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This Week in Logistics News (June 3-7, 2013)

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In this week’s news… UPS Freight Announces 2013 Rate Adjustment. Cass Freight Index Report for May 2013. percent for non-contractual shipments in the United States, Canada and Mexico. Rates have still remained quite flat as they have most of 2013. The cloud builds up steam ( Financial Times ).

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Fulfilling Big Bulky Small Parcels with Dusty Holcomb

The Logistics of Logistics

About Red Stag Fulfillment Red Stag Fulfillment is a rapidly growing third-party logistics company based in Knoxville, Tennessee, founded in 2013 by Ryan Kelly and Eric McCollom. The company operates multiple warehouse facilities across the United States, with a combined total of over 1 million square feet of space.

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Medline is the Largest User of the AutoStore Robotics Solution in the World

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Medline was the first company in the United States to adopt the AutoStore robotic order fulfillment solution and Medline is the largest AutoStore user in the world. Medline’s first AutoStore went live in 2013. The company continued to grow during COVID even as the industry shrank.

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

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In 3PL news, XPO Logistics announced that it has acquired Optima Service Solutions, LLC, “a leading non-asset provider of last-mile logistics services for major retailers and manufacturers in the United States” for $26.6 Song of the Week: “Let Her Go” by Passenger. Robinson is a Talking Logistics sponsor. Be Sociable, Share!

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This Week in Logistics News (December 9-13, 2013)

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NAFTA Trade in September 2013 than in September 2012. The other global trade development this week was that the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations have stalled, due in large part to disagreements between the United States and Japan over agriculture and automobiles. XPO Logistics Agrees to Acquire NLM.

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Rail 101 with Ian Jefferies

The Logistics of Logistics

From 2009 to 2013, Jefferies served as a senior policy advisor to the Chairman of the U.S. Prior to serving in the United States Senate, he worked for the U.S. Jefferies advocates for and works with member railroads to ensure the continued viability of America’s railroad industry. Government Accountability Office.

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

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Cass Freight Index Report – January 2013. 2013 is off to a slow start for freight shipments, according to the Cass Freight Index Report for January. Here is an excerpt: Both shipment volume and total freight payments declined significantly from December [2012] to January [2013], as the economy slowed to a near stall.