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Emissions and Safety Complement Each Other

There is frustration from the Freight Transport Association, which has complained that, whilst its members who operate road haulage fleets are spending hundreds of thousands of pounds retrofitting existing equipment to improve visibility in order to lessen the danger to cyclists, the pace of change from the relevant authorities to allow better designed heavy goods vehicles has been lamentably slow.

UK Retailers Find International Expansion Demands Supply Chain Efficiency

International expansion has become an established route to generating revenue growth for UK retailers, but the logistics of moving products across the globe can often put a strain on efficiency and profits.

Domestic Intermodal Traffic Leads Overall Growth in Third Quarter

Total intermodal traffic grew in the third quarter of 2013 by 4.7 percent, year-over-year, attributable to gains across the board, according to the Intermodal Association of North America. Domestic container volume continued to lead intermodal growth, posting a year-over-year increase of 9.4 percent, and combined with a 1.2 percent boost in intermodal trailer volume for the same period, all domestic equipment experienced 7.6 percent year-over-year gains during the third quarter of 2013.

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Jacksonville to Get LNG Fuel Terminal for Trucking, Rail, Maritime Industries

Clean Energy Fuels Corp. announced that it has placed a purchase contract on property where it hopes to build a liquefied natural gas (LNG) fuel terminal in Jacksonville, Fla. This would be the first LNG facility on the Eastern seaboard to specifically supply LNG for the maritime, heavy-duty trucking and rail industries.

Tremendous Growth in Use of 40-Foot High-Cube Containers Creates Shipping Problems

Shipper demand for 40-foot high-cube containers is still increasing, creating stowage problems for ocean carriers and analytical difficulties for trade forecasters using TEU measurements.

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Is Higher Pay the Answer to Trucking Capacity Crunch?

Carriers are becoming increasingly anxious about finding good drivers. Good drivers want to know why, in a time of shortage, they are not being rewarded better. And shippers are keeping their fingers crossed, hoping trucks will continue to be readily available - and affordable.

Demand Sensing Reduces Forecast Error as Supply Chains Become More Complex, Study Shows

North American supply chains became more complex in 2012 as the economy continued to recover. Rapid innovation, higher seasonal sales and increased reliance on promotions contributed to make forecasting more challenging. These and other findings are contained in the Terra Technology Forecasting Benchmark Study, now in its fourth year.

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How Did We Manage Before Voice Technology?

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CaroTrans Expands Trans-Pacific Service for Fiji, China

CaroTrans International, a global non-vessel operating common carrier and freight consolidator, has inaugurated direct less-than-containerload (LCL) export service from Los Angeles to Suva, Fiji.

Finding the ROI in RFID

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Descartes Updates Home-Delivery App for Retailers

Descartes Systems Group has launched an updated home-delivery application for retailers.

Amazon to Construct Massive Distribution Center in Baltimore

Amazon.com will open a one million-square-foot distribution center that will employ 1,000 people at the site of the former General Motors plant in Southeast Baltimore, the company said.

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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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