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The Competitive Advantage with David Bell and Peter Rentschler

The Logistics of Logistics

David Bell has been a leader in the transportation industry for over 25 years, beginning his industry career in 1993. In 2001, Mr. Bell joined Cargo Transportation Services, Inc., where he served as CEO until 2011 when Cargo was bought by Smith Transportation Services, Inc. About Peter Rentschler. based companies.

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Identity Theft, Trucking Style

Talking Logistics

The problem is also evident, for example, in the trucking industry. One of the fastest growing forms of cargo theft is deceptive pick-ups (aka fictitious pick-ups). And of the 1,192 cargo theft incidents reported to CargoNet in 2012, 73 were described as fictitious pick-ups, a 25 percent increase over 2011.

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The Value of Refrigerated Transport!

Supply Chain Game Changer

How Cold Chain Differs Between the Food and Pharmaceutical Industries! It’s Helping The Pharmaceutical Industry Thrive. Refrigerated transport adheres to all these standards, which has seen rapid growth in the pharmaceutical and life sciences industries. Subscribe Here! Email Address. Helps Companies Adhere To Regulations.

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Global Cargo Monitoring / Cargo Tracking: arviem and KeyTone.

Global Trade Management

Global Cargo Monitoring / Cargo Tracking. Thursday, 10 February 2011. Trying to manage a global supply chain without knowing exactly where cargo is located, its condition, who has custody of it, or when events occur, is experiencing the supply chain – not managing it. Friday, September 23, 2011 1:54:00 pm.

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Shipping Containers and Supply Chain Snarls: Is There a Way Out?

Enterra Insights

It used to take two days to get cargo off the docks. Marketing expert Robby Pedraza explains, “During World War II, standard sized shipping containers were developed to ship military cargo to the front lines. Conex containers evolved into modular units that could stack efficiently to store more cargo in one location.”[4].

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The next supply chain frontier: space

Resilinc

Elon Musk’s SpaceX was tapped last year to “deliver critical pressurized and unpressurized cargo, science experiments and supplies to the Gateway.” But not China, which since 2011 has been barred by an act of Congress from making bilateral agreements and coordinating with NASA.

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The History of the Shipping Container

Freightos

One visionary, Malcom McLean , features prominently in the industry’s development. But the modern shipping container has changed much more than one industry. Break-bulk loaded cargo was poorly secured required a Tetris-like approach to handle diverse sizes of packages. Most international ocean cargo is now containerized.

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