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Driver Shortage in Trucking: Time for Plan B

Talking Logistics

As reported in the New York Times : Factoring in June’s increase and upward revisions for estimated hiring in April and May, employers added an average of 231,000 workers a month in the first half of 2014, the best six-month run since the spring of 2006. Or we could just grind it out until Plan C is ready to implement: driverless trucks.

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Which States are Making the Grade in Logistics?

Material Handling & Logistics

The 2018 Manufacturing and Logistics Report Card , conducted by Conexus Indiana for the Ball State University Center for Business and Economic Research, rates U.S. The 2018 Manufacturing and Logistics Report Card , conducted by Conexus Indiana for the Ball State University Center for Business and Economic Research, rates U.S.

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Do Freight Shipping Prices Vary by State?

Freight Center

Phoenix and Tuscon are Arizona’s freight activity centers for consumer goods and manufacturing. billion in 2014. This is due to the automobile and industrial manufacturing industries in the state. Minnesota lacks several major cities, causing freight rates to be a bit higher in this state than other parts of the country.

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Do Freight Shipping Prices Vary by State?

Freight Center

Phoenix and Tuscon are Arizona’s freight activity centers for consumer goods and manufacturing. billion in 2014. This is due to the automobile and industrial manufacturing industries in the state. Minnesota lacks several major cities, causing freight rates to be a bit higher in this state than other parts of the country.

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Do Freight Shipping Prices Vary by State?

Freight Center

Phoenix and Tuscon are Arizona’s freight activity centers for consumer goods and manufacturing. billion in 2014. This is due to the automobile and industrial manufacturing industries in the state. Minnesota lacks several major cities, causing freight rates to be a bit higher in this state than other parts of the country.

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