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UPS to Deploy Hydraulic Hybrid Vehicles in Baltimore, Atlanta

UPS plans to deploy 40 new hydraulic hybrid vehicles, half in Baltimore and half in Atlanta.

From Clipboards to Automation: Kenco Updates Its TMS

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LogicSource Updates OneMarket Procurement, Marketing Application

LogicSource, a procurement services and technology firm specializing in printed materials and related commodities, has made a number of enhancements to its OneMarket Technology Suite of software applications.

DB Schenker Logistics Offers Four New Gateways to Russia

DB Schenker Logistics is now offering European land-transport service to Russia via four gateways: Berlin, Germany; Krakow, Poland; Riga, Latvia and Helsinki, Finland.

What's Up With Capacity?

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A Major Temp-Controlled 3PL Embraces Route Optimization

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HD Supply Chalks Up a Decade's Worth of Experience in TMS

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Transportation Management Takes Center Stage at Saddle Creek Logistics Services

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Mode Transportation Takes Control of Its Carrier Base

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September Shipping Increase Due More to Potential Strike Than Normal Peak Season Orders

North American freight shipments rose modestly in September, a month usually associated with a peak season increase. This month's 2.2-percent increase can be attributed, however, more to contingency planning for the anticipated International Longshoreman's Association (ILA) dock workers strike than to a seasonal surge in orders. Although federal mediators stepped in at the last minute and negotiated a three-month extension to continue talks, many shippers had already scrambled to re-schedule October shipments for September. The alternative, should the strike have occurred, was to reroute goods to the West Coast, where carriers were charging strike surcharges ranging from $300 to $1,000.

Class 8 Preliminary Net Orders Continued to Be Soft in September

North America heavy duty GVW Class 8 commercial vehicle preliminary net orders for September, as reported by ACT Research Co., remained soft. The final numbers, which will be released mid-October, will approach 15,600 units for heavy duty Class 8 trucks and 14,000 for medium duty Classes 5-7 vehicles. The preliminary net order numbers are typically accurate to within 5 percent of actual.

Vehicle Seating Supplier Relaxes with New 3PL

Shelby Foam Systems, which supplies padding and Velcro to one of the world's largest seating manufacturers for cars and trucks, wasn't sitting comfortably with its transportation provider. It needed better inbound monitoring, and at a lower cost.

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