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The Ruan Story with Ben McLean

The Logistics of Logistics

Ben joined Ruan in 2007 and served in a number of corporate and operational roles, including COO and CIO, before assuming his current role in 2015. Ben was raised in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and holds a Master of Business Administration degree from the Kellogg School of Management and a law degree from Northwestern University School of Law.

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Understanding Conrail with Brian Gorton

The Logistics of Logistics

On June 1, 1999, Conrail began operating as a Switching and Terminal Railroad for its owners, NS and CSX, in the three geographical areas of Northern New Jersey, Southern New Jersey/Philadelphia, and Detroit, Michigan. . In 2007, it expanded its operations from Northern New Jersey to Staten Island, New York. Cost effective.

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LTL Carrier Profile: Con-Way Freight

The Logistics of Logistics

In 2007, Con-Way bought CFI and merged it into Con-Way’s existing truckload addition. to the Ann Arbor, Michigan in 2011. The company was founded by Leland James in Portland, Oregon. Contract Freighters, Inc. CFI) was founded in 1951. Con-Way Inc. officially moved its corporate offices from San Mateo, California. Con-Way Inc.

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Labor Strike Targeting the Three U.S. Automakers- Update Two

Supply Chain Matters

He has further been a former faculty member at the University of Michigan. He went on to explain that this prior era included the economic shocks of the seventies and the global financial crisis in 2007 to 2008 when the real threat of two of the three U.S. automakers facing bankruptcy.

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Top 25 3PL warehousing companies in 2020 (by revenue)

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CEVA Logistics CEVA Logistics was formed in 2007 by the merger of TNT Logistics and Eagle Global Logistics. billion (estimate for Penske Logistics) Headquarters: Bloomfield Township, Michigan, USA CEO: Roger Penske 25. The company was first traded in public markets in 1984. Revenue: $8.17