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This Week in Logistics News (April 16 – 22)

Logistics Viewpoints

And now on to this week’s logistics news. Walmart has been running its own drone delivery service near its Bentonville, AR headquarters since November. The service will soon expand to a third Walmart store in the same corner of Arkansas. A truly inspiring Marathon Monday as always. mile radius of two Walmart stores. GW to 10.4

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

Talking Logistics

I’ve spent most of this week in Dorking, England (not far from London) meeting with executives from Paragon Software Systems and several of its customers (I’ll share my takeaways from the visit, including my video interviews with clients, in a future post). Amazon Looking to License or Acquire Freight-Management Technology (WSJ-sub.

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This Week in Logistics News (May 11 – 16)

Logistics Viewpoints

This weekend the PGA Championship, the second of the 4 Majors, is taking place in Louisville, KY. Early this morning, Scheffler was arrested by Louisville Metro Police on Friday morning after trying to drive into the entrance of Valhalla Golf Club, the site of this week’s PGA Championship. supply chain activity slowed in April.

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

Talking Logistics

Moving on, here’s the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention this week: Trucking Stocks Tumble on Downgrade, Pricing Outlook (WSJ- sub. Descartes Showcases Logistics Technology Platform Innovations at Global User and Partner Conference. and Universal Truckload Services Inc. Analysts at Stifel Inc.

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Which States are Making the Grade in Logistics?

Material Handling & Logistics

The 2018 Manufacturing and Logistics Report Card , conducted by Conexus Indiana for the Ball State University Center for Business and Economic Research, rates U.S. The 2018 Manufacturing and Logistics Report Card , conducted by Conexus Indiana for the Ball State University Center for Business and Economic Research, rates U.S.

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Getting Your Carrier Authority - Myth and Reality

DAT Solutions

Chad also founded the Rate Per Mile Masters group on Facebook, a communications hub for more than 20,000 members, including owner-operators, truck drivers, and other transportation and logistics pros. I used a service provided by DAT to get my authority. Post your truck to the industry's largest digital freight market exchange.

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Easier than reducing carbon footprint – 5 Steps to make a dent in the Huge and Hidden Cost of CPG Sustainability

GlobalTranz

Calculating the carbon footprint of a company’s comprehensive logistics framework is tremendously complex. WorldShipping.org cites data from The Network for Transit and the Environment that shows that measured by grams/kg/km air freight as the largest carbon footprint impact and steamships as the lowest. That’s potentially frustrating.