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Rail 101 with Ian Jefferies

The Logistics of Logistics

freight rail industry. Before joining the AAR, Jefferies cultivated more than a decade of experience working within government. Jefferies began his career in government serving as a Senior Advisor to the Mayor of Lexington, Kentucky, before transitioning to the federal government. Government Accountability Office.

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Searching for Sustainability: Balancing Economics and Environmental Objectives in Logistics

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

A new study by the Center for Sustainable Logistics and Supply Chains (CSLS) at Kühne Logistics University, in cooperation with the European Freight & Logistics Leaders’ Forum, clearly shows that environmental and economic objectives are not in conflict and often well aligned. It Is Time to Act. This is now changing.

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This Week in Logistics News (November 4-8, 2013)

Talking Logistics

NAFTA Trade in August 2013 than in August 2012. percent from last year, which includes contributions from the company’s acquisition of Phoenix International Freight Services in October 2012. percent in the quarter compared to Q3 2012. million for the same period in 2012. Three of Five Modes Carried More U.S.

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This Week in Logistics News (February 4-8, 2013)

Talking Logistics

Reports 2012 Fourth-Quarter and Full-Year Results. Cass Freight Index Report – January 2013. Robinson and Con-way both reported Q4 and full-year 2012 results this week. percent in 2012 compared to 2011 (including contribution from acquisitions). percent in Q4 2012. While we wait for the storm… C.H.

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Added Evidence of Emerging Regionalization of Global Supply Networks

Supply Chain Matters

Prediction Ten indicated that: Government incentives tied to industrial policy are leading to the eventual regionalization of component supply and end production capabilities for deemed essential industries. In the latter, the report indicates a fourfold increase in companies assembling Apple hardware products.

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The Better Goal: More Fuel Efficient Trucks or Using Fewer Trucks?

Talking Logistics

The American Trucking Associations (ATA) is generally supportive of the proposal , while the Director of Government Affairs at the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA) stated that “[it] still needs to examine the proposal to see if the input from small-business truckers was truly taken to heart. million a year.

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A Coronavirus Supply Chain Success Story: Public-Private Team Effort to Get Logistics Tech to 1st Responders

Savi

government agencies and allied partners with state-of-the-art global asset tracking and in-transit visibility hardware, software and integration services. Around the world, airlines were cutting passenger flights which also meant less air freight capacity. Governments began imposing strict measures limiting movement.