-hectare terminal, which was built by Arkas Holding and opened in 2008, has the capacity to move 400,000 ...
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FeatureTransporter manufacturers tough it out
Innovation and standardisation could help support growing markets, while manufacturers look to Russia, India, North America and hope for signs of life in Europe. However, the strength of developing markets, including Russia and India, and the recovery in North America have helped such companies to survive. And just as the ...
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FeatureJockeying toward on-truck delivery
India's Volvo Eicher is debating whether to switch from truck-on-truck to using ‘jockey’ transport for moving its commercial vehicles.IN THIS STORY...The Jockey questionVolvo Eicher's distribution network and strategy Driver training and the case for jockeyTo drive, or not to drive, that is the question facing Volvo Eicher’s Vivek Dange. ...
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FeatureAuto haulers tackle risk and liability
Brokerage risk, the Affordable Care Act and the question of safety and insurance – these are three major issues affecting the vehicle haulage business in North America and all three were under discussion at the first meeting of the Auto Haulers Association of America, recently held in Atlanta. ...
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FeatureGlobal round up: New Flyer buys Orion; MacGregor for Grimaldi; SmartAuction adds ShipCarsNow; DS Smith wins awards;
New Flyer buys Orion aftermarket businessNew Flyer Industries, which makes heavy-duty transit buses in the US and Canada, has bought the Orion aftermarket parts business from Daimler Buses North America (DBNA) for $29m. The move follows an investment of C$517m ($501m) in New Flyer by bus maker Marcopolo. ...
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FeatureExecutives on the move: Andreas Renschle, Wolfgang Bernhard, Tetsuo Iwamura, Hidenobu Iwata, Dan Smith, Jerry Chenkin, Marty Coalson, Monica Franco, Tom Jendrowski, Markus Machers, Tex Gunning, Berna
Daimler is extending leadership contracts for Dieter Zetsche and Thomas Weber, as well as assigning new responsibilities for Andreas Renschler and Wolfgang Bernhard.The carmaker said Zetsche’s contract as chairman of the Board of Management of Daimler and head of Mercedes-Benz Cars would run until December 31, 2016. It is ...
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FeatureExecutives on the move: Thomas Banholzer, Markus Gichert, Luca Rossi, Marcelo Di Benedetto, Mike Pilkington, Andrew Hetzel, Steve Maltby, Stephen Hucklesby, Ray LaHood
In early January Thomas Banholzer took over as manager of network design and procurement for vehicle logistics at Mercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA), Daimler’s US division with responsibility for Mercedes-Benz and smart passenger cars, and Sprinter vans. He took over the role from Markus Gichert, who has returned to Daimler’s headquarters ...
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FeatureGlobal round up: Turkey exports to Israel; Volvo Truck jv with Dongfeng; German 'mastery' of logistics; Acumen buys Mercedes; Mahindra wins awards
Turkey boosts vehicle exports to IsraelIn 2012, Turkey exported 18,000 units to Israel in spite of the two countries experiencing less than cordial relations. The traffic is expected to continue to rise both this year and well into 2014 as manufacturers in Turkey begin assembly of new models.In the ...
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FeatureStobart shakeup means £40m business for Paragon
UK transport provider Stobart Group has announced the immediate resignation of its chairman Rodney Baker-Bates and the sale of its Stobart Vehicle Services division to UK-based fleet management and logistics provider Paragon Group. The division has been renamed Paragon Vehicle Services.Stobart Vehicle Services was formerly part of the Autologic ...
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FeatureJCB and Brit European commit to CO2 reduction
Construction vehicle maker JCB has renewed its contract with vehicle carrier Brit European for distribution to JCB dealers in the UK and to ports for overseas shipments. Central to the five-year contract, said the companies, was an initiative to cut carbon emissions and improve fuel efficiency for the benefit ...
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FeatureLooking for drivers of change in North American trucking
Trucking capacity in North America is balanced but still faces strains thanks to driver shortages and changing regulations. Carriers are responding with fleet investments, IT upgrades and a shift to paperless billings.The number of new vehicle sales in the United States continued to grow in 2012, on pace for an ...
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FeatureGlobal round up
Toyota to double capacity in IndonesiaToyota has announced it is planning to spend $1.35 billion over the next five years to boost production in Indonesia and will more than double capacity by 2014 with the introduction of a second plant in Karawang next year. It is also planning ...