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There is much truth in that adage, “If you bought it, a truck brought it.” Ships and planes transport products around the world, but the last stage in the journey to their final destination is frequently via truck. This is true not only of products reaching store shelves, but the transportation of raw materials to factories at the start of the manufacturing process. In the U.S alone, more than 80 percent of all communities rely on trucks for the delivery of food, fuel, clothing and medicine.
Safety First: Best Practices for Heavy Hauling Operations
Introduction to Heavy Hauling Safety Heavy hauling, the transportation of oversized and overweight cargo, is a vital industry that keeps… Read More
NRS and IKEA Launch Electric Drayage in Los Angeles
National Retail Systems, Inc. (NRS), a third-party logistics provider, launched a zero emissions electric drayage operation exclusively for IKEA Distribution… Read More
CargoSense Completes Seed Round Offering By Raising $2.5 Million
CargoSense, a Virginia-based software-as-a-service (SaaS) company focused on supply chain logistics, announced that it has closed on its seed round… Read More
Menlo Logistics to Open New Dutch Distribution Center
Menlo Logistics, the global logistics and supply chain management subsidiary of Con-way Inc., has inked a build-to-suit agreement with global industrial… Read More
Software AG Helps Americold Digitally Transform its Supply Chain
Software AG announced earlier this week that Americold, a global leader in temperature-controlled warehousing and supply chain solutions to the… Read More
U.S. Cargo Control Expands Wheel Chock Product Line
Specialty retailer U.S. Cargo Control continues to expand its line of products aimed at the trucking and transportation industry, recently… Read More
Con-way Freight Employees in Portland, Oregon Reject Union Representation
In an election conducted last week by the National Labor Relations Board at Con-way Freight’s Portland, Oregon, maintenance facility, employees… Read More
Could Uber Work For Trucking?
The American Trucking Associations recently published a forecast which predicts the industry will enjoy a 29 percent increase in freight… Read More
U.S. Transportation System Seen as Deteriorating
The United States boasts one of the most advanced transportation networks in the world, but its system is in decline…. Read More
Kalmar delivers port equipment to Kazakhstan’s Khorgos Gateway
Kalmar, a provider of cargo handling equipment and part of Cargotec, has secured two contracts to supply mobile equipment to… Read More
Intermodal Volumes Ahead in Q2 Thanks to International Lifts
Intermodal volumes jumped 4.5 percent in in the second quarter of 2015, with international shipments surpassing expectations, according to the… Read More
LogistiFlow Launches Cloud-Based 3PL Carrier Selection
LogistiFlow announced the inauguration of a cloud-based product that that allows shippers to see quotes from all of their chosen… Read More
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