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Ryder Acquires Whiplash, Expands Network

Multichannel Merchant

This follows Ryder’s October acquisition of Midwest Warehouse & Distribution Systems, which has 17 warehouses and a strong presence in the greater Chicago area. In October, Ryder announced an investment in Gatik , whose technology will power autonomous middle mile deliveries for retail and ecommerce clients in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.

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List of Top 7 Supply Chain Management Scholarships

SCMDOJO

The program targets high school seniors from minority groups residing in Texas and Fort Worth. 4. CSCMP Future Supply Chain Star Scholarship The CSCMP scholarship is a partnership program between Materials Handling and Management Society (MHMS) and Chicago Roundtable of the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals.

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Organized Retail Crime is Growing, Losses up 7% from Last Year

Material Handling & Logistics

The top locations are 1) New York City; 2) Los Angeles; 3) Miami; 4) Chicago and Houston, tied; 5) San Francisco/Oakland; 6) Atlanta; 7) Baltimore; 8) Orlando; 9) northern New Jersey, Washington, D.C., Philadelphia, and Arlington/Dallas/Fort Worth, tied; and 10) Fort Lauderdale and Seattle, tied.

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Supply Chain and Logistics Conferences to Attend in 2017

Talking Logistics

LeanLogistics : LeanLogistics ClientConnect , May 1-3, Chicago, IL. Warehousing Education and Research Council (WERC) Conference , April 30 – May 3, Fort Worth, TX. eft 15th 3PL Summit , June 14-15, Chicago, IL. HighJump Software: Elevate 2017 , March 12-15, Orlando, FL.

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Top 5 Markets for Dynamic Warehousing Demand

FLEXE

When you consider locations for logistics facilities, you might first think of the cities with the biggest ports or the most warehouse properties and transportation options, like New York, Los Angeles or Chicago. Or, you might think of Louisville and Memphis, where UPS and FedEx have their largest shipping hubs.

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Why Chattanooga is the Silicon Valley of Trucking with Craig Fuller

The Logistics of Logistics

FreightWaves started in Fort Worth, Texas, but we moved here. We’ve got FreightWaves Live in Chicago in November. FreightWaves FreightTech Conference – Chicago: [link]. This created a lot of trucking companies. [35:41] Others include WorkHound, Reliance Insurance, and Bellhops. We’re launching FreightWaves TV soon.

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Spot market demand heats up out West

DAT Solutions

Over the past month we’ve seen rates fall from Chicago, Columbus and Dallas. Lanes that showed declines last week included: Chicago to Allentown dropped 12¢ to $2.57/mi. Last week saw strong movements out of Baltimore, Fort Worth, Cleveland and Savannah. Falling Rates. Dallas to Denver fell 10¢ to $2.03/mi.