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Looking Back on a Fulfilling Career in the Transportation Industry

CH Robinson Transportfolio

Mark Bogucki, our general manager in Kansas City, recently announced he would retire at the end of 2015. During this time in history, I do not recall anyone starting a carrier from scratch with RRCC authority. Many times, a carrier’s application was rejected. Since joining C.H. This had to be in writing and published.

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Webinar Recap: The Case for a Pan-American Manufacturing Ecosystem

Resilinc

In 1983, Tom Linton took a ferry from Hong Kong to the People’s Republic of China, then bounced along a dirt road in a van to reach a factory in Shenzhen that offered lower costs for the parts he sought. We need to start putting the ingredients in place today,” Linton said in a July 15 webinar: The Case for a Pan American Manufacturing Ecosystem.

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This Week in Logistics News (May 22 – 28)

Logistics Viewpoints

But the company is not happy with just owning logistics; it continues to expand its Prime benefits. More old-time studios have become less willing to license content to streaming services, so by acquiring MGM, it can fold everything into its Prime Video library. Gorillas plans to make its US grocery delivery debut in New York City.