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Marla Piccolomini,Penske Logistics Europe director of logistics engineering, will serve as a guest speaker at next month’s JDA FocusConnect 2011 conference in London.

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Penske Logistics Europe will be attending the German Logistics Assocation‘s (BVL)*28th International Supply Chain Conference in Berlin, Germany, October 19 – 21. Penske will also have a booth presence at the event. Please visit us in booth T/02 in the Tegel room.

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According to a Colorado Department of Transportationpress release starting September 1, all commercial vehicles traveling on I-70 between milepost 133 (Edwards exit) and milepost 259 (Morrison exit) must carry sufficient chains to be in compliance with the Colorado chain law. The law is in place to help ensure commercial vehicles can drive safely in the region’s snowy conditions.

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Fleet managers and commercial truck and bus drivers please take note. The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) will soon conduct its annual Brake Safety Week across the United States, Canada and Mexico. The effort runs September 11-17.

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Penske Logistics has inked a contract with LG Electronics Brazil to offer expanded warehouse and dedicated distribution services.

Penske Logistics South America will aid LG in the Brazilian distribution of consumer products like televisions, DVD players, washing machines and refrigerators. The largest South American country is also among the world’s fastest growing economies, known informally as a BRIC country (Brazil, Russia, India and China).

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Penske advises customers that due to the pending hurricane expected to impact the East Coast please take the following measures before the storm arrives:

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The start of the school year brings with it heavier traffic and professional drivers will want to be even more aware of their surroundings while navigating residential areas, traveling the interstate and making deliveries at the nation’s big box retailers.

“That route you easily navigated this summer will be more congested and take longer to run, so you’ve got to plan ahead and be prepared,” said Keith Bain, commercial auto specialist for Chubb Group of Insurance Companies.

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A double-dip recession may be impacting the U.S. economy by year’s end or early 2012 according to at least one nationally renowned economist in the transportation industry.

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Penske Logistics has been named to the 100 3PL (Third-Party Logistics) and Cold Storage Providers list byFood Logistics magazine, a publication dedicated to the movement of product through the food supply chain.

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Joe Gallick, a senior executive withPenske Logistics, will serve as guest program director for one of the nation’s leading university supply chain programs.

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Penske Logistics has been named to this year’s Top 100 3PL (third-party logistics) Provider’s List by Inbound Logistics magazine, tying for eighth place.

“We’re pleased to be included on Inbound Logistics’ top 10 list once again,” said Penske Logistics president Marc Althen. “We achieved this recognition because of our associates and their efforts help our customers achieve their supply chain and logistics goals every day.”

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, the world’s largest office products company, has contracted withPenske Truck Leasing to provide commercial truck fleet maintenance services to its 53 all-electric, class six trucks.

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The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) has recently updated its comprehensive list of idling regulations for U.S. states. You may access and download the full list as well as a foldable cab card for free byclicking here. The ATRI is a leading industry research organization.

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Penske Logistics has been selected by SupplyChainBrain and its readers as a 2011 Great Supply Chain Partner.

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Underscoring its commitment to encouraging industry thought leadershipPenske Logistics is once again sponsoring the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals Global Conference. This year’s conference takes place October 2 - 5 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in the City of Brotherly Love – Philadelphia, Pa., U.S.A.

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In 2010, over 790,000 shipments crossed over the Canadian and Mexican borders into the United States, and those numbers are on the rise. According to the latest Department of Transportation (DOT) figures, surface transportation trade among the U.S., Canada and Mexico reached $80.8 billion in March, the latest month for which figures are available. That is 15.6 percent higher than for the same period in 2010 and marks the highest month since collection of data began in 1994.

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If I put myself in the shoes of a 3PL and read the recently published Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) 22nd Annual State of Logistics Report®, my overall takeaway is this: Opportunity knocks.

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In the past year, the California Air Resource Board (CARB) enacted certain amendments to the Heavy-Duty Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction Regulations, known as the California SmartWay mandate. In addition to obligations on tractors and other power vehicles, the regulations impose certain obligations on lessees and owners of certain trailers (operators) which operate in California.

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