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The 7 Best Events For Freight Shipping in 2015

GlobalTranz

FTR Transportation Conference 2015 Indianapolis, Indiana; September 15-17. Like last year, the event promises to offer exclusive predictions and insights for the world of shipping, focusing on emissions control, policy changes, and new technology.

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This Week in Logistics News (October 3-7, 2016)

Talking Logistics

The study — co-authored by Jerome Dumortier, an assistant professor in the School of Public and Environmental Affairs at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, and John Marron, formerly of the IU Public Policy Institute and currently working with IndyGo — found that adopting a vehicle mileage tax would best meet highway construction (..)

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Guest Post from Tim Barnes: Navigating Trump’s 35% import tax, and how US companies can utilize “Parallel Manufacturing” to grow globally

NC State SCRC

Without adding to that speculation, I want to provide my view on how CEOs / COOs and supply chain leaders need to approach this situation, at least theoretically for now, while the policies are being formulated and written.