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TRUCKING's WORLD NEWS - Digest -
* TNT Logistics wins tyre contract from Pirelli in Australia
Australia -Anexa research -19 Dec 2005: Pirelli Tyres Australia recently awarded their domestic logistics activity to TNT Logistics for a minimum 3 year period... Under the terms of the Agreement, TNT Logistics will service Pirelli's customer base from a central warehouse in Sydney with cross dock facilities established in Melbourne, Adelaide and Brisbane...
* Trucking battle triumph
Geraldton, Australia -Geraldton News, by Beatrice Thomas -22 Dec 2005: Planning and Infrastructure Minister Alannah MacTiernan on Monday announced that any company wishing to truck iron ore within 100 kilometres of an operational rail line would have to apply for a special licence which would only be granted if rail transportation was not a viable option... Iron ore company Midwest Corporation, which had the largest trucking program at an estimated 80 truck movements per day from its Koolanooka mine site to Geraldton Port, will also have its licence granted only until October next year...
* ATA expressed disappointment in the U.S. Senate's vote to uphold a filibuster
ALEXANDRIA, Va.,USA -U.S. Newswire -Dec. 21, 2005: With 60 votes needed to override the filibuster, drilling proponents fell four votes short of invoking cloture as Congress aims to wrap up the legislative session before the holiday recess... Despite the U.S. Senate vote, American Trucking Associations, which considers environmentally sound exploration of ANWR part of a long-term strategy to reduce U.S. dependence on foreign oil and increase national fuel supplies, expressed optimism for a favorable outcome for the trucking industry and the national economy...
* OTA begins Avian Flu contingency plan
TORONTO,Ont,Canada -Today's Trucking News -21 Dec 2005: Recognizing that the threat of a pandemic outbreak of the avian flu is, in the government's words, "a matter of when - not if", the Ontario Trucking Association and the Canadian Trucking Alliance have begun work on a strategy to help carriers deal with such an emergency... The associations are contacting government agencies and business continuity planning consultants to determine what the industry can do to prepare itself for a pandemic, the OTA states...
* Strong Deliveries from Volvo Trucks
USA -TNN (UK) -21 Dec 2005: Deliveries from Volvo Trucks increased by 9% between January and November this year... In total, 94,693 trucks were delivered and the largest increase was noted in North America, where sales rose by 26% (29,620 vehicles)...
* Mack's November shipments rose 26 percent over last year
Allentown,PA,USA -Allentown Morning Call, by Kurt Blumenau -Dec 21, 2005: November continues to be kind to Mack Trucks, as the Allentown truckmaker again reported double-digit growth in deliveries for the month... Mack said Tuesday it shipped 3,213 heavy-duty trucks to dealers last month, up 26 percent from the year before. The company posted even stronger growth in November 2004, with deliveries up 61 percent year-on-year...
* Ford to hike commercial vehicle production
TURKEY -Reuters/just-auto.com (Bromsgrove,Worcs,UK), subscription -21 Dec 2005: Ford Otosan will invest an extra US$375 million until 2007 to raise commercial vehicle production at its Turkish plants, its general manager reportedly said on Wednesday... Ford Otosan, among top exporters in Turkey, has been producing commercialvehicles such as the Transit Connect and Cargo trucks in Turkey since1998...
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