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Trucking Industry Crime Surge: 50 High-Stakes Incidents

Freight Waves

Link: Talk Business & Politics: Trucking Crime Hard Liquor Theft Location: Louisville, KY, USA Date: Q3 2024 Value: $180,000 Details: A trailer of premium liquor was stolen using forged documents. Context: Memphis’s 14% theft increase targets pharmaceuticals for black-market sales.

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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

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. David Hoerig is a Systems Sales Manager with Lantech, the Louisville, KY based inventor of stretch wrapping. The Author.

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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. and Fast Radius’ On Demand Production Platform™ and 3D printing factory in Louisville, KY.” UPS To Launch On-Demand 3D Printing Manufacturing Network.

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

Talking Logistics

MercuryGate Launches Global, Omni-modal Freight Procurement Solution. Best Buy rolls out same-day delivery in 13 markets (Star Tribune). Descartes Showcases Logistics Technology Platform Innovations at Global User and Partner Conference. Manhattan Associates Empowers Warehouse Managers With New E-Commerce Capabilities.

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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 16 – 22)

Logistics Viewpoints

A spike in COVID-19 cases in some countries, which is causing factory shutdowns and port delays, added to corporate woes as soaring freight and transportation costs are pinching profit margins. Hasbro said it would raise prices mid-year and that it was taking steps to mitigate some of the expected supply issues.

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Creditors claim millions as freight bankruptcy filings roll in

Freight Waves

The company transports general freight, fresh products, liquids/gases, meat, chemicals, refrigerated food, beverages and paper products. million, and Labor Solutions LLC in Louisville, Kentucky, claiming $259,914. The company hauls general freight, metal, building materials, fresh produce, grain, U.S. million, U.S.

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