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RESPOST: LTL: Then and Now with David Ross

The Logistics of Logistics

Mr. Ross was most recently Managing Director and Group Head of Stifel’s Global Transportation & Logistics Equity Research practice. Before joining Stifel in 2005, he was an analyst with Legg Mason Capital Markets, worked briefly in the industry at RailWorks Corp., About David Ross . LTL Future: Labor.

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LTL: Then and Now with David Ross

The Logistics of Logistics

Mr. Ross was most recently Managing Director and Group Head of Stifel’s Global Transportation & Logistics Equity Research practice. Before joining Stifel in 2005, he was an analyst with Legg Mason Capital Markets, worked briefly in the industry at RailWorks Corp., About David Ross . LTL Future: Labor.

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7 Distribution Operations Issues Highlighted in Industrial Distribution’s 68th Annual Survey

GlobalTranz

This year the trend continues, as 83% of the surveyed group reports as MRO (maintenance, repair, and operations) carriers. In 2005, 73% of distributors were family owned. Finally, the trend seems to be moving toward expansion instead of specialization. Internet sales is still trending upward, up over 7% since 2013.

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Tender management against rising ocean freight rates

Transporeon

Checking the background info In 2015, the ocean freight rate trend was distinctly downwards – the SCFI declined from around 1,000 to just 500 during the year. But through 2016 (notwithstanding a post-Christmas tumble at the start of the year), the overall trend was volatile and heading upwards. More M&A activity is certain in 2017.

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TEST CAMP INTRALOGISTICS: Sustainability as a principle

Logistics Business Magazine

The organisation of event logistics from a single source ensures short distances and efficient transport, minimum water consumption and maximum conservation of resources. New this year is a conference programme with panel discussions on the trend topics of innovation management, Intralogistics 4.0 and VDA 5050.

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Delivery: A New Moment of Truth

Talking Logistics

Author’s Note: The following is an excerpt of what I presented recently in a webinar organized by Descartes Systems Group (a Talking Logistics sponsor) focused on “ Delivery – The Moment of Truth.” Lafley defined back in 2005.

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Short line railroad tax maintenance credit could become permanent fixture

247 Customs Broker

The 45G tax credit, which expired on December 31, 2015, was implemented in 2005, and since that time the ASLRRA said that it has enabled short line and regional railroads to invest $4 billion into infrastructure, with 2,140 rail miles improved in 2015, the last year for which data was reported), 5.27 Jeff Berman, Group News Editor.