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The Transportation Revolution: Takeaways from CLX Logistics’ 6th Annual Customer Conference

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Last month, I had the opportunity to speak at CLX Logistics’ 6th Annual Customer Conference in Philadelphia. Mark Chrencik, Director of Operations at CLX Logistics (a Talking Logistics sponsor), kicked off the conference with a market update where he covered various trends in the industry, including fuel prices and linehaul rates.

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Is the Transportation Market Heading into Unprecedented Territory?

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If you’ve attended any logistics conferences lately, or just tried covering a load in recent weeks, you know that the tide is turning in the transportation market. Those of us in the transportation industry can always tell when the economy is really [strengthening],” said Finn. Capacity is tightening and rates are going up.

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The Origin of Freightera’s Green Mission: DotCom Magazine’s Interview with Zhenya Beck

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Their California dream was over, and in 2004 they decided they were going to move to Vancouver to protect their son’s health. By being in the midst of the transportation industry we actually could do something meaningful about it. Ten years later, they founded Freightera. ‘’By It is our vision.

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Keynote: McAfee stresses power of platforms and the crowd

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The business rules and thinking of the industrial age won’t serve us well in the digital age, Andrew McAfee, co-founder and co-director of the Initiative on the Digital Economy, said at Tuesday’s keynote at the MODEX conference in Atlanta. He has been a contributor to MMH since 2004. By Roberto Michel ·. April 10, 2018.

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Freightera to Build North America’s First Low Emission Freight Marketplace

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Industry and governments need workable solutions that can be implemented right now.”. Originally launched by the US EPA in 2004, it has been administered in Canada by Natural Resources Canada since 2012. For more information see [link] or contact Natural Resources Canada’s SmartWay program at +1-855-862-1809.

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Takeaways from Descartes Evolution 2019

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I’ve been an industry analyst for over 20 years, which is hard to believe sometimes. I remember speaking a few years ago with Art Mesher, Descartes’ CEO from November 2004 through November 2013, and he attributed the turnaround to Descartes’ shift from a “culture of selling” to a “culture of serving.” Takeaways from Evolution 2019.

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U.N. agency sees 4 percent growth in maritime trade

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percent in 2017.