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Keynote: McAfee stresses power of platforms and the crowd

247 Customs Broker

The business rules and thinking of the industrial age won’t serve us well in the digital age, Andrew McAfee, co-founder and co-director of the Initiative on the Digital Economy, said at Tuesday’s keynote at the MODEX conference in Atlanta. He has been a contributor to MMH since 2004. He can be reached at [email protected].

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China car transporters: Axle position looks set to move centre stage

Automotive Logistics

The introduction of regulation 1589 (2016) on trailer dimensions , which replaces 1589 (2004), is being implemented in two phases. As with any manufacturer, plant layout and tooling also play a big role in trailer-making. The maximum permissible width of a trailer will be 2.6 metres and maximum height 4 metres.