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Transportation vs Logistics with Marty Wadle

The Logistics of Logistics

Marty earned a Bachelor degree in Transportation and Logistics from the College of Business at Iowa State University. Transportation services include : Small Package, Air Cargo, Ocean, Less Than Truckload, Truckload, Fleet Acquisition, Equipment / Drivers, Dedicated Contract Carriage, Intermodal, Final Mile, Rail.

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Which States are Making the Grade in Logistics?

Material Handling & Logistics

Illinois is the only state that has all seven Class I freight railroads. It is the 3rd largest in total freight railroads. Content Summary: Kentucky ranks 3rd in the nation in total air cargo shipments. The Port brings over 13-million tons of cargo through the Cleveland Harbor, resulting in $3.5 The state received an A.

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This Week in Logistics News (January 2 – 8)

Logistics Viewpoints

UK freight shipping costs quadruple after Brexit, COVID. Hy-Vee is also administering the Moderna vaccine to frontline health care workers in Iowa and Minnesota. And finally, a combination of Brexit and a new strain of COVID have pushed the cost of moving freight from France to the UK to more than four times the usual level.

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This Week in Logistics News (December 3 – 9)

Logistics Viewpoints

Same-day delivery is not currently available in Alaska, Colorado, Iowa, Maine, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, West Virginia and Wyoming, and delivery of orders containing alcohol is currently limited to select stores in Illinois and Florida. The largest U.S. This year, Union Pacific Corp.

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Facing Hard Times, Shippers Find Innovative Solutions

Intelligent Audit

Panelist Hannah Testani, Intelligent Audit CEO and freight-auditing technology expert, noted that COVID brought 2030 volumes to 2020. In a step forward for sustainable food production, Cargill, a leading global food corporation, is allocating more than $50 million toward building a sustainably-designed corn syrup refinery in Fort Dodge, Iowa.

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This Week in Logistics News (January 2 – 8)

Logistics Viewpoints

UK freight shipping costs quadruple after Brexit, COVID. Hy-Vee is also administering the Moderna vaccine to frontline health care workers in Iowa and Minnesota. And finally, a combination of Brexit and a new strain of COVID have pushed the cost of moving freight from France to the UK to more than four times the usual level.