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A Trillion Dollars in Freight Transactions with Ken Adamo

The Logistics of Logistics

During his tenure in the industry, he built innovative pricing and forecasting models, leveraging internal and external data sources to improve internal decision-making and increase profitability. Prior to joining DAT, Adamo led the pricing and decision science teams at FedEx.

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Supply Chain & Logistic News (August 19th – 23rd) 

Logistics Viewpoints

The vehicle deployments are expected to lower emissions by 7,052 metric tons of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions annually, equivalent to 1,533 passenger cars removed from the road. Canadian Pacific Kansas City and Canadian National railroads, the country’s two largest railways, are in disputes with the Teamsters Union.

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PepsiCo’s Massive, Complex, and Difficult Greenhouse Gas Initiative

Logistics Viewpoints

294 manufacturing facilities produced more than 90 million metric tons of food and beverage in 2021. Scope 1 emissions include direct emissions from the company’s owned and controlled sources. Supplier relationships need to move from transactional deals to true sourcing partnerships with their most important suppliers.

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Vietnam Inks Deals to Buy $3 Billion U.S. Products Before Talks

Supply Chain Brain

Products Before Talks Photo: iStock/Rat0007 June 7, 2025 Bloomberg RELATED CONTENT RELATED VIDEOS Global Trade & Economics Regulation & Compliance Apparel High-Tech/Electronics Related Articles CP Rail Agrees to Buy Kansas City Southern for $25 Billion Sartorius to Buy French Biotech Polyplus for $2.6

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This Week in Logistics News (February 18-22, 2013)

Talking Logistics

According to the press release: Transplace leverages the CombineNet ASAP® advanced e-sourcing technology as part of its expert solutions, helping customers develop and optimize their carrier strategy for procurement events involving truckload, less-than-truckload (LTL), and intermodal needs.

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Warehousing News Roundup: April 8, 2019

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For example, Kansas City Southern has accepted trains from other lines that it usually wouldn’t have to accommodate. Macy’s hired its first chief supply chain officer (CSCO) to oversee sourcing, inventory management, distribution, and sustainability. Delta reported a dip in air cargo freight last month compared to March of 2018.

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This Week in Logistics News (July 15 – 21)

Logistics Viewpoints

Nearly two thirds of the company’s carbon emissions come from ingredient sourcing, which is largely based in agricultural practices, according to the company. The investment will impact over 100,000 acres of wheat-producing farmland, which is nearly double the amount of acreage used to grow the wheat sourced for DiGiorno products.