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September 02, 2014

Logistics News: Growth of Natural Gas Trucks Not Reaching Levels Many Expected

Current Fuel Surcharge Practices Actually a Barrier to Adoption, Carriers Find, While Lack of Filling Stations Outside Major Highways Remains and Issue

TOPICS : Green supply chain | Logistics costs | Logistics | Transportation | Trucking

August 27, 2014

Logistics News: Large US LTL Carriers See Profits Jump in Q2

Old Dominion Continues to Run Away from LTL Field, as Almost all Carriers Say Rate Environment was Strong in Q2

TOPICS : Logistics costs | Logistics | Transportation | Trucking


August 25, 2014

Global Supply Chain News: As West Coast Port Labor Talks Drag On, Some Shippers Getting Nervous, While Alternative Ports Back Up

Negotiations Soon to Enter Their Third Month; Lack of Rail Capacity Limits Canadian, Mexican Alternatives

TOPICS : Global logistics | Global supply chain | Supply chain risk


August 21, 2014

Logistics News: Q2 2014 Rail Carrier Review

With Q1 Weather Woes Behind them, US Rail Carriers See Revenue and Profits Soar Even as Rate Hikes Moderate

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

August 19, 2014

Supply Chain News: Busting Myths about Voice Technology in the DC

Noisy Environment? No Problem Today, Experts Say, Debunking that and Other Myths

TOPICS : Distribution | Order picking

August 18, 2014

Supply Chain News: US Manufacturing Output at Last Makes it Back to Pre-Recession Levels

Federal Reserve Says July Output Finally Made it Over Peak 2007 Levels - Seven Years Later

TOPICS : Manufacturing


August 14, 2014

Supply Chain News: Payments Times to Vendors Rose Slightly in 2013

Despite Reports that Companies are Extending Payment Terms to Suppliers, Modest Rise in DPO in 2013, and Metric is Surprisingly Down over Last 10 Years

TOPICS : Supply chain finance | Procurement/Supplier Management