STATISTICS * Uruguay - Present Index Freight Costs to The Professional Transport Intergremial charges introduced Cost Index Motor Carrier Cargo
Montevideo, Uruguay - Uruguay Day -16 December 2009: . ..
The index is a useful tool for the giver and taker of cargo, while enabling knowledge new data, union sources said ... Preparation of Cost Index Cargo Road Transport is part of the professionalization process that activity has begun, meanwhile said Philip Martin , representing the Ministry of Transportation ... The Index will be updated by correcting variables, which depending on the high, low or remain stable, are crucial to establish the final value of the freight, said Martin ....
Theft Auto * Mexico - Assault 187 cargo trailer with truck manufacturer Roads near Celaya and Irapuato are more insecure for the haulier 
León, Gto., MEJ - Millennium -14 December 2009: - - The state highways are a trap for the attacks on carriers. During the first eight months of 2009, the Attorney General reported the theft of millions of cargo loads that are transported on trucks that circulate in Guanajuato ... In Guanajuato only in the first 8 months of this year robbed 187 trailer loads millions. And the stolen merchandise in Guanajuato trafficked in the most popular street markets in Mexico : Tepito. .. roads bordering the municipalities of Celaya and Irapuato are more insecure for the carrier ...
* Brazil - Iveco achieve the 'Truck of the Year 2010' to your neighborhood protests is the third consecutive time that a product of Iveco receive the award in the Brazilian country 
San Pablo, Brazil - Nexotrans (ESP) -14 December 2009: - The Iveco Tector , new mid-range vehicle for the Latin American market, has been elected "Truck of the Year 2010 ' by Autodata, the most important magazine in the automotive sector in Brazil . is the third consecutive time that Iveco receives this award for one of their products. .. The previous two years, was recognized quality Stralis (2007) and Daily 70C16 (2008). The choice of Tector was developed through a survey released on the internet by Autodata magazine , whose readership has n appreciated the excellent characteristics of the vehicle in respect of economy, innovation and strength. ..
* Sweden - Volvo Trucks testing will begin in 2010 with an engine that combines diesel with natural gas This combination, along with EMD are betting Manufacturer in the field of biofuels 
Stockholm, Sweden - NEXOTRANS (ESP) -16 December 2009: - Volvo Trucks be the first manufacturer with an efficient diesel engine fueled by a mix of diesel and methane gas. This engine meets the strict Euro 5 emissions standard, which is in force from this autumn. Field tests will begin in Sweden and UK during 2010. .. In August 2007, Volvo Trucks presented seven prototype trucks adapted to different biofuels. As a result of further analysis, the company has focused its efforts on two of them: the DME and the solution of methane + diesel ...
Tector * Chile - Block Road by trucks 
The fearsome, Quirihue, Chile - The Discussion -9 December 2009: - Angry and tired are the residents of the fearsome Quirihue The , who have to deal with the passage of logging trucks that raise large amounts of dust, which has caused them many problems. .. After blocking the path, in hours of Wednesday, to prevent the movement of vehicles and therefore to the attention of the company Celco , which is responsible for the tasks, did not come to fruition and that few trucks that passed in hours later. "The truck had to be told what we were doing, so do not go, because every day run every 5 to 10 minutes" said the angry residents ...
TRANSPORT INDUSTRY * Mexico - Ask parcel is regulated and not open to foreign cabotage 
Cdd.Mèjico City, MEJ - T21, by Didier Ramirez -16 December 2009: - Industry passenger and freight transport as well as messaging and parcel of the country, I ask Secretary (Minister) for Communications and Transport (SCT) the discussion of the parcel and courier Regulation focus on regulating this activity and not to enter the cabotage to foreign companies as far it went, which reported, was lack of knowledge of the operation. .. At a press conference led by directors of the Camara National Trucking (Canacar) of Passage and Tourism (CANAPAT ) and Asociacion Mexicana de Postage and Packing (AMMPAC) , said they would not oppose the operation of foreign companies in the parcel and courier segment, including seeking to regulate this situation through the publication of the document in question, it is pending since 1993. .. However, Manuel Armendariz , VP AMMPAC indicated that the domestic sector is not tolerated in that Regulation does not define the size of the package and let elastica the capacity of the vehicle to be used, which would mean that courier companies could participate in the area of \u200b\u200bcabotage activity that is reserved for nationals and foreigners exclusion clause ...
