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The Near-Term Outlook for Outsourcing
Despite the recession's constraint on corporate pocketbooks, the future of outsourced logistics services is bright, says Cliff Otto, president of Saddle Creek Corporation, a logistics services provider. And shared space, an old concept, is seeing a surge of renewed interest from customers.
Prophesy Issues New Version of Dispatch TMS Software
Old Dominion Adds Seven Chinese Ports to Guaranteed Service
Preparing for the Impending Driver Shortage
The truck driver shortages of 1983 and 2004 could be dwarfed by what's coming by 2012, in the view of Tom Nightingale, chief marketing officer at Con-way. New hours-of-service rules and CSA 2010 are doing nothing to help that situation. Still, there are ways to prepare for the crunch.
Challenges Facing Transportation Brokers
As new government regulations intensify the transportation capacity crunch, non-asset-based brokers will be even more hard pressed to find equipment for their customers, says Mike Williams, chief operating officer at Sunteck Transport Group. That could weed out fly-by-night operators that sometimes give the industry a bad rep.
ALAN: Leading the Charge in Humanitarian Logistics
A highly effective way to get needed relief to victims of natural disasters is by marshaling the employees, equipment and expertise of logistics service providers, says Cliff Otto, president of Saddle Creek Corporation. That's the mission of ALAN, the American Logistics Aid Network.
With Slow Steaming, Some Say Savings Are Quick to Roll In for Ocean Transportation
Hair-Care Leader Adopts Voice in the Warehouse
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Are We Running Out of Transportation Equipment?
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New Techniques in Order Processing for Multi-Channel Retailing
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DHL Launches Line of Time-Definite Import and Export Express Services
Qualcomm Issues Media Manager; Partners on HOS Compliance
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