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EngineShipping.com Offers Nationwide Engine Freight Services for as low as $225.00!

Online Instant Freight Rate Quotes!
Offering you the best rates in the industry!
With only a few pieces of information we will show you an all inclusive rate.  No hidden fees, No accessorial charges, Just the total cost to move your shipment.

We Offer No cost, No Obligation Instant Online Freight Quotes. 
We expect and want you to shop for the best price to move your shipment.
Why?…  Because we know we are the lowest and that you will be back!  Requesting a quote from us is always simple and fast.  Receive an instant quote or by e-mail within hours of your request.  Have your shipment picked up within a day of the time you accept our low quote.

EngineShipping.com specializes in premium pricing rates for engine and transmission freight services.  Secured to a pallet or in a crate, we can save you money.  Our approach has us focusing everyday on maintaining the industry’s lowest rates by doing the one thing none of our competitors are doing… lowering costs while raising expectations.
• Save Time, Trouble & Money
• Absolutely No Hidden Fees
• Lowering Costs & Raising Expectations

Engine Freight Shipping Services.
We are proud to be one of the largest shippers of engines. Some of the largest engine builders use us for their shipping needs, why wouldn’t you?

Transmission Freight Shipping Services.
We also have amazing rates for transmissions. We continuously strive to establish ourselves as the top provider of automotive freight.

Our Services Include:
• Ground Freight Service
• Less Than Truckload Service
• Full Truckload Service
• Air Freight Service
• Ocean Freight Service
• Expedited and Guaranteed
• Multiple Shipment Rates

Why use a freight broker?
Many businesses have limited resources to staff an in-house traffic or logistics department.  Instead, they source that work out to a freight management provider.  These companies are in daily communication with the trucking industry and have the expertise to negotiate competitive freight rates while maintaining the customer’s delivery schedule. These providers are freight brokers. So, why use a freight broker?

A shipper’s core competency is in making and selling their product(s).  The freight broker’s core competency is moving those products from origin to destination.  It is very expensive for the shipper to have the in-house expertise to handle all of the details in getting a product from the manufacturer to the warehouse or from the warehouse to the retailer.  Shippers will do better by focusing on what they do best and outsourcing the transportation to a freight broker.

A freight broker also has access to a much larger base of carriers than a shipper does.  Even though the shipper may work with a number of carriers, the freight broker works with thousands of carriers, giving them the types and availability of equipment the shipper needs.

Freight brokers can use the size of their network and the volume of freight they manage as leverage for the best service at the best price.  The majority of trucking companies do not have a sales staff.  They rely on freight brokers to identify available loads.  So, a carrier has a greater chance of securing regular moves because the broker is dealing with various shippers across the country.

Freight brokers maintain state-of-the-art telephone and computer dispatching systems that enable them to provide the shipper or the consignee with detailed load information.  It is important to keep in touch with everyone in the transportation pipeline.

In summary, freight brokers serve as excellent transportation managers and consultants so the shipper can free up their resources to do other things.

We Care About Your Cargo!
Our customers enjoy a level of personalized customer service not often seen in today’s business climate.

Our consultants will be ready to help at every stage.
From day one we have been committed to providing customer service that far exceeds our clients’ expectations. We do what the "other guys" do and then some.  From consulting on shipment challenges to tracking packages, no job is too big, and no detail is too small.

Multiple Shipments Discounts:
If you ship more than a few, several or truckloads of engines and/or transmissions every month we can set you up with a discounted rate for bringing your business through us every month.  We already offer the lowest rates for customers that only need to ship one engine a month and by offering a discount to customers that need to ship several engines or transmissions every month is just another way for us to exceed your expectations. 
Contact Us Immediately So We Can Save You Money!

With rates nationwide as low as $225.00 just think about how much money we could save you!

Do Your Homework
Shop smart when pricing your shipment cost by sampling rates from several brokers.  By obtaining rates from a few different providers, you will find quite a contrast in the pricing they offer.  Ask the Broker or Forwarder for a copy of their Federal Operating Authority.  Freight brokers / forwarders are required by Federal Law to be licensed by the Federal Highway Administration.  Avoid unlicensed brokers and forwarders, if they working outside the law by not having a Federal Operating License, you will have no protection in the event of a problem.  The internet is full of websites operated by unlicensed and inexperienced brokers and forwarders.  Be sure to question the broker as to the amount of insurance coverage they will be offering on the shipment.  Don’t make the assumption that insurance is provided.  Many providers offer little or no cargo coverage, and in the event of a damage claim, you may find yourself having to file a claim with the carrier directly without the assistance of the broker.  Ask the broker the procedure they have in place regarding freight loss or damage claims.

