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How Bloodhound is Transforming Cargo Security and Tracking with Dan Hendrix

The Logistics of Logistics

He attended the Federal Law Enforcement Academy in 2005, later becoming a Maritime Enforcement Specialist. He joined at 19 and completed basic training in 2002 before being stationed in Kodiak, Alaska, and later assigned to the Vessel Boarding Team in San Diego. For the majority of Dans U.S.

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Walmart in a World on Fire

Logistics Viewpoints

Walmart has been on an ESG journey since 2005. I’ve long argued that implementing a transportation management system (TMS) is a great way to save money while going green. At this conference, the executive also spoke about ongoing efforts to improve their transportation capabilities. That is not surprising to me.

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Unified TMS Thru Integration Enables Profitability

GlobalTranz

The overwhelming majority of motor carriers and shippers use a transportation management system (TMS) to gain insights into supply chain management and keep freight spend under control. According to Sean Kilcarr of FleetOwner, the statistic has risen from 62% in 2005 to 91% in 2018.

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The Top 100 Logistics Companies with Seth Clevenger

The Logistics of Logistics

Seth is Managing Editor of features at Transport Topics. He plans, writes and edits news features for Transport Topics’ weekly newspaper, supplemental publications and TTNews.com. About Seth Clevenger Seth Clevenger is Managing Editor of features at Transport Topics. He is a 2005 graduate of Miami University in Oxford, Ohio.

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The Year Ahead with Doug Waggoner

The Logistics of Logistics

Doug is the CEO of Echo Global Logistics , a leading provider of technology-enabled transportation and supply chain management services. From 1986 to 1998, Waggoner held a variety of positions in sales, operations, marketing, and engineering at Yellow Transportation before becoming Vice President of Customer Service.

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Supply Chains By the Numbers

Supply Chain Shaman

I like many other gray-haired supply chain professionals reported through a functional organization like manufacturing or transportation. They first appeared on the scene in 2005. In the early years, there were no supply chain organizations. For me, it was manufacturing. There was no CSCO in the 1980s or 1990s.

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Supply Chain Sustainability: A Byproduct of Efficiency

Talking Logistics

What is so special about October 23, 2005? That’s when Walmart’s CEO at the time, Lee Scott, gave a speech entitled Twenty First Century Leadership that arguably kicked off the supply chain sustainability era. Environmental loss threatens our health and the health of the natural systems we depend on,” said Scott.