All Entries in the "FREIGHT MANAGEMENT" Category
College Offers Free Logistics & Supply Chain Training
Source = Sierra Vista Herald Sierra Vista, Arizona – / N2N / – Thanks to a grant from the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training, Cochise College, Cochise County Workforce Development, Santa Cruz County One Stop and several other partners in a regional consortium are providing logistics training that prepares students for jobs associated [...]
Shipping Companies Slow Down to Save Big Bucks
- / N2N / – After a brutal 2009 in the shipping industry, companies are taking things a little slower in 2010 – and saving their bottom lines from drowning. Shipping companies, such as Danish carrier Maersk, are taking the slow boat to China, reducing their speeds and cutting their expenses. By halving its top [...]
Stop Fearing Collaboration and Start Reaping Its Rewards
- / N2N / – Ken Lyon has worked in logistics, freight forwarding and supply chain management since 1978. He began his career in operations, but his keen interest in the practical benefits of technology, and its impact on the industry, eventually led him to the supply chain solutions side of the business. Looking back, [...]
Texas Company Ready for Mandatory Cargo Screening
DALLAS, Texas – / N2N / – With the mandatory screening deadline for 100% of air cargo loaded to passenger aircraft just around the corner, one company stands out in the fray – ComSec International. “We are ramping up operations to assist with cargo screening across all areas of the air transportation industry,” said Jason [...]
Inside Vested Outsourcing with Kate Vitasek
- / N2N / – by Kate Vitasek Kate Vitasek is a faculty member and lead researcher for the University of Tennessee’s Performance-Based Outsourcing program. She teaches executive development courses and serves as a mentor in the University’s Center for Executive Education. She also teaches MBA classes on performance management and lean supply chains for [...]
Free Truck Routing Through Google Earth Maps
Truck drivers are being mandated to follow routes that are suitable for their vehicles. For small to midsized fleets the requirement can be an extra expense in an already challenging economy. A new program offers an economical method of determining truck friendly routes without the added expense of equipping each driver with a dedicated trucker [...]
Bridging the Many Digital Supply Chain Divides
Meet Jason Peterson Jason Peterson is an experienced entrepreneur, attorney, and producer named as one of the ‘Top 30 entrepreneurs under 30’ in Los Angeles. Jason is the founder and CEO of GoDigital Media Group, a provider of distribution, marketing, and content management solutions for digital media, and Symbolic Entertainment, a commercial production company. GoDigital [...]
U.S. Trade Deficit Widens in December
WASHINGTON – / N2N / – U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke issued the following statement on the release of the December 2009 U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services report by the Commerce Department’s U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. Today’s report showed that U.S. exports in December 2009 increased by [...]
Zepol Releases “Top U.S. Ports” Report
- / N2N / – Zepol has compiled a new report illustrating imports into the top 50 U.S. containerized import ports by twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs). Zepol derived all of this information from our trade data tools, TradeIQ and TradeView. Each port is profiled with the following information: * U.S. Port Ranking * 2009 TEU [...]
RPP Containers Introduces Recycled Plastic Bulk Containers
CINCINNATI – / N2N / – DuraGreen™, a new category of environmentally sustainable, reusable, plastic bulk containers, was officially introduced today by RPP Containers. DuraGreen collapsible bulk containers are made from a proprietary blend of premium recycled plastic, and offer superior quality and value pricing. “Many of our customers want to save money by purchasing [...]
CBP Finds Ton of Marijuana Hidden in Banana Shipment
San Diego – / N2N / – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Otay Mesa cargo facility seized nearly a ton of marijuana Monday, hidden amongst a shipment of bananas. At about 2 p.m. February 1, a 40-year-old male Mexican truck driver applied to cross into the United States from Mexico driving a [...]
ATA sues DOT Over Driving Time Rules
- / N2N / – A trucking industry lobbying group is suing the Department of Transportation in an effort to force the agency to issue regulations related to limitations on truckers’ driving time. If the American Trucking Associations prevails, the federal department would be compelled to issue rules describing the documents trucking companies would need [...]
Leo Suggs of UPS Renown to Helm Greatwide Logistics
by John Shulz – / N2N / – Greatwide Logistics, Dallas, has replaced Ray Greer as CEO with its chairman, Leo Suggs, former chairman and CEO of UPS Freight. John Simone will continue as Greatwide president and COO. Greatwide has emerged from 2008 Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings and recently bought the dedicated logistics business of [...]
