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ATA reports lower truck tonnage readings but overall trends are solid

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By Jeff Berman, Group News Editor ยท. reading (2015=100). 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.

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The Future Is Now for Logistics

Material Handling and Logistics

In 2015 it was a dark story if you were a carrier. However, members of the shippers and providers panel at the CSCMP press conference stressed that the tradeoff is a welcome improvement to safety now that drivers cannot cheat on their logbooks. The high demand for logistics services took some by surprise, including the researchers.

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Short line railroad tax maintenance credit could become permanent fixture

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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.

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Gartner Announces Rankings of the 2017 Supply Chain Top 25

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Winners Revealed at Gartner Supply Chain Executive Conference in Phoenix, AZ, Unilever Retains the Top Spot in Rankings as Amazon Joins the “Masters” Gartner, Inc. This year we have an impressive group of leaders with new lessons to share, including two more recent entrants from the high-tech and consumer product sectors.โ€.

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2018 Supply Chain Top 25 Rankings released by Gartner

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s annual Supply Chain Executive Conference held last week in Phoenix, AZ provided the platform for the release of its Supply Chain Top 25, which identifies industry โ€œbest practices.โ€. ” ROA: (2017 net income/2017 total assets)*50% + (2016 net income/2016 total assets)*30% + (2015 net income/2015 total assets)*20%.

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Oregon Rep. Blumenauer makes move for permanent short-line railroad tax credit

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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.

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Clear Sailing for Ocean Carriers in 2018 โ€” If They Donโ€™t Blow It

Supply Chain Brain

โ€œStrong results for air freight, container shipping and export orders in particular suggest that, while the trade recovery may moderate in due course, it will likely continue in the coming months and remain above trend,โ€ the report says. He presented his outlook for container shipping to the TPM Annual Conference in Long Beach, Calif.,