We have more information on our website that will give you important insight about shipping freight services that will give you enough knowledge to be a much more informed shipper for any and every shipment you may need to do.

Visit us today for a Free Quote:   www.EngineShipping.com

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Drew
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The Toyota Motor Corp. announced earlier that it will conduct the spring Toyota Traffic Safety Campaign which is scheduled to happen from April 1 to May 31. The campaign will also be joined by a total of 429 companies, including vehicle dealers, logistics systems and forklift dealers, parts distributors as well as rental dealers and lease dealers. Toyota’s campaign will coincide with Japan’s spring Nationwide Traffic Safety Campaign which will run from May 11 to the 20th of the same month.

For this year’s campaign, Toyota will concentrate on topics involving the prevention of accidents involving children running out into streets, and the traffic safety for the elderly. In regards to the said campaign, Toyota will donate 2.65 million traffic safety picture books to children entering kindergartens and nursery schools nationwide, and 47,000 traffic safety picture-story shows to kindergartens, nursery schools, libraries and children’s facilities throughout the country.

In addition, Toyota also has designed special leaflets to raise the awareness of both children and vehicle drivers regarding this year’s campaign themes. The leaflets will be disseminated through the help of automotive dealers, parts distributors as well as rental/lease dealers nationwide.

This year is Toyota’s 39th year in said traffic campaign. Spring Toyota Traffic Safety Campaign has started in 1969, and so far the company has donated a total of approximately 115.9 million picture books and about 1.15 million traffic safety picture-story shows.

This spring’s Toyota Traffic Safety Campaign involves the donation of traffic safety educational materials including the giving of Cuccu-doodle-doo’s traffic safety picture book. The book titled “Playing Soccer Together” highlights the dangers of running out into the street. The books, approximately 2.65 million, will be given to the new students at kindergartens and nursery schools nationwide and their guardians through vehicle dealers nationwide.

Another Cuccu-doodle-doo’s traffic safety picture-story titled “Becoming a Mother Chicken,” which highlights how to avoid the danger of running out into public roadways, will be donated to kindergartens and nursery schools, libraries, and children’s facilities nationwide. Approximately 47,000 copies of “Becoming a Mother Chicken” books will be distributed via vehicle dealers nationwide.

The leaflets, which highlight how to prevent children from running out into street and to protect elderly pedestrians, will be disseminated to both the children and vehicle drivers. About 730,000 copies will be distributed nationwide through vehicle dealers, parts distributors and rental/lease dealers.

Additionally, educational posters titled “Consideration of Each Person Leads to Traffic Safety” will be displayed at approximately 7,400 locations for the drivers and the general public to be informed. They will also be displayed between May 1 and 7 at JR Nagoya Station to broadly stress the importance of traffic safety.

There are so many things that drivers, occupants and pedestrians have to know. The information is not limited to EBC brake pads and other auto parts. A fraction of this information is going to be delivered by Toyota through its latest campaign.

Anthony Fontanelle
http://www.articlesbase.com/automotive-articles/toyota-to-sponsor-spring-traffic-safety-campaign-124237.html

The world is changing at an unprecedented pace and that means freight transport companies need to constantly update their knowledge and networks. At present, Russia is undergoing significant change, which will impact on freight services in the future.

Of course, Russia is not immune to the global financial crisis. Since peaking in May 2008, Russia’s stocks have lost 60 per cent of their value. But the current global economic crisis does not change the overall outlook for Russia and Eastern Europe, where the freight forwarding industry is set to experience high growth over the next five years.

A 2008 report by Datamonitor estimates that the spend on logistics and storage in Central and Eastern Europe will grow from 272 billion US dollars today to 369 billion US dollars by 2012. This will partly be down to increasing exports, as well as fast growing domestic markets.
The freight transport network across Eastern Europe and Russia is relatively undeveloped but is now seeing investment by government and large private sector players, as well as attracting foreign investment.

