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The Year Ahead with Doug Waggoner

The Logistics of Logistics

From April 2004 to December 2005, Waggoner served as Chief Executive Officer of USF Bestway, and from January 2002 to April 2004 he served as Senior Vice President of Strategic Marketing for USF Corporation. Waggoner served as Chairman of the Board from 2015 until 2021. For more information on Echo Global Logistics, visit: www.echo.com.

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Land Transport Outlook for the Year Ahead

Now, That's Logistics

As far back as 2005 the American Trucking Associations (ATA) was documenting a shortfall that the Great Recession erased but that quickly resurfaced as the national economy recovered. This will allow the industry to “close the gap” caused by demand for freight, projected retirements and other issues.

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How High Driver Turnover in Less Than Truckload Carriers Impacts Shippers’ Freight Spend

GlobalTranz

The turnover rate was 136 percent throughout the trucking industry in 2005, but smaller fleets and Less Than Truckload carriers have typically experienced fewer problems with drivers, reports FreightWaves.com. Freight should be ready when scheduled, packaged appropriately and with the right, accurate documentation.

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31 Motivations for Reshoring Manufacturing & Updated Reshoring Stats

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Errors in interpretation of product specifications, shipping documents, and other critical instructions, due to language barriers are reduced. Since 2005, U.S. As many as 87% of industrial CEOs view environmental impact of their operations as a major concern, per a PwC report. The food industry reshored 1,628.

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Port of Oakland strives to become first port of call from Asia

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Also during his roughly 20-minute speech, Lytle revealed the port made progress in its environmental initiatives, although there is still more work to do. “I’m not going to give you a bunch of statistics, but in terms of diesel particulate matter from trucks, that number since 2005 is down 98 percent.

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2-Day Shipping 2-torial

Ship Monk

While a hundred years ago you’d be lucky to get a package across the country in a few weeks, over the last twenty years the ecommerce industry has completely changed customer expectations. Prior to the launch of Prime in 2005, 2-Day shipping was unheard of (forget FREE 2-Day shipping). conducted $252.14

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Benefits of 2-Day Shipping – What Ecommerce Businesses Need to Know

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While a hundred years ago you’d be lucky to get a package across the country in a few weeks, over the last twenty years the ecommerce industry has completely changed customer expectations. Prior to the launch of Prime in 2005, 2-Day shipping was unheard of (forget FREE 2-Day shipping). Why 2-Day Shipping Matters. conducted $252.14