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This Week in Logistics News (October 3-7, 2016)

Talking Logistics

My daughter was diagnosed with T1D on October 4, 2011 — five years ago this week at age 11. Denmark’s DSV eyes more big acquisitions in fragmented freight market (Reuters). Why do I do this? She’s standing next to me in the nearby photo. If I were to come across a Candy Chang “Before I die.”

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LTL Carrier Profile: YRC Freight

The Logistics of Logistics

LTL Carrier Profile: YRC Freight. YRC Freight is the third largest less than truckload (LTL) carrier with approximately $3.2B YRC Freight has 9.2% YRC Freight is the largest subsidiary of YRC Worldwide Inc. lower than 2011, however, it was the first time in 6 years that the company earned a profit.

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[INFOGRAPHIC, REPORT, & INTERACTIVE MAP] The US Manufacturing Workforce & Making it In America

GlobalTranz

The top 10 states ranked by manufacturing’s share of total state employment in 2013 are Indiana (16.8 The top 10 congressional districts ranked by manufacturing’s share of total district employment are Indiana’s 3rd Congressional District (76,200 jobs, 23.3 percent of district employment), Indiana’s 2nd (73,500 jobs, 23.1

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Using Big Data to Drive Manufacturing Sales: 3 Big Takeaways from the USMTO Reports

GlobalTranz

As we all remember recovery was in full swing in 2011, but since then we see a slow downward trend in equipment sales. Midwestern industry (particularly Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky and Tennessee) is still the largest consumer of machine tools and manufacturing technology. Thanks to the AMT and USMTO for the use of their data.

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36 innovative companies re-inventing and rethinking supply chain and logistics

6 River Systems

Bed Bath & Beyond @BedBathBeyond Bed Bath & Beyond has discovered a way to save millions of dollars on freight over the next few years, thanks to a new 755,000 square-foot distribution facility slated to open in the fall of 2019. The new facility will allow the company to offer two-day shipping to most (about 90%) of the U.S.