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Managing a Seasonal Hazardous Material Surge
Challenge: Dunavant Logistics Group (DLG) was engaged to build domestic truckload capacity for a $2 billion chemical manufacturer client. A seasonal volume spike required DLG to increase capacity for hazardous materials (HAZMAT) freight. Additionally, all shipments were going to locations in Texas, a state with an imbalance in inbound supply and outbound demand.
Epicor Offers Tools for Automotive Aftermarket, Wholesale Distribution
Epicor Software Corp. has incorporated a number of new features into Epicor Vision, its business-management application for automotive aftermarket distributors and jobbers.
How Rising Fuel Costs Are Transforming Distribution Strategies
Rob Nemeth, president of Allied Distribution, shows exactly how rising fuel costs are affecting the movement of goods throughout the distribution chain - and how companies are responding to the trend.
Employers Search to Acquire Skilled Logistics Employees in China
A visit by a Chinese delegation of logistics and education officials reveals that the problems Chinese employers face in filling their logistics jobs are every bit as bad and probably even worse as those experienced by employers in the UK and elsewhere.
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Intermodal Expands on Double-Digit Domestic Container Growth
The 10.2-percent year-over-year gain in domestic container volume in the first quarter of 2013 represents the sixth consecutive quarter of 10-percent-plus increases, and the second highest volume in domestic container history, according to the Intermodal Association of North America's Intermodal Market Trends & Statistics report.
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Deadline Coming for Accurate Declaration of Ocean Container Weights
When the MSC Napoli ran aground off the UK's south coast in January 2007, 137 out of the 600 containers it was carrying on deck were at least 10 percent heavier or lighter than was declared on the ship's manifest. In another high-profile accident, the capsizing of the Xpress Container Line vessel Deneb during unloading at Algeciras in June 2011, an even higher percentage of boxes - 64 out of 150 - were not laden as recorded.
How to Derive Value from Applications in the Cloud
The cloud is here to stay. Tom French, chief executive officer of Supply Chain Coach, outlines the benefits and opportunities contained within this means of conveying key software applications to global supply chains.
Tonnage of Trucking Industry Surges in United States
Trucking freight tonnage has increased in four of the last five months across the U.S., research reveals. The American Trucking Associations' advanced seasonally adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index gained 0.9 percent in March after decreasing 0.7 percent in February.
DHL Invests $11.3m in End-of-Route Shared User Hub
DHL Supply Chain is investing $11.3m in a new end-of-route shared user hub at Heathrow. Scheduled to open in early 2014, the facility will offer airlines a turnkey solution for end-of-route return catering requirements on long haul flights.
Damco Develops Cambodian Freight Operation
Damco has opened a second CFS warehouse facility in Cambodia, in a bid to further enhance and support its customers' growth in Cambodia's emerging markets.
Goodman to Construct Logistics Center for Daimler Germany
Goodman, the integrated property company that owns, develops and manages logistics space globally, has commenced the construction of a new logistics centre for Daimler AG in Bremen.
Critical Juncture for Global MRO Provisions
Experts warn that provision of maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services to the aerospace and defense industries will be severely impacted.
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