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Martin AlpertPresident, Environmental Claims, The Sandner GroupHINZ CLAIM MANAGEMENT INC

Class Actions: Could this Be the End in Some Circumstances?

November 11, 2010

Analysis of:Supreme Court hears sales tax case on 'free' phone - USATODAY.com | www.usatoday.com

Will corporate America write the swan song for a large number of class actions?

Jay ThompsonPresident and General ManagerTransportation Business Associates

JBS Transportation EOBR Order Is An Indicator Of Several Issues

November 9, 2010

Analysis of:FMCSA Orders JBS Carriers to Install Electronic On-Board Recorders on its Entire Fleet of Commercial Trucks for Violating Hours-of-Service and Other Federal Safety Regulations | www.fmcsa.dot.gov

The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) ruling that JBS Transportation of Greeley, Colorado must install Electronic On-Board Recorders (EOBR’s) is one of the first with a larger carrier. It offers insight into some of the issues that need to be addressed in the supply chain.

Jay ThompsonPresident and General ManagerTransportation Business Associates

Mexico Cross-Border Trucking - A Mexican Border Perspective

November 7, 2010

Analysis of:Mexican Officials Want U.S. Action on the Cross-border Trucking Dispute | www.truckinginfo.com

The Journal of Commerce recently quoted Luis Paz Vega who is in leadership of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) office at the DC Mexican embassy - that redoing the Mexican Truck in the US “demonstration program” won’t work. They instead want us to adhere to NAFTA and open the border up. Here’s some thoughts...

John SchulzIndependent Analyst - Contributing EditorLogistics Management Magazine

Another Quarter, Another Quarterly Loss For YRC Worldwide

November 5, 2010

Analysis of:YRC Worldwide Achieved Significant Progress on Comprehensive Recovery Plan | finance.yahoo.com

YRC Worldwide reported a third-quarter net loss of $62 million on $1.14 billion revenue, compared with a $159 million loss on $1.2 billion revenue in the year-ago quarter. Bill Zollars, YRC's chairman, CEO and president who is leaving the company at the end of the year, said the $62 million loss meant the financially troubled LTL trucker had "achieved significant progress" despite losses in excess of $2.2 billion the last two and a-half years.

Martin AlpertPresident, Environmental Claims, The Sandner GroupHINZ CLAIM MANAGEMENT INC

Mortgage Foreclosures: A Temporary Fix Exists!

November 4, 2010

Analysis of:education | www.usatoday.com

Will Banks actually stop foreclosures in fear of questionable lending issues?

John SchulzIndependent Analyst - Contributing EditorLogistics Management Magazine

YRC Worldwide Gets More Life--Teamsters Accept More Concessions on Pay, Pensions

November 1, 2010

Analysis of:Teamsters Accept More Concessions at YRC Worldwide | www.kansascity.com

Rank-and-file Teamsters at YRC Worldwide units have accepted another round of wage and pension concessions aimed at keeping the struggling LTL carrier alive. In addition to a 15 percent wage concession through 2015, the YRC workers will continue a freeze on their pensions until mid-2011, and then get only 25 percent of previously agreed to pension contributions. The scheme is estimated to save YRC as much as $350 million annually.

James AliucciCEOThe Global Group

Pacific Island Fisheries Face Collapse

October 28, 2010

Analysis of:Pacific fisheries face collapse by 2035: study | fis.com

A new report, published by the Noumea-based Secretariat of the Pacific Community warns of a Pacific Ocean fisheries collapse that would be devastating to commercial fisheries in the region and have an impact worldwide.

Jay ThompsonPresident and General ManagerTransportation Business Associates

Technical Thoughts About SCR v. EGR - From A “Field Engineering” Perspective

October 24, 2010

Selective Catalyst Reduction (SCR) and Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR) issues are both hot these days where buyers are now voting with their purchase decisions. Truckers have to become more technically proficient - and fleet / field engineers are dealing daily with this new stuff. OEM’s have their sales pitches, but users are discussing it their own way. Investors and financiers benefit from the current dialogue, as we all are betting on the future.

Martin AlpertPresident, Environmental Claims, The Sandner GroupHINZ CLAIM MANAGEMENT INC

Sherwin-Williams: Who is Hot on their Trail?

October 23, 2010

Analysis of:Law And More: "Sherwin-Williams v. Motley Rice, et al." - That scene when Bonnie | lawandmore.typepad.com

Is there any light at the end of the litigation tunnel for Sherwin Williams?

James AliucciCEOThe Global Group

The New Salmon Run, In the Test Tube

October 21, 2010

Analysis of:FDA refuses to require labeling of genetically modified salmon | info-wars.org

Salmon as a GMO, how does one decide if it is safe to eat, safe for the environment and safe for other salmon. We could listen to the manufacturer, but really they are trying to sell the fish, and much more. How about the FDA, even they retuse to rule on this.

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