Current information about third party logistics (3PL) services and the management of those services as they impact transportation management, warehousing, inventory management, and distribution network design.
Analyst says "freight recession" may be coming to an end Jeff Berman, Group News Editor, 5/14/2008
Even though economic numbers don’t necessarily indicate it, the US economy is in a recession, but the good news is that the “freight recession” appears to be coming to an end, according to Jon A. Langenfeld, transportation analyst for Robert W. Baird & Company. More
Ocean Cargo: Port of Los Angeles to face legal challenge over “clean trucks” program Patrick Burnson, Executive Editor - 05/13/2008
As the Port of Los Angeles commissioners prepare to consider adopting the controversial “Clean Truck Program (CTP) Drayage Services Concession Agreement” at their meeting this Thursday, industry spokesmen are articulating a challenge.
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Private equity firm acquires James Brown Contracting Inc. Jeff Berman, Group News Editor - 05/13/2008
Private equity firm Navigation Capital Partners has acquired James Brown Contracting Inc. and its subsidiaries Brown Trucking Company and JBT Brokerage Inc.
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ATA rolls out new sustainability program Jeff Berman, Group News Editor - 05/13/2008
The American Trucking Associations recently announced several initiatives that it said help to reduce fuel consumption and CO2 emissions, as well as help to thwart global climate change
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Schneider takes steps to become the "Greenest" fleet Jeff Berman, Group News Editor - 05/13/2008
Schneider National recently announced that its fleet of more than 10,600 drivers will reduce truck speeds to 60 mph.
Warehousing and 3PLs: Outsource logistics, but not logistics management? Patrick Burnson, Executive Editor - 05/12/2008
On the final day of Warehouse Educational Research Council’s (WERC) annual conference in Chicago, some presenters suggested that 3PLs could solve some problems, but certainly not all of them.
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Logistics technology: 3M spins off HighJump Software Corinne Kator - 05/12/2008
3M announced last week it has agreed to sell HighJump Software to private equity firm Battery Ventures. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
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