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Upcoming Highway Bill is Critical To Trucking Industry and Shippers

The Highway Trust Fund will soon run out of money. Passing a new highway bill is critical not only to the trucking industry but to every shipper that relies on truck transportation and to America's competitiveness, says Randy Mullett, vice president of government relations and public affairs at Con-way Freight.

Record Set Last Year for Solar Power Installations

The year 2013 saw record-breaking growth for solar electricity generation as the photovoltaic and concentrated solar thermal power markets continued to grow. With over 39 gigawatts installed worldwide, the PV solar market represented one third of all newly-added renewable energy capacity, according to Max Lander and Xiangyu Wu writing in the latest number of the Worldwatch Institute's Vital Signs Online publication.

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Aviation Trade Groups Lambaste Attack on Malaysian Airliner, Seek Governments' Protection

Several passenger and airfreight trade organizations have jointly condemned use of weapons against civil aviation.

Battling Risk, Part 1: Using Analytics to Uncover Supply-Chain Fraud

Fraud can happen anywhere in your supply chain. Are you doing enough to stop it?

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Panjiva Introduces Application Programming Interface

Panjiva is now providing access to its trade data via an application programming interface (API).

How E-commerce Is Impacting 3PL Operations

Randy Curran, CEO of OHL, talks about the impact of e-commerce on the 3PL industry today and in the future and discusses how the omnichannel customer is changing logistics operations.

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Surprise, Surprise - Amazon Enters 3D Printing World

From personalized miniature bobbleheads to flower vases, Amazon's new 3-D printing marketplace plans to simplify the 3-D printing process for consumers.

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Getting the Kids Hooked on Supply Chain Management

How do you explain business situations and supply chain management practices in a way that gets kids excited? You make a game of it. Business on the Move has done just that.

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Your Next Perfect Employee or Job Is Waiting

SupplyChainBrain and JobsInLogistics have joined forces in 2014 for the specialized purpose of:

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Implementing Lean in LTL Operations

After spending a decade working with lean processes at Menlo Worldwide Logistics, Jeff Rivera is now leading the lean implementation at Con-way Freight, a major LTL company. He discusses the challenges and opportunities of Con-way's lean journey.

Macy's Says Sustainability Efforts Have Vastly Reduced Electricity, Paper Usage

Macy's Inc. has reported a series of initiatives from 2002 through 2013 have resulted in a 38-percent reduction in the company's electricity usage and a 95-percent adoption rate of recycled or certified paper used in the company's marketing materials.

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CEO of XPO Logistics Shares Thoughts on Growth Through Acquisitions

XPO Logistics has grown dramatically, both organically and through acquisitions, including most recently those of Pacer and NLM. CEO Brad Jacobs talks about the integration of these companies and XPO's overall growth strategies.

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