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Crowley Opens Cold-Storage Warehouse in Miami

Crowley Maritime Corp. has opened a new cold-storage warehouse in Miami, Fla.

UPS Creates Click and Collect Network

UPS has launched of UPS Access Point, a network of convenience stores, petrol stations and newsagents which consumers purchasing goods on the web can choose for delivery and returns. It is starting with a network of 600 sites with 1,500 set to be in place in the United Kingdom by June 2013.

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Industry Needs Better Transportation Management and Dynamic Optimization, Study Says

Only 59 percent of shippers use performance metrics to manage freight costs and only 43 percent are currently running or planning to implement a transportation management system, according to a survey of more than 400 logistics managers by transportation services provider U.S. Xpress Enterprises.

Purolator International Plans Expansion of Branch Offices

Purolator International, a provider of logistics within and between the U.S. and Canada, will add three regional offices during the first quarter of 2013.

Company Uses RFID to Track Personnel, Tools at Oil-Drilling Sites

OCTG Tubular Finishing Services, which inspects and finishes steel pipes used at oil-drilling sites, is employing radio frequency identification technology to track personnel and tools at its facility near Houston. The company is also in the process of developing a service to provide information regarding the status and location of pipes located on site.

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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.

Ready-to-Ship for Full Control of Inbound Shipments

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Integrating Planning & Execution: Supply Chain's Holy Grail

Integrating supply chain planning and execution is vital to today's businesses, but 80 percent of the data that most companies need to achieve this integration lies outside their four walls. Mark Cosway, vice president of industry sales at GT Nexus, explains a new approach to solving this problem.

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Agentrics Changes Name to NeoGrid

Agentrics, a vendor of cloud-based applications to support supply-chain collaboration, has changed its name to that of its parent company, Brazil-based NeoGrid.

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Intermodal Conversion in the Restaurant Temp-Controlled Space

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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.

Used Vehicles, Trailer Sales Two Bright Spots in Truck Industry Transactions Last Year

The wholesale used market was the only segment to grow from 2011 to 2012, up 3 percent. The auction and retail markets both fell 11 percent. The update on the used market was reported in the latest release of the State of the Industry: U.S. Classes 3-8 Used Trucks, published by ACT Research.

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