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ATA reports lower truck tonnage readings but overall trends are solid

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Speaking on a recent conference call hosted by investment firm Stifel, Costello said that there are a few drivers of the current solid freight activity, including consumer spending, construction activity, manufacturing activity, and inventory levels throughout the supply chain. It was a year ago when freight began to surge.

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JLL’s Dr. Walter Kemmsies Talks Economics, Supply Chain, NAFTA before Jump Start 2019 Conference

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JLL’s Dr. Walter Kemmsies (pictured above) is an expert in global trade and economic trends. During the Jump Start 2019 supply chain conference , he is slated to talk with the audience about the evolution of NAFTA and the overall state of the international economy. November 30, 2018 ·. ztsapos@peerlessmedia.com.

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A Brief Commentary on the Future of Delivery

Talking Logistics

I’m heading back home today from the MercuryGate Velocity 2017 user conference in Las Vegas. Luckily, nobody associated with the conference was killed or injured. Instead of a spirited start to the conference, Monica Wooden, MercuryGate’s CEO, called for a moment of silence to remember the victims and their families.

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The Top Logistics and Supply Chain Journalists & Thought Leaders to Know for 2020

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His works commonly include an analysis of global logistics trends, distribution strategies, best practices, logistics outsourcing, integrating systems and more. Her insights reflect the latest trends in the industry and the increasing demands of consumers. Cathy Morrow Roberson (Air Cargo World, Logistics Trends & Insights).

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Will Trump’s Trade War Kill Off Economic Growth?

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The Eurozone , only recently in danger of becoming a basket case, is experiencing its strongest growth since 2007. percent this year — the best since 2010, Behravesh told the recent TPM Annual Conference in Long Beach, Calif., Transportation executives appearing at the TPM conference agreed. Global GDP chalked up growth of 3.2

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This Week in Logistics News (April 30 – May 4, 2018)

Talking Logistics

According to a 2007 report, one of these products is sold every 17 seconds in the U.S. – Then this past March at its user conference, Descartes shared details about its capacity matching solution leveraging the MacroPoint platform. or around 550 million every year. What is it? I share the answer below.

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Why Is It So Hard to Find Good Help These Days?

Material Handling and Logistics

NOTE: Ron Giuntini also participated in the roundtable, but his contribution on the servitization trend will appear in a separate article. . Further, if one does a Google search on data science groups in private industry, numerous large industry groups formed just since 2007 appear. Jim Tompkins, CEO, Tompkins International. ?