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Airline Safety System That Failed Must Wait to 2030 for Fix

One of the worst near-disasters in U.S. history, pilots of an Air Canada flight from Toronto to San Francisco missed a notice about a closed airport runway buried in 27 pages of Notams and other bulletins.

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Supply Chain Lessons to Bring into 2023

Today’s fast-moving, consumer-centric world requires a supply chain that’s significantly more complex, now accounting for sustainability and resilience as well.

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Boeing Plans To Cut 2,000 Office Jobs This Year

Boeing has faced a number of issues in recent years, including the grounding of its 737 Max after two fatal crashes.

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Team Flares Chemical Gas From Derailed Train Cars in Ohio to Prevent Explosion

Norfolk Southern says shipments are being delayed across an area from Chicago to New York and Kansas City as workers try to clear the scene.

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Volvo May Move Investments to U.S. If Europe’s Green-Tech Push Falls Short

The European Union proposed its own green-tech road map in early February, but some are concerned that the subsidies will only help richer countries, and others warn of a transatlantic trade war.

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Ukraine Crop Deal Misses Target as Russia Slow-Walks Ship Checks

The delays are weighing on farmers’ incomes and raising costs for traders, so that growing and shipping Ukrainian crops becomes increasingly challenging.

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How Amazon’s Vendors and Marketplace Sellers Can Recover Erroneous Fees

Becoming a seller on Amazon.com can be a great way to build an e-commerce business or make a side income. But extensive and wrongly charged seller fees can take a big bite out of a seller’s or vendor’s bottom line.

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Is Your Supply Chain Truly Committed to Supplier Diversity?

Small business leaders are now making efforts to add diversity as a measure for selecting contractors and multiple tiers of subcontractors.

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ATA, IMCC Hail Victory in Chassis Choice Case

IMCC filed its complaint with the FMC in 2020, alleging, among other things, that they have denied motor carriers the ability to choose their provider when leasing essential chassis equipment.

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Dell to Cut 5% of Global Workforce as ‘Uncertain Future’ Looms

The Dell cuts have been announced against a backdrop of widespread lay-offs in the tech sector, despite the wider U.S. economy adding 517,000 jobs in January.

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C.H. Robinson Digs in Against Activist Investor Ancora

The divide is the latest example of the challenges that strategies built on cross-selling and so-called one-stop shop shipping services face.

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How Technology Can Help SMEs Compete Against Larger Enterprises

With a TMS, businesses can provide a better customer experience, reduce costs and streamline operations.

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