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Juneteenth National Independence Day 2022

Enterra Insights

Journalist Reid Wilson reports, “Florida adopted a Juneteenth holiday in 1991, Oklahoma in 1994 and Minnesota in 1996. Thirty-one states adopted the holiday between 2000 and 2009, and another 13 did so in the decade that followed.”[2]. ”[2]. Modern Slavery in the Supply Chain.

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LTL Carrier Profile: YRC Freight

The Logistics of Logistics

The company was founded in Oklahoma City, OK. Yellow Transportation and Roadway formally merged to create YRC Worldwide in 2009. New Penn is regional LTL carrier that provides service to Northeastern United States, Quebec, Canada and Puerto Rico. LTL Carrier Profile: YRC History. Yellow Transportation was founded in 1924 by A.J.

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Good-bye siloed, functional planner. Hello storm chasing network planner.

Kinaxis

2013 – Massive tornado packing 200 mph winds in the Oklahoma City area. According to the New England Journal of Medicine, there were three times as many natural disasters between 2000 and 2009 compared to 1980 to 1989. Let’s just look at some events: 2017 – Hurricane Irma (plus others). 2016 – Hurricane Matthew (plus others).

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The Demise of Yellow Corporation

American Global Logistics

Yellow Corporation: A Brief History Yellow was founded in 1924 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. In 2009, Yellow merged with Roadway Express to form YRC Worldwide Inc. Yellow's downfall impacted the U.S. trucking industry and supply chains. It also has expected ripple effects that will likely continue into the near- and mid-term.

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This Week in Logistics News (March 3-7, 2014)

Talking Logistics

According to the press release: The propane fleet will replace gasoline- and diesel-fueled vehicles used largely in rural areas in Louisiana and Oklahoma with other states pending. The slow (but accelerating) roll toward driverless trucks continues. The vehicles on these routes can travel up to 200 miles on a tank of propane.