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This Week in Logistics News (May 16-20, 2016)

Talking Logistics

Amazon Looking to License or Acquire Freight-Management Technology (WSJ-sub. Kewill Introduces SOLAS-Compliant Freight Forwarding Solution by Integrating INTTRA eVGM Service. I used that hypothetical headline to highlight a trend I saw in the industry: the convergence of logistics services, technology, and consulting.

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Groundbreaking tool offers clearest view of freight trends

DAT Solutions

Pricing freight is all about supply and demand, and nothing lets you measure the markets faster than DAT's Hot Market Maps. If you've got a truck in Louisville, KY, would you get a better rate if you posted it at noon or 4 pm? If you've got a truck in Louisville, KY, would you get a better rate if you posted it at noon or 4 pm?

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Getting Your Carrier Authority - Myth and Reality

DAT Solutions

My biggest regret about getting started in this industry was that I didn't get my authority sooner. Post your truck to the industry's largest digital freight market exchange. It was the myths, fears, and the unknown that held me in place as a company driver for years. I currently have no plans of changing.

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Get Your Carrier Authority - Ignore the Myths

DAT Solutions

Post your truck to the industry's largest digital freight market exchange. I've been getting freight from brokers instead of direct shipper customers for the past seven years. I will be talking about these myths and much more, at the Mid-America Trucking Show (MATS) in Louisville, Kentucky, from March 22 to 24.

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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. Kentucky offers the UPS World Port in Louisville, DHL Americas hub in Northern Kentucky and several large FedEx ground hubs throughout Kentucky. It is the world's first purely industrial airport.

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Everyone Is Sick of the 3 Worst Bottlenecks in America

GTG Technology Group

Additionally, the report serves as a justification to the trucking industry’s worries about the state of the Highway Trust Fund. The junction of I-65 and I-71 in Louisville, Kentucky, follows the Fort Lee bottleneck. As our population increases, so do our demands for every day goods – and therefore our freight traffic.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 4-8, 2016)

Talking Logistics

MercuryGate Launches Global, Omni-modal Freight Procurement Solution. While there’s plenty of buzz about startups chasing opportunities in the supply chain and logistics industry , it’s clear from all the recent announcements that established leaders are not resting on their laurels either. And with that, have a happy weekend!