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Trucking Industry Adds 5,000 Jobs in January

For-hire trucking companies added 5,000 payroll jobs in January on a seasonally adjusted basis as the overall economy added 157,000 non-farm jobs, according to the latest estimates released Feb. 1 by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The national unemployment rate ticked up slightly to 7.9 percent.

Civil Aviation Group 'Should Be Focal Point' for Global Air Cargo Supply Chain Security Standards

International Civil Aviation Organization should serve as the focal point for implementing global air cargo supply chain security standards, the Global Air Cargo Advisory Group (GACAG) says.

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The Importance of Supply Chain in Omni-Channel Retailing

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IBM Debuts Software to Serve the Omni-Channel Consumer

IBM has introduced software that is intended to address the rise of "omni-channel" shoppers - consumers who expect a consistent sales and marketing experience across multiple sales channels.

Following Two Years of Decline, Airfreight Industry Is Cautiously Optimistic in 2013

IATA says the global air cargo market shrank by 1.5 percent in 2012, a second successive year of decline following a 0.6 percent contraction in 2011. Freight capacity was almost unchanged, growing by 0.2 percent over the year, but the load factor was just 45.2 percent. But the industry is guardedly optimistic cargo will pick up.

In War, Logistics Is Better Ally Than Strategy, Two Books Suggests

It's a military truism that amateurs talk strategy while professionals study logistics. Two engaging new World War II histories remind us why logistics matter more. In fact, in wartime, logistics eats strategy for lunch.

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The Runup to the Panama Canal Expansion Is Crucial

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FedEx Trade Networks Opens Its First Office in Thailand

FedEx Trade Networks, the international freight-forwarding subsidiary of FedEx Corp., has opened its first office in Thailand.

UPS Plan to Acquire TNT Express Was Anti-Competitive, European Commission Says

The European Commission has explained why its members felt that EU merger regulations forced the body to block the proposed acquisition of TNT Express by UPS.

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Ground Costs for Canadian Shippers Slightly Declined in November

Results published by the Canadian General Freight Index (CGFI) indicate that the total cost of ground transportation for Canadian shippers declined by 0.86 percent in November when compared with October results.

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