truckmaker * Mexico - 24% of lorries in the country, produced by Daimler 
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Santiago, Mexico, MEJ - t21 -7 December 2009: - Daimler Mexico, celebrated 40 years in plant Tianguistenco Santiago, Mexico State ... The complex is located in an area of \u200b\u200b359 thousand 500 square meters, Daimler has introduced since 1985 technology and has established itself as one of the leading firms in the manufacturing of trucks and tractors in Mexico its Freightliner brand ... The daily production at the plant is 90 units can reach up to 118 vehicles. 24% of heavy trucks circulating in Mexico from that plant. 90% of production is for export markets, mainly the U.S. (NA) , Canada , Latin America and the Caribbean ... has manufacturing equipment configurations of 900 units and certifications such as ISO 9001, ISO 14000 environmental certification and clean industry ... ( Photo freightliner.com.mx ) * USA NA - FORECAST - truck production will strengthen through 2011 
Columbus, IND , USA - T21 -14 December 2009: - For this year it is expected that the production of commercial vehicles in the United States experienced its slight growth since 1991, although 2010 is expected to be a slight recovery not until 2011 when strengthen the market, said the consulting firm Research ACT ... The company noted that while it is anticipated that in 2010 the production of Class 8 vehicles could increase 22%, will be in 2011 when it experienced further growth to settle at 69%. Meanwhile, in medium vehicles, Class 5 to 7, is expected behavior for the following years is located about 30%, to maintain that level in 2011 ... referred market recovery of heavy vehicles in the United States (NA) is a good indicator also for firms that are based carmakers in Mexico, since this region is the main destination of exports from these units ... Only in the year to November, heavy vehicle exports from Mexico are the only item that keeps a favorable trend to increase 16%, and placed with 38 thousand 648 units, of which 35 000 760 under shipments have been made to the American Union , which means about 92% of the total, according to figures from the National Association of Manufacturers of Buses, Trucks and Tractors (ANPACT) ... NA * USA - Volvo Close plant in North Carolina ; not affect operation in Mexico 
Asheville, NC, EUdeNA - T21 (MEJ) -15 December, 2009: - Truck maker Volvo , announced the closure of plant in Asheville, North Carolina, United States (NA) as a measure to reduce their excess capacity to the financial crisis. is manufactured at the site for construction machinery ... Through a statement, the company said the decision will affect 228 employees at the factory, and production will be moved to other factories of the group as they have in Arvika, Sweden ; in Changwon, South Korea , and Shippensburg, Pennsylvania NA EU in ... The measure, the company expects restructuring of SEK 100 million (approximately $ 16 million), which will largely be recorded in the fourth quarter ... plant Asheville would be closed for the March 31, 2010 ...
* Mexico - back down 27% the production of Navistar in 2009 
Cdd. Mexico, DF, MEJ - T21, by Enrique Torres -15 December 2009: - The manufacturer Navistar Truck Mexico closed 2009 with a production of 20 thousand units, a drop of 27% compared to the previous year. to your expectations, in 2010 there will be a gradual recovery in the sector, with a tendency acceptable in light vehicles ... According to information provided through a statement, the firm has an expectation of growth in manufacturing by 2010, reaching about 30 thousand units over the 26 thousand 650 registered in 2008, even far from the 39 214 thousand recorded in 2006, year record of the company in its production in the countries this according to figures the National Association of Manufacturers of Buses, Trucks and Tractors (ANPACT) ...
TRUCK SALES * Brazil - 740 truck firm Entrust German 
Frankfurt, Germany - AFP / ABC Color (Paraguay) -7 December 2009: - German truck maker MAN announced it has received an order for a total of 740 trucks of three Brazilian companies. The German company will deliver 350 trucks to the wholesale distribution Arcom, 270 to the brewery Schincariol, and 122 to the carrier Rodonave TEN s, announced in a statement MAN ... Brazil, together with China , a strategic market MAN. Its main shareholder, Volkswagen , which has aproximadante 30% of the shares in MAN, he sold his business in late 2008 trucks in the South American country ... That acquisition then fed speculation about the possible creation of a vast sector that would link pole MAN and Scania Swedish brand under the authority of VW ...
BORDER PROBLEMS * Paraguay - Truckers do not enter "But the Argentines have very limited hours and rest too" ... 
Asuncion, Paraguay - ABC Color -5 December 2009: - Truckers Paraguayans still can not enter Clorinda, Argentina to load or unload their goods, at a resolution municipality of the city that prohibits the entry of trucks. Transporters threaten to block Puerto Falcón if no solution ... Members Association of Employers of Transport Cargo del Paraguay (Agetrapar) denounced the measure adopted by the City of Clorinda that the October 29 banned the entry of trucks into the city ... If by December 10 the Government fails to unlock this issue, the Agetrapar threatens to block indefinitely the customs post in Puerto Falcón , on the border with Argentine territory Clorinda, as carriers announced yesterday ... (Photo Diario La Nacion -Arg.) * Paraguay - The line stretches over 9 km in Puerto Falcón Puerto Falcón, Pres. Hayes, Paraguay - ABC Color (Paraguay), by Cyril Ibarra -5 December 2009: - The Customs Clorinda, Argentina , executed several works in the border our country in the bridge area San Ignacio de Loyola ( step Puerto Falcón) ... The story of the obstacles to the entry of trucks from Mexico to the Argentine territory is of very long standing. However, in recent times was notable more barriers and, of course, duplicate complaints from drivers ... l E new impediment infrastructure called on the Argentine side. The Customs Clorinda "is being upgraded," according Sebastián Rodríguez , a customs official in the neighboring country ... Following this, the row of transport on the path to Puerto Falcón , spread over 3 miles and at least 200 trucks, with various charges and some empty, awaiting the order to approach the San Ignacio de Loyola bridge , step on the Pilcomayo , among Falcon (Paraguay) and Clorinda (Argentina) ... Argentina A driver who brought gas to our country from the city of Rosario , who requested anonymity, "because I will pursue, "he said and complained of his fellow ... "are intractable and lazy, do not care what we are suffering here. I arrived on Friday afternoon, and sure I will not this weekend though, because they (Argentinean Customs) are no longer working since Saturday afternoon, "said ...
