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Jan 26, 2012

* USA - To Develop Global Strategy for Supply Chain Security

* DC - Homeland Security chief says goods need to move more efficiently, securely

Washington,DC,USA -The Journal of Commerce Online, by R.G. Edmonson -Jan 25, 2012: -- The U.S. will develop a global supply chain strategy that allows goods to move efficiently and securely, and encourages development of resiliency in the supply chain to mitigate the effects of a terrorist attack, Homeland Security Secretary, Janet Napolitano, said Wednesday... The national supply chain security has been in the works for two years and supplants a strategy set in 2007. If carried out, it could be a significant basis for the government’s future supply chain security efforts...  Napolitano said that the federal government will encourage security efforts on the part of state and local governments. DHS and the State Department will spend the next six months meeting with foreign officials and leaders in the private sector to develop specific steps to take in reaching the goals...

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May 6, 2011

INVESTIGATION * USA - FMCSA executes compliance sweep of moving companies

Washington,DC,USA -Land Line Magazine -4 May 2011: -- The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration recently performed a nine-city compliance sweep for household goods moving companies, resulting in fines of $25,000 each for three such movers...  Thirty-seven FMCSA staffers and state investigators conducted compliance reviews of 67 moving companies as part of the agency’s year-round “Household Goods Strike Force” initiative. The initiative is designed to protect the public from fraudulent moving companies...  The investigation targeted high risk moving companies in Los Angeles, San Jose, Las Vegas, Nevada, Phoenix, Arizona, New Orleans, Louisiana, Miami and Atlanta...  In March, FMCSA announced that only household goods carriers and household goods freight forwarders need to have evidence of cargo insurance on file with FMCSA...  (Image from aldomoving: professional moving services)


* NHTSA Cracking Down on Odometer Fraud

Washington,DC,USA -NHTSA News - April 19, 2011: -- Office of Odometer Fraud is division of NHTSA. Recently worked w/ local and federal officials to crack organized crime ring in Seattle, WA, area, operation had involved at least 75 vehicles... Vehicles purchased from private sellers, odometer rolled back, then sold at profit... Consumers can guard against fraud by comparing maintenance records. Also make close inspection of parts and run CARFAX Odometer Check... Accurate odometer reading can be considered safety feature... Odometer easy way to judge wear and tear on vehicle parts that affects safety... Most dangerous odometer rollbacks occur on vehicles that have been in serious crashes...

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Dec 13, 2010

CONTROLS * Slovakia - Česmad Slovakia supports call for single OBU

Bohemia,Slovakia -Trucks Europe, by Michel Buckinx -6 Dec 2010: -- Česmad Slovakia (an association of Slovak transporters) in cooperation with Česmad Bohemia and the IRU, have launched an operation under the name of ‘OBU on-board equipment = road safety’. The aim of this is to speed up the decision of the European Commission relating to the use of a single on-board unit in all of the countries of the EU (inter-operability). At the moment, the remote payment installations in place in the EU oblige drivers to use a separate piece of on-board equipment for each country...

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