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December 1, 2006
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HK Systems has acquired Charlotte, N.C.-based AGV Products, a supplier of automatic guided vehicles. The two companies have partnered on projects for more than five years. HK says the acquisition will now enable it to provide comprehensive end-to-end automatic guided vehicle products and solutions. ... SEKO, a global freight forwarder and logistics service specialist, has established SEKO- Canada to expand its presence in North America. The new service will be operated in conjunction with the Cole Group, a logistics and customs broker with more than 30 offices throughout Canada. ... Labelmaster, a manufacturer of dangerous goods compliance products, has released a military version of its shipping manual, A.I.R. Shipper Air International Regulations for Shippers of Dangerous Goods. For info, visit www.airregs.com. ... Jungheinrich Lift Truck Corp. has moved its spare parts distribution department into a new state-of-the-art facility in Richmond, Va. The 17,000-square-foot building will hold an inventory of 8,000 spare parts that can be quickly delivered to U.S. customers. ... Rescar, a railcar repair, maintenance and cleaning company, reopened its Orange, Texas, repair facility in October. The 63-acre complex suffered extensive damage from a direct hit in September 2005 by Hurricane Rita. During this past year, the shops were completely redesigned and rebuilt to reduce the in-shop time for each of the 2,700 cars repaired there annually. ... A new Native American-owned transportation brokerage company has been formed. HCI Logistics is a partnership between the Potawatomi Business Development Corp., owned and operated by the Forest County Potawatomi Community, and Ho Chunk Inc., the business development arm of the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska. ... Amware Logistics of Eagle, Colo., has acquired the assets of Distribution Services of Atlanta (DSA). DSA owns, manages or leases more than a million square feet of distribution space in the greater Atlanta market.

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