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Trucking Rates Looking to Increase: The Driving Factors & What You Can Do About It

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Since the collapse of the housing market and the economy in 2008, the freight transportation industry has managed to claw its way out of a damaging situation and maintain historically low trucking rates. told the conference. billion manufacturer TriMas Corp. However, she is cautious rather than “cautiously optimistic.”

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Reshoring in America: The Future Outlook, Current Hindrances & Issues, and Ways to Stimulate Reshoring

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There were 10% fewer manufacturers in 2011 than in 2008—a record low since 1977, when the Census Bureau started collecting Business Dynamics data. However, there are a million fewer manufacturing jobs than in 2008. And, the labor force was 35% smaller in those days. Manufacturing has gained 700,000 jobs since 2010.

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Survey Finds Significant Success in the 3PL Industry Across the Supply Chain Industry

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The surveys are being presented today at the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) Annual Global Conference by their author, Dr. Robert Lieb , Professor of Supply Chain Management at Northeastern University 's D'Amore-McKim School of Business, and Joe Carlier , Senior Vice President of Global Sales for Penske Logistics.

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Day 3 (Last Day) - Infosys Blogs

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Today was the last day of the conference and Pulse was open only until 4 PM. A very brief meeting with him as Expo Theater was closing and we agreed to do a joint webinar along with him. December 2008. November 2008. October 2008. September 2008. » Infosys team at Pulse 2012 - Day 3 (Last Day).

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[INFOGRAPHIC] The History of Shipping Containers

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As a bonus, at the Imagine 2014 Magento e-commerce Conference, Malcolm Gladwell spoke about Malcolm McLean (just as he did in this Inc. Below, you can also view the history of shipping containers in one infographic. Readers' choice! We hope you find the following information interesting and helpful. HCI markets the 4FOLD foldable container.