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From Logistics Management By Jeff Berman, Group News Editor July 25, 2011 With the recent news of rate increases being implemented by large less-than-truckload companies come various reasons behind these increases. At the top of the list for many carriers [...]

From SC Digest SCDigest Editorial Staff Lurking Concerns Supply Chains have become too Lean; Can Risk Potential be Quantified? In a recent commentary, IDC Manufacturing Insights analyst Simon Ellis asked a simple question – is it really possible to determine [...]

From PackagingRevolution.net June 2, 2011 by Rick LeBlanc   When committing to purchasing a new piece of materials handling equipment such as a pallet truck, one of the most problematic decisions to arrive at can be whether to opt for [...]

 By Maida Napolitano, Contributing Editor July 01, 2011 From Logistics Management Transportation and logistics professionals can’t seem to get a break. Just when we thought that the economy was finally experiencing a slow albeit unsteady upturn, fuel prices began creeping [...]

From Logistics Management By Jeff Berman, Group News Editor June 21, 2011 On the heels of the first weekly increase since the week of May 2, when the price per gallon of diesel hit $4.124, the average price per gallon [...]

From Logistics Management By Jeff Berman, Group News Editor May 24, 2011 Recent data from TransCore indicated that spot market truck capacity recorded its single highest weekly volume in the last six months. The firm said that truck availability rose [...]

From Way Out West: Pallet companies are bracing to pay over $31 per box on their next nail delivery in May, according to a recent conversation at LinkedIn. While some industry veterans have seen days at $40 or more per [...]

From mhia.org Consumers will drive the need for greater supply chain collaboration over the next decade, according to a study by the Consumer Goods Forum and Capgemini titled “Future Value Chain 2020: Building Strategies for the New Decade.” The report [...]

From www.forestindustry.com When world economies rise and fall, so do our valued resource industries. This has certainly been the case with the North American forest industry in recent years. Fortunately, the market value of lumber is looking a little brighter [...]