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Best Practices in Use of Railcar Fulfillment Systems

Nearly everything in our lives is impacted by rail, from food products to chemicals and energy. Total U.S. weekly rail freight traffic for one week in January 2015 was 548,055 carloads and intermodal units, up 4.1 percent compared with the same week last year, as reported by the Association of American Railroads.

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Beacon Funding Debuts Leasing Calculator App for iPhone

Beacon Funding Corp. has introduced an Equipment Leasing Calculator app for the iPhone.

Kuehne & Nagel Wraps Up Acquisition of ReTrans

The Kuehne & Nagel Group has completed its acquisition of 100 percent of the shares of ReTrans Inc., a U.S.-based provider of multimodal transportation services.

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Why Hands-Free Phones Aren't the Answer to Driver Safety

All those nifty new communications devices installed in modern-day vehicles promise to make commercial trucking more efficient than ever before. And more dangerous, too.

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Port Logistics Group Opens Operations in Savannah

Port Logistics Group, a provider of gateway logistics services, has opened operations in Savannah, Ga.

Rates Tumble as Spot Load Availability Rises

Van and reefer load availability increased for the third consecutive time, for the week ending Aug. 15, but so did the availability of equipment, contributing to lower national average spot market rates for van, refrigerated and flatbed loads, according to DAT Solutions, which operates the DAT network of load boards.

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Epicor Launches India Technology Center in Bengaluru

Epicor Software Corp. has launched an India Technology Center in Bengaluru.

Norwegian Truck-Body Manufacturer Offers Trailers Equipped with RFID Technology

Bussbygg, a truck-body maker based in Norway, says one of its customers is using two RFID-enabled refrigerated trailers in an ongoing trial, and finds that the technology shortens the delivery of goods by 30 minutes per stop, while preventing errors.

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Kane Is Able Sues Volvo Over Natural-Gas Tractor That Caught Fire

A little over one year after purchasing seven new Volvo compressed natural-gas tractors, Kane Is Able Inc., a national, third-party logistics company, has filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, asserting that Volvo breached its warranties in connection with one of the seven units, which caught fire on Interstate 81 in early January 2015.

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Geodis Acquires OHL, to Rebrand U.S. Logistics Company

French logistics giant Geodis says it is acquiring OHL, the U.S-based third-party logistics services provider formerly known as Osburn-Hessey Logistics for an undisclosed amount.

CEVA Logistics Launches Home Delivery Service Center

CEVA Logistics has launched a Home Delivery Service Center in Houston.

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Livingston International Expands GTM Services in India, Brazil

Livingston International, a customs broker and provider of trade-compliance services, has expanded its global trade management (GTM) offering in India and Brazil.

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How a Leading U.S. Floral Distribution Company Reduced Warehouse Labor Costs by 45% with RFID

Recycled Tagging Fasteners: Small Changes Make a Big Impact

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Enhancing High-Value Electronics Shipment Security with Tive's Real-Time Tracking

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