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This Week in Logistics News (March 23 – 29)

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million vehicles cross the bridge annually, or about 30,000 per day, according to the Maryland Department of Transportation. Wing is a part of Google parent company, Alphabet, that offers automated delivery drones to transport smaller packages from businesses to homes. An estimated 11.5 Franklin St., through the DoorDash app.

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How Shippers Use Carbon Emissions Shipment Data to Reduce Total Carbon Footprint

Intelligent Audit

Ozone Transport Region (OTR) NOx Cap and Allowance Trading Program: The OTR includes the Northeastern United States with Maryland, Delaware, Washington, D.C., Freight brokers can use fuel or freight lane information to reduce carbon emissions. and the top of Virginia. g CO2 per ton-mile and 0.9 g NOx per ton-mile.

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This Week in Logistics News (August 12 – 18)

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However, for one man in Maryland, none of that matters. The 65-year-old Accekeek, Maryland man bought 15 identical tickets for the same lottery drawing. The Port of Kahului is fully operational, and interisland freight and transport company Young Brothers noted in an Aug. without any extra packaging.

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The Legal Implications of Transport Visibility is NOT Good News for Truckers

NC State SCRC

The biggest issue today that shippers have to worry about is freight loss claims, personal injury, and of course, liability! Maryland has a cap on non-economic damages, but is one of very few states with a cap. Or that the Amazon package that arrived at your doorstep had to travel a circuitous route to get there on a truck.

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This Week in Logistics News (May 13 – 19)

Logistics Viewpoints

I saw an interesting story earlier this week about how a police department in a small Maryland city is using drones in its effort to thwart illegal dirt bike riding within city limits. Evolving packaging: which involves making packaging 100 percent designed for recycling by 2025. has pledged $3.4 Mexico has pledged $1.5

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This Week in Logistics News (November 11-15, 2013)

Talking Logistics

Freight Shipments Rose 0.8% University of Maryland Selects Resilinc as Supply Chain Risk Partner. ” Also this week, news that Amazon and the United States Postal Service (USPS) have partnered to deliver packages to customers on Sundays. Pushes Omnichannel Focus ( Women’s Wear Daily ). in September from August.