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Texas: It Ain’t Bragging, If It’s True with Jason Giulietti

The Logistics of Logistics

Much of the goods bought and sold move through Texas, which has the 3 of the 5 biggest customs districts in the USA – #1 Laredo, #2 El Paso and #5 Houston. A number of high profile retailers and distribution companies have open up shop in the region in recent years. Jason Giulietti.

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Driver Shortage in Trucking: Time for Plan B

Talking Logistics

. “ It’s probably the most difficult recruiting environment…I’ve seen in my 26 years in the business ,” said Scott McLaughlin, president of Stagecoach Cartage & Distribution LP, a family-owned firm in El Paso, Texas. . For more than five years, Jacob Babcock, of Pinedale, Wyo.,

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This Week in Logistics News (February 6 – 12)

Logistics Viewpoints

The program could roll out as early as next week, with pilot programs in Chicago, Atlanta, Houston, and El Paso, TX. The engines, supplied by a joint venture between Cummins Inc and Vancouver-based Westport Fuel Systems Inc, are to be used for Amazon’s heavy-duty trucks that run from warehouses to distribution centers.