| In This June 11, 2009 Issue |
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“AMSA strongly supports President Obama’s nomination of
Anne Ferro as Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA)
administrator,” said Linda Bauer Darr, president and CEO of the
American Moving and Storage Association (AMSA).
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The Agricultural Transportation Efficiency Coalition (AgTEC)
has analyzed and made available eleven independent studies, affirming
the safety and economic benefits of bringing US truck-weight limits
closer to Canadian and European standards. The studies also quantify the
relationship between truck weights and road and bridge wear. Government
agencies conducted or endorsed each study, says AgTEC.
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American Airlines Flight 63 from Paris to Miami served as a
real-world proving ground for technologies and procedures aimed at
reducing carbon emission and saving fuel. The test was conducted during
a normally scheduled flight to obtain real-time results, said
American.
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D.W. Morgan Company has eliminated paper waybills, reducing
paper consumption by 150,000 pages per year.
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China's Ministry of Finance announced certain rebates on
value added tax (VAT) for exported goods have been increased.
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MOL is offering a new service between the Phnom Penh
(Cambodia) river barge terminal. and Ho Chi Minh’s deepwater terminal
in Vietnam. There, containers are loaded onto MOL line-haul vessels for
direct service to the North America West Coast.
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As part of a continuing effort to improve productivity and
efficiency throughout the warehouse, refrigerated public warehouse
operator United States. Cold Storage (USCS) is deploying ruggedized
handheld and vehicle-mounted computers at 30 sites across the
country.
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These articles were those most viewed in last week's
newsletter.
- YRC Worldwide Announces New Organization
Structure
YRC Worldwide Inc. announced senior leadership appointments across a new
functional organization structure.
- Workshop Covers RFID Essentials
The Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP)
launched a web-based training course on radio frequency identification
called RFID Essentials.
- Forwarders File Comments on Import Rules
Difficulty obtaining timely bill-of-lading information could hamper US
importers' ability to comply with the interim final rule for the
Importer Security Filing, says the National Customs Brokers and
Forwarders Association.
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