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Rail 101 with Ian Jefferies

The Logistics of Logistics

Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation. In this role, Jefferies provided policy guidance on a host of transportation issues, including railroad economic regulation, rail safety and passenger rail. Department of Transportation, Office of the Inspector General and the U.S. About Association of American Railroads.

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This Week in Logistics News (March 23 – 29)

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The bridge is part of the heavily traveled Interstate 695 linking Baltimore to Washington, D.C. million vehicles cross the bridge annually, or about 30,000 per day, according to the Maryland Department of Transportation. Transportation officials are sharing plans in an effort to minimize headache-inducing traffic jams.

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20 Years of Outsourcing Come Back to Haunt Boeing

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On February 6 th , the National Transportation Safety Board released a report saying that missing bolts were the likely cause. Boeing’s chief information officer at that time said that “the decision to adopt Dassault’s platform “is a key milestone in our digital transformation.”

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Highlights from TPM 2023 with Peter Tirschwell

The Logistics of Logistics

He writes a regular JOC column, speaks regularly at industry events and has been quoted in or written for mainstream business media including the The Wall Street Journal, CNBC and The Washington Post, CBS News, NPR, The Financial Times, The New York Times and others. He has degrees from the University of Maine and Fordham University.

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The Post-Pandemic Supply Chain with Peter Tirschwell

The Logistics of Logistics

He writes a regular JOC column, speaks regularly at industry events and has been quoted in or written for mainstream business media including the The Wall Street Journal, CNBC and The Washington Post, CBS News, NPR, The Financial Times, The New York Times and others. He has degrees from the University of Maine and Fordham University.

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REPOST: Understanding Uber Freight with Raj Subbiah

The Logistics of Logistics

Raj holds a Master’s degree in computer science from Texas A&M University, an MBA from the University of California Berkeley, and a computational mathematics and statistics degree from the University of Washington. Shippers informed by consumer technology expect a superior customer experience enabled by intuitive technology.

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When Life Gives You Lemons: Facing New Challenges, Transportation Industry Leaders Refocus On Resiliency

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Faced with economic uncertainties, transportation industry leaders are focused on building supply chain resiliency. No matter which way you look at it, 2023 is off to a challenging start for much of the transportation industry. Teamster Leadership Meets in Washington Ahead of UPS Negotiations On Jan.