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TRUCKING INDUSTRY * WORLDWIDE
* Netherlands - Parcel firm TNT exports road approach to AsiaDuiven,Netherlands -Reuters, by Niclas Mika -Nov 25, 2007: -- Seeking to avoid the sky-high costs of flying, Dutch parcel firm TNT transports as many packages as it can by road in Europe, an approach it is busy exporting to Asia... Key to the strategy is a complex road network, built up over 35 years, with the main hub in the Dutch town of Duiven, about an hour's drive from Amsterdam and close to the German border... Across Europe, TNT has about 750 trucks on international routes every day, connecting a total of 101 hubs and international depots in 34 countries, said Ben Klaassen, managing director of TNT's European road networks...
* Australia - CHEP Express saves time
Sydney,Australia -supply chain review -25 Nov 2007: -- Piloted at Rosehill Service Centre in Sydney in early 2007, the CHEP Express appointment booking program aimed to improve productivity and cut downtime by significantly reducing truck waiting times... The pilot demonstrated that savings of 15 minutes per truck could be achieved using the booking system... Through CHEP Express, customers elect a preferred three-hour window, and a guaranteed appointment time is offered within the preferred period... CHEP Express allows truck arrivals to be spread out at regular intervals throughout the day, minimising the impact of waiting and servicing periods... (Picture: CHEP truck at Rosehill Service Centre)
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