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Mexico Transportation Risk with Mark Vickers

The Logistics of Logistics

Mark Vickers and Joe Lynch discuss Mexico transportation risk. About Mark Vickers Mark Vickers is a leading expert in domestic and cross border transportation risk management and insurance. While at TQL, Mark developed a passion to optimize cross border transportation. In 2016, he was recruited to join MacroPoint.

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Scaling a FreightTech Business with Mark McEntire

The Logistics of Logistics

Mark is the Chief Executive Officer off Princeton TMX , a SaaS-based transportation management system (TMS). About Mark McEntire Mark McEntire is the Chief Executive Officer at Princeton TMX, a SaaS-based transportation management system (TMS). Hunt Transport, Inc. In June 2009, he became certified as an APICS CSCP.

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6 Things to Consider as You Plan Your 2016 Budget

Talking Logistics

You probably have questions about what the 2016-2017 ocean contract season will bring. Since 2009, ocean carriers have faced many uncertainties—and they’re expected to continue for the foreseeable future. In my opinion, there will be more than one way to procure capacity, rates, and services for the 2016-2017 season.

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This Week in Logistics News (July 4-8, 2016)

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More data points this week confirming what we already know: demand for freight transportation is weak, which is leading carriers to cut back on capacity. Global trade volumes fell for the first time since 2009 by 1.7 The post This Week in Logistics News (July 4-8, 2016) appeared first on Talking Logistics with Adrian Gonzalez.

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This Week in Logistics News (September 26-30, 2016)

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Flexport Raises $65 Million in Venture Capital to Expand Operations (Transport Topics). Trade in 2016 to grow at slowest pace since the financial crisis. Global Container Volume on Track for Worst Year Since 2009 (WSJ – sub. Moving from trucking to ocean transportation, San Francisco startup Flexport Inc.

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This Week in Logistics News (February 8-12, 2016)

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December 2015 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI). Cass Freight Index Report January 2016. Back in June 2009, I wrote the following in a post titled Amazon.com: A Customer-Centric 3PL : “You won’t find Amazon.com on any ‘Top 25 3PLs’ list, but the company is a leading 3PL in my book.” And with that, have a happy weekend!

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This Week in Logistics News (May 16-20, 2016)

Talking Logistics

You get on the M25 and before long you have a front seat view of the biggest transportation challenge facing companies in England and many other countries around the world: traffic congestion. Five years later in 2009, I also predicted that a leading logistics service provider would acquire a leading logistics software company.