Maritime freight transport plays a big role in the transportation of bulk and dry cargo, but is not a preferred transport option in the region.Maritime and rail have lost a significant market share of 10 per cent to road freight over the last ten years. However, Poland, Latvia and Bulgaria have seen an increase in rail freight volumes over the same period and it is expected that rail freight will continue to grow in importance in Russia.

In Russia, the private rail freight company Globaltrans raised 449 million US dollars of investment when it offered shares earlier this year. The success of the IPO showed that investors recognise the potential of the Russian rail freight industry. There have been calls for the privatisation of the Russian railways, as a way of bringing about urgently needed rail reform and making the most of this important means of freight forwarding. Meanwhile, there needs to be significant infrastructure investment in port terminals and interior transport networks, if it is to going to fully exploit the potential of the container shipping sector.

At present, only 1 per cent of freight in Russia is containerised. Shipping companies say the industry could double in the next five years, if the transport infrastructure expands to cope with increasing volumes. Currently, two companies control the two container terminals that deal with the majority of Russian sea freight transport. These are the First Container Terminal at St Petersburg and the Vostochny International Container Terminal in the East. The lack of competition may partly account for the high costs and poor service which are current features of internal freight in Russia.

Storage costs in St Petersburg can be a staggering twelve times higher than in Western Europe. What’s more, containers can sit in port for 10 days, whereas in Rotterdam, it would be less than an hour. Another problem is the congestion of the logistics networks and warehousing around the major trading centres of Prague, Warsaw, Budapest, Bucharest, Sofia, Poznan, Kiev, Moscow and St Petersburg. Other cities in Russia and Eastern Europe need to develop as distribution and freight forwarding hubs in the next five years. This will create new transport networks for international freight, for which there is particular demand from the automotive, electronics and machinery sectors. The Russian Government has now implemented a programme of modernizing the transport infrastructure, as well as simplifying customs controls. This will have a big impact on freight services and allow the export markets to continue to grow.

The freight forwarding industry in Russia is still very fragmented and undeveloped. However, with the rapidly growing economy, an ever expanding manufacturing industry, increased international trade and foreign investment in infrastructure, the freight forwarding sector will see transformation in the coming years. Already, the small number of large shipping companies is steadily increasing, especially in Russia, Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic. The EU accession of the region is a further boost to the growth of export and freight forwarding in the region. Until recently, the region has been hampered by lack of economic stability and the poor transport infrastructure.

However, with many Eastern European countries now members of the EU and others in the pipeline, improved fiscal management and increased investment is now going some way to tackle these challenges.Russia and Eastern Europe are poised to become one of the next hotspots in
international freight.

Stephen Willis

The world is changing at an unprecedented pace and that means freight transport companies need to constantly update their knowledge and networks. At present, Russia is undergoing significant change, which will impact on freight services in the future.

Of course, Russia is not immune to the global financial crisis. Since peaking in May 2008, Russia’s stocks have lost 60 per cent of their value. But the current global economic crisis does not change the overall outlook for Russia and Eastern Europe, where the freight forwarding industry is set to experience high growth over the next five years.

A 2008 report by Datamonitor estimates that the spend on logistics and storage in Central and Eastern Europe will grow from 272 billion US dollars today to 369 billion US dollars by 2012. This will partly be down to increasing exports, as well as fast growing domestic markets.
The freight transport network across Eastern Europe and Russia is relatively undeveloped but is now seeing investment by government and large private sector players, as well as attracting foreign investment.

Maritime freight transport plays a big role in the transportation of bulk and dry cargo, but is not a preferred transport option in the region.Maritime and rail have lost a significant market share of 10 per cent to road freight over the last ten years. However, Poland, Latvia and Bulgaria have seen an increase in rail freight volumes over the same period and it is expected that rail freight will continue to grow in importance in Russia.

In Russia, the private rail freight company Globaltrans raised 449 million US dollars of investment when it offered shares earlier this year. The success of the IPO showed that investors recognise the potential of the Russian rail freight industry. There have been calls for the privatisation of the Russian railways, as a way of bringing about urgently needed rail reform and making the most of this important means of freight forwarding. Meanwhile, there needs to be significant infrastructure investment in port terminals and interior transport networks, if it is to going to fully exploit the potential of the container shipping sector.

