All Entries Tagged With: "LOGISTICS"
Are Transportation Companies Notorious for Cheating One Another?
- / N2N / – I have an acquaintance who owns a small, non-asset third party logistics (3PL) company. He is constantly complaining to me about how cutthroat the transportation business is and how his customers and vendors are always cheating him out of money. He spends a great deal of time trying to collect [...]
UPS Sends Volunteers and Money to Aid Tornado Victims
- / N2N / – UPS (NYSE: UPS) has activated its newly-created Logistics Action Teams (LAT) to support the American Red Cross’s relief efforts for victims of the recent tornadoes in the southeastern United States. Additionally, the company pledged an additional $100,000 to its original $500,000 commitment to the American Red Cross and made a [...]
DHL Deploys Disaster Response Team & Aid to Pakistan
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – / N2N / – DHL – the world’s leading express and logistics company, announced that it has deployed a team of logistics experts from its Middle East Disaster Response Team (DRT) to manage a temporary warehouse at Islamabad International Airport. The DRT will provide its services pro bono in close [...]
House Introduces Bill to Allow C-TPAT Certification for Non-Asset 3PL’s
Washington – / N2N / – Rep. William Owens [D-NY23] introduced H.R. 5619, which will allow many non-asset logistics companies to obtain Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) Certification. The Safe Port Act, which was passed after the 911 terrorist attacks specifically included non-asset logistics providers involved in the international supply chain to be eligible for [...]
Indian 3PL Market Set to Grow 25% and Reach US$ 3.6 Billion by 2012
New Delhi, India – / N2N / – According to our report “3rd Party Logistics Market in India”, country’s 3PL market is set for stupendous growth in the coming years as the companies need to strengthen their supply chain management and increase their market penetration. The 3PL market is expected to grow at a CAGR [...]
FedEx to Transport Endangered Sea Turtle Nests Away From Gulf Spill
NEW ORLEANS – / N2N / – The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) is proud to announce that FedEx Corporation (NYSE: FDX) is joining the efforts to protect sea turtle nests and eggs from potential impacts of the oil spill in the northern Gulf of Mexico. The company will be donating resources to transport [...]
Fluor Subsidiary Selected for Gulf Oil Spill Cleanup
IRVING, Texas – / N2N / – Fluor Corporation (NYSE: FLR) announced today that its Global Services’ subsidiary, Plant Performance Services (P2S), was selected by BP to execute two contracts to support its Gulf Coast cleanup efforts. P2S will be providing logistics, procurement and personnel support to BP in Alabama and Florida where cleanup activities [...]
Transportation & Logistics Topics set for Shipper Symposium
DALLAS – / N2N / – Transplace, a leading provider of transportation management services and logistics technology, today announced the speakers and topics for its 2010 Shipper Symposium. The annual signature event will take place in Phoenix, May 11–13. “The 2010 Shipper Symposium continues the eight-year tradition of providing quality content that sparks open conversation [...]
India 3PL Growth Projected to be 25 Percent
New Delhi, India – / N2N / – In India, 3PL market is currently in its early growth stages as these services are mainly being used by multinational companies in all industries. However, having learned the several benefits enjoyed by these companies, numerous small to medium companies are also preparing to use 3PL services in [...]
Nation2Nation Launches “New Look” for News Web Site
- / N2N / – On April 1, 2010 Nation2Nation changed the look of it’s on-line industry news web site. There were several reasons for this. First, Nation2Nation has outgrown it’s original format. I never imagined that the popularity of this site would grow as it has. We launched our site in late September and [...]
California Logistics Company Tweets to Reach Next Gen
Temecula, California – / N2N / – Aspen Logistics Inc. is utilizing new communications mediums to not only attract the next generation of decision makers, but also to connect with their own employees. The third-party logistics company’s Human Resources department is now using twitter to take advantage of the sites appeal to the next generation [...]
Freight Broker Industry Training Guide
by Jameson – / N2N – / Are you, or is someone you know looking to get into the freight business? The following guide will give you the basics upon which to begin building a new career. Chapter 1: The Transportation Industry and its Inner Workings I will start this chapter by breaking down the [...]
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 [...]
