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Why You Need to Be Involved in Transportation Policy

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The 3PL's Role in the Trucking Industry

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How Shippers Can Impact Their Transportation Solutions

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The Hard Cold Facts About Refrigerated Transportation

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Fueling the Supply Chain with Compressed Natural Gas

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TMS with Capacity

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A Wall Street Analyst's View on Transportation Trends

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Pier 1 Imports Invests Millions in Distribution Center, E-Commerce Technology

Technology and infrastructure investments will account for 50 percent of Pier 1 Imports' $70m to $75m in planned capital expenditures this year, but the retailer will have a lot of IT-enabled activity to show for its money. Two of the biggest elements are the July 28 launch of Pier 1's new e-commerce site and the planned rollout of its new POS system beginning this fall.

Deploying Small-Item Sortation

Small-item fulfillment continues to grow, especially with e-commerce orders, but a lot of traditional sortation technology was never designed to handle smaller and lighter pieces, says John Park, product manager, Accu-Sort Systems.

ALK Technologies Issues New Version of PC-Miler Routing Software

ALK Technologies Inc. has released PC-Miler 26, the latest version of the company's software for routing, mapping and mileage calculations.

PeopleNet Offers Google Earth Views of Onboard Event-Recording Data

Google Earth views of onboard event-recording data are now available within the PeopleNet Fleet Manager application.

Smaller Businesses Begin the March Back to U.S. from China

When Sonja Zozula and Jerry Anderson founded LightSaver Technologies in 2009, everyone told them they should make their emergency lights for homeowners in China. After two years of outsourcing to factories there, last winter they shifted production to Carlsbad, Calif., about 30 miles from their home in San Clemente. "It's probably 30 percent cheaper to manufacture in China," Anderson says. "But factor in shipping and all the other B.S. that you have to endure. It's a question of, 'How do I value my time at three in the morning when I have to talk to China?'"

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