At present, only 1 per cent of freight in Russia is containerised. Shipping companies say the industry could double in the next five years, if the transport infrastructure expands to cope with increasing volumes. Currently, two companies control the two container terminals that deal with the majority of Russian sea freight transport. These are the First Container Terminal at St Petersburg and the Vostochny International Container Terminal in the East. The lack of competition may partly account for the high costs and poor service which are current features of internal freight in Russia.

Storage costs in St Petersburg can be a staggering twelve times higher than in Western Europe. What’s more, containers can sit in port for 10 days, whereas in Rotterdam, it would be less than an hour. Another problem is the congestion of the logistics networks and warehousing around the major trading centres of Prague, Warsaw, Budapest, Bucharest, Sofia, Poznan, Kiev, Moscow and St Petersburg. Other cities in Russia and Eastern Europe need to develop as distribution and freight forwarding hubs in the next five years. This will create new transport networks for international freight, for which there is particular demand from the automotive, electronics and machinery sectors. The Russian Government has now implemented a programme of modernizing the transport infrastructure, as well as simplifying customs controls. This will have a big impact on freight services and allow the export markets to continue to grow.

The freight forwarding industry in Russia is still very fragmented and undeveloped. However, with the rapidly growing economy, an ever expanding manufacturing industry, increased international trade and foreign investment in infrastructure, the freight forwarding sector will see transformation in the coming years. Already, the small number of large shipping companies is steadily increasing, especially in Russia, Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic. The EU accession of the region is a further boost to the growth of export and freight forwarding in the region. Until recently, the region has been hampered by lack of economic stability and the poor transport infrastructure.

However, with many Eastern European countries now members of the EU and others in the pipeline, improved fiscal management and increased investment is now going some way to tackle these challenges.Russia and Eastern Europe are poised to become one of the next hotspots in international freight.

Stephen Willis
http://www.articlesbase.com/business-articles/international-freight-is-russia-the-next-hotspot-739422.html

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According to manufacturing journalist, Thomas R. Cutler in the January issue of Business Excellence, “The automotive industry, there has been an international move to produce vehicles in the United States for the US consumer. Foreign direct investment is increasingly regarded as a source of new jobs, to the extent that foreign manufacturing jobs within the US are growing five times faster than outsourced jobs, according to the Organization for International Investment. KIA, BMW, Hyundai, Nissan, Toyota, and Honda all have manufacturing plants in the United States, which makes distribution easier and more cost effective than shipping their product to the US from abroad. Automotive OEMs have found that certain geographic regions in the US provide them with able and affordable workforces including Tennessee, North and South Carolina, Arkansas, Georgia, and Alabama. The supply chain which supports the automotive sector extends nationwide and impacts key industries in the tiered supplier system including machining, sheet metalworking, electronics, plastics and rubber.”

Those placement organizations that represent this sector both geographically and with segmentation expertise include ProLogistix and ResourceMFG, specializing, as their names suggest, in the logistics and manufacturing segments, respectively. Similar to the automotive sector there is a complex supply chain serving the aeronautics sector. It is a niche, specialty market ranging from specialty personal jet manufacturers to helicopter and jet engine manufacturers. Due to stringent FAA regulations, assembly will remain in the United States. There are high levels of manufacturing activity in Tucson and Phoenix, AZ, Albuquerque, NM, Dallas and Wichita, TX. “There is great growth in the personal jet manufacturing sector,” says Julie Maydew, vice president of

ResourceMFG, who is finding great demand for placing highly trained technicians within the sector.

About ResourceMFG:

ResourceMFG is the nation’s leading manufacturing support organization. It focuses on the demands of the manufacturing sector to serve the needs of employees and customers. The company has immersed themselves in the manufacturing community and has close relationships with support organizations such as The National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) and The American Production and Inventory Control Society (APICS).

ResourceMFG is involved with the total spectrum of manufacturing positions including production, quality, maintenance, supervision, and all levels of management. The company serves a wide variety of industry segments that include automotive, electronic, machining, sheet metal, fabrication, and many other specialized producers.

The foundation of ResourceMFG is a commitment to understanding the specialized needs of clients, employees, and the community, which provide the foundation for success. Like the manufacturers they represent there is a philosophy of continuous improvement. ResourceMFG is dedicated to improving programs, processes, training and people to meet the diverse needs of the US manufacturing sector. A benchmark of the organization is on time delivery. The company understands manufacturing professionals and provides excellent programs and productive employees. ResourceMFG delivers the right person with the right skills at the right time.

