Subscribe to our free, weekly email newsletter!


All Entries

Thursday, May 24, 2012

Carload volume—at 280,565—was down 5 percent annually. Intermodal volumes—at 241,664 trailers and containers—were up 3.1 percent .
Posted on 05/24 at 12:04 PM
NewsRail FreightIntermodalAARRailroad FreightPermalink


Amware officials said that ParcelPort will be integrated into Amware Logistics Services LLC as Amware Fulfillment Services.
Posted on 05/24 at 11:17 AM
NewsParcelPortAmwaree-commercePermalink


Dell and P&G were among five leading companies along with new contenders, Amazon and McDonald’s
Posted on 05/24 at 08:36 AM
NewsTechnologyLogisticsTradePermalink


Wednesday, May 23, 2012

The need for changes in CSA were made loud and clear by the American Trucking Associations (ATA) this week, when its Board of Directors formally called on the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to make what it said are badly needed changes.
Posted on 05/23 at 12:30 PM
BlogsTruckingATACSAPermalink


Data from supply chain consultancy Armstrong & Associates showed that total global third-party logistics (3PL) gross revenue in 2011 at $133.8 billion in 2011 was up 5.2 percent over 2010.
Posted on 05/23 at 11:22 AM
News3PLArmstrong & AssociatesPermalink


ERP giant SAP announced this week that its subsidiary, SAP America Inc., has entered into an agreement to acquire Ariba, a 15-year old cloud-based supply chain management technology provider for roughly $4.3 billion.
Posted on 05/23 at 10:17 AM
NewsSupply Chain SoftwareAribaSAPPermalink


As a logistics manager, understanding that oil and fuel prices are a function of supply and demand rather than the rogue actions of “evil speculators” is important.
Posted on 05/23 at 07:05 AM
ColumnsGlobal TradeGlobal LogisticsOilJune 2012Permalink


Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Seasonally-adjusted (SA) truck tonnage in April fell 1.1 percent, following a revised 0.6 percent (originally 0.2 percent) gain in March but was up 3.5 percent annually. The ATA's not seasonally-adjusted (NSA) index dipped 5.5 percent from March to April
Posted on 05/22 at 12:09 PM
NewsTruckingATAAmerican Trucking AssociationsPermalink


Company officials stated that UPS now delivers to more ZIP codes and businesses than any other company. And along with extending its 8 a.m. delivery window UPS is also increasing the amount of ZIP codes it serves by 10:30 a.m. through its regular express service.
Posted on 05/22 at 11:20 AM
NewsLogisticsUPSCargoPermalink


When you reflect about the people whose ideas, work, and stature have advanced the art and science of supply chain management, certain names come readily to mind. Bill Copacino was one of those names.
Posted on 05/22 at 09:54 AM
NewsSupply ChainSupply Chain ManagementLogisticsPermalink



Page 1 of 242 pages  1 2 3 >  Last »


© Copyright 2012 Peerless Media LLC, a division of EH Publishing, Inc • 111 Speen Street, Ste 200, Framingham, MA 01701 USA