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Britain’s best attended road transport event to mark quarter-century of keeping business on the move

SMMT

Were just two months away from the Commercial Vehicle Show and as we celebrate its 25th anniversary as the UKs largest trade show for road freight, transport and logistics, its clear how much the Show has changed over the past quarter century. The latest SMMT data published today shows the UK produced more than 6,900 CVs last month, down -41.5%

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Winning Irish Exporter of the Year: Combilift’s CEO Talks About the Global Market

Fabricating & Metal Work

Shipping efficiently is key, so from the start, we designed compact, multi-directional trucks that fit into containers, reducing freight costs. The only downturn we’ve experienced in the last 26 years was during the financial crisis of 2008/09; every other year has seen continued growth. Innovation has been key to our success.

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Driving a better world: Transaid and the UK road transport industry

SMMT

This ongoing partnership between Transaid and the ITC aims to improve road safety across the country, with the organisations having first teamed up in 2008 and together trained more than 22,000 drivers during the 16-year period.

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IN THE NEWS with Fastener News Desk the Week of November 7th, 2022

Fastener News Desk

Currently, the manufacturing sector has 12,922,000 employees, the most since November 2008. A labor union representing about 4,900 rail workers said that members narrowly ratified a tentative contract agreement with freight railroads in the United States. The average hourly earnings in manufacturing rose from $25.25 in October, up 4.9%

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Dockworkers threaten to strike at key U.S. ports over automation and pay

Fastener News Desk

The International Longshoremen’s Union is demanding significantly higher wages and a total ban on the automation of cranes, gates and container movements that are used in the loading or loading of freight at 36 U.S. The gate has been in place since 2008. We do not believe that robotics should take over a human being’s job,” he said.

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Top Legal Issues Facing the Manufacturing Sector in 2023

Foley

CBP regulations place the burden for accuracy in the importation and payment of duties on the importer of record – not the broker or freight forwarder, as some importers mistakenly believe. Coordinate with Customs Brokers & Freight Forwarders. 3016, 3058 (2008). § 2064(b). 2 15 U.S.C. § 2064(b). 4 See Pub.