Manufacturing is the sole focus of ResourceMFG allowing a better manufacturing workforce. ResourceMFG understands that it takes good people to get good results. Experienced manufacturing professionals know how to find the talent needed to deliver results for manufacturing businesses. ResourceMFG has been nationally recognized for having workforce management initiatives that impact the bottom line. In 2006 ResourceMFG won the Optimas award for “Financial Impact.” This value allows the company to provide award winning workforce management capabilities and processes that produce better results. The key to delivering better manufacturing employees lies in the fact that it is all that ResourceMFG does. With superior screening, OSHA outreach programs and ongoing safety training, ResourceMFG delivers the kind of workers needed for every manufacturing facility.

Thomas Cutler
http://www.articlesbase.com/human-resources-articles/business-excellence-profiles-resourcemfg-92320.html

ResourceMFG is the nation’s leading manufacturing support organization. It focuses on the demands of the manufacturing sector to serve the needs of employees and customers. The company has immersed themselves in the manufacturing community and has close relationships with support organizations such as The National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) and The American Production and Inventory Control Society (APICS).

ResourceMFG is involved with the total spectrum of manufacturing positions including production, quality, maintenance, supervision, and all levels of management. The company serves a wide variety of industry segments that include automotive, electronic, machining, sheet metal, fabrication, and many other specialized producers.

The foundation of ResourceMFG is a commitment to understanding the specialized needs of clients, employees, and the community, which provide the foundation for success. Like the manufacturers they represent there is a philosophy of continuous improvement. ResourceMFG is dedicated to improving programs, processes, training and people to meet the diverse needs of the US manufacturing sector. A benchmark of the organization is on time delivery. The company understands manufacturing professionals and provides excellent programs and productive employees. ResourceMFG delivers the right person with the right skills at the right time.

Manufacturing is the sole focus of ResourceMFG allowing a better manufacturing workforce. ResourceMFG understands that it takes good people to get good results. Experienced manufacturing professionals know how to find the talent needed to deliver results for manufacturing businesses. ResourceMFG has been nationally recognized for having workforce management initiatives that impact the bottom line. In 2006 ResourceMFG won the Optimas award for “Financial Impact.” This value allows the company to provide award winning workforce management capabilities and processes that produce better results. The key to delivering better manufacturing employees lies in the fact that it is all that ResourceMFG does. With superior screening, OSHA outreach programs and ongoing safety training, ResourceMFG delivers the kind of workers needed for every manufacturing facility.

According to manufacturing journalist, Thomas R. Cutler in the January issue of Business Excellence, “The automotive industry, there has been an international move to produce vehicles in the United States for the US consumer. Foreign direct investment is increasingly regarded as a source of new jobs, to the extent that foreign manufacturing jobs within the US are growing five times faster than outsourced jobs, according to the Organization for International Investment. KIA, BMW, Hyundai, Nissan, Toyota, and Honda all have manufacturing plants in the United States, which makes distribution easier and more cost effective than shipping their product to the US from abroad. Automotive OEMs have found that certain geographic regions in the US provide them with able and affordable workforces including Tennessee, North and South Carolina, Arkansas, Georgia, and Alabama. The supply chain which supports the automotive sector extends nationwide and impacts key industries in the tiered supplier system including machining, sheet metalworking, electronics, plastics and rubber.”

Those placement organizations that represent this sector both geographically and with segmentation expertise include ProLogistix and ResourceMFG, specializing, as their names suggest, in the logistics and manufacturing segments, respectively. Similar to the automotive sector there is a complex supply chain serving the aeronautics sector. It is a niche, specialty market ranging from specialty personal jet manufacturers to helicopter and jet engine manufacturers. Due to stringent FAA regulations, assembly will remain in the United States. There are high levels of manufacturing activity in Tucson and Phoenix, AZ, Albuquerque, NM, Dallas and Wichita, TX. “There is great growth in the personal jet manufacturing sector,” says Julie Maydew, vice president of

ResourceMFG, who is finding great demand for placing highly trained technicians within the sector.

Thomas Cutler
http://www.articlesbase.com/human-resources-articles/resourcemfg-recognizes-regional-manufacturing-hiring-trends-103668.html