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The Top 5 Reasons You Need a Transportation Sourcing Solution

Talking Logistics

With multiple modes to consider, a wide range of potential providers with varying capacity and capabilities, and regulatory requirements regarding safety, equipment and other issues, just knowing which providers to ask to complete a Request for Proposal (RFP) can be a daunting task. Freight is unique. Cheaper isn’t always better.

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This Week in Logistics News (October 8-12, 2018)

Talking Logistics

Here are some details from the press release: The newly acquired intermodal operations, with locations in Jacksonville, FL, Cincinnati, OH, Memphis, TN, Chicago, IL and Dallas, TX, will operate as part of Transplace’s intermodal division – Celtic Intermodal, which is led by President Doug Punzel.

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This Week in Logistics News (February 26 – March 4)

Logistics Viewpoints

Cybersecurity has emerged as a key area of concern in Japan, where government critics say responses to hacking threats have been hampered by a fractured approach: an attack on a hitherto obscure supplier was enough to bring one of the world’s mightiest manufacturers to a domestic standstill. The new pool, to be known as SACP 3.0,