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January 03, 2012

Logistics News: Shippers, Carrier Groups not Pleased with Hours of Service Changes

New Rest Period Requirements ''Disruptive'' NASSTRAC Says; Drivers Need Flexibility, Owner-Operators Group Argues

TOPICS : Logistics costs | Logistics | Transportation | Trucking

December 22, 2011

Logistics News: New Hours of Service Rules Finally Announced

Industry Avoids Lost Hour of Driving as Feared, but Truckers Blasts Other Changes they Say Will Hurt Productivity with No Gains for Safety

TOPICS : Logistics costs | Logistics | Transportation | Trucking

December 19, 2011

Supply Chain Video News for Dec. 19, 2011

Highlights of the Q3 ''State of the Freight'' Report; Johnson & Johnson Finds Success with Inventory Optimization Software; a Greenhouse Gas Agreement - to Later Reach an Agreement

TOPICS : VideoNews

December 15, 2011

Global Supply Chain News: World Shipping Council Says it is Time Ocean Container Weights are Verified, Not Just Declared

US Only Country to Require Actual Weight Verification at Ports; Erroneous Weights Cause a Slew of Problems for Ocean Carriers and Shippers

TOPICS : Global logistics | Global supply chain | Ocean carriers | Transportation

December 14, 2011

Supply Chain News: US Manufacturers Must Make Progress in Six Key Areas to Regain Competitiveness

Survey Finds Execution Gap Between Awareness of What Needs to be Done and What is Happening; Few Have Both Lean Talent and Programs

TOPICS : Global supply chain | Lean | Manufacturing


December 14, 2011

Logistics News: Q3 State of the Freight Report Says Rate Hikes Across Modes Still Relatively Strong, but Expectations Dropping a Bit as Plans for Shipments, Inventory Coming down for 2012

Public Rail Carriers Show Profit Growth Well Above Changes in Volumes; LTL Carriers are Slowly Turning the Financial Ship Around On Rate Increases, Business Discipline

TOPICS : Logistics costs | Logistics | Rail carriers/transportation | Transportation | Trucking

December 12, 2011

Supply Chain Video News for Dec. 12, 2011

Q3 Results from Rail, Truckload, and LTL Carriers; Is Cloud-Based WMS Ready for Prime Time?; Shipping Policies for E-Commerce Continue to Loosen; plus the Supply Chain Week in Numbers

TOPICS : VideoNews

December 07, 2011

Logistics News: Rail Carrier Profit Engines Roll On, While LTL Sector Slowly Crawling Out of Its Hole

Public Rail Carriers Show Profit Growth Well Above Changes in Volumes; LTL Carriers are Slowly Turning the Financial Ship Around On Rate Increases, Business Discipline

TOPICS : Logistics costs | Rail carriers/transportation | Transportation | Trucking

December 06, 2011

Supply Chain News: New ISM Supply Management Certification for Non-Degreed Professionals Goes Live

New Certified in Supply Management Credential First Announced in September Now Available for Training, Testing

TOPICS : Procurement/Supplier Management