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This Week in Logistics News (February 18-22, 2013)

Talking Logistics

CombineNet and Transplace Extend Partnership in Delivering Advanced Transportation Procurement Solution to North America. transport companies are cashing in on the Mexico trade boom, if you are a 3PL or transportation company and you’re not involved in cross-border shipping with Mexico, then you are missing out on a growing business.

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A Kitty Hawk Moment in Drone Delivery?

Talking Logistics

The first drone delivery approved by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) was conducted last Friday in rural Virginia. A drone operated by Australian drone startup Flirtey delivered 24 packages of medicines to a remote health clinic in Wise County, Virginia. – a Kitty Hawk moment in Wise Virginia.

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2013 HOS Rules Appear Doomed

DAT Solutions

A number of trucking publications have reported this week that the more restrictive hours of service restart rules—put in place in July 2013 and suspended in December 2014—will be permanently eliminated. The new HOS rules caused an uproar in the industry when they were first implemented in 2013. Industry uproar.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 22-26, 2019)

Talking Logistics

Federal Aviation Administration and the Department of Transportation. It plans to begin routine deliveries of small consumer items in two rural communities in Virginia within months, the company said. The subsidiary…now has the same certifications that smaller airlines receive from the U.S. One-day delivery for $800 million.

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Gridlock at US Ports is Reshaping the Supply Chain

RFgen

By comparison, the vacancy rate at the end of 2013 was more than 9 percent. Conversely, the Port of Virginia recorded a more than 5 percent increase in container volume, the Journal of Commerce added separately.

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Gridlock at US Ports is Reshaping the Supply Chain

RFgen

By comparison, the vacancy rate at the end of 2013 was more than 9 percent. Conversely, the Port of Virginia recorded a more than 5 percent increase in container volume, the Journal of Commerce added separately.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 28 – May 2, 2014)

Talking Logistics

DOT Secretary Foxx sends transportation bill to Congress (Logistics Management). CSX oil train derails in Virginia, leaks into river (Reuters). million earned in Q1 2013. percent from Q1 2013. As I wrote about earlier this year, the ongoing debate is focused on how to pay for surface transportation projects.