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Too Many Trucks Chasing Too Few Buyers

The supply of Class 8 trucks continues to rise faster than demand for trucks, according to the most recent ACT For-Hire Trucking Index from ACT Research Co.

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When It Comes to Customer Personalization, Many Shoppers Say Retailers Miss Target

Beacon marketing platform provider Swirl Networks found that few retailers are tailoring their messages successfully across in-store and digital platforms, but rather are pushing irrelevant content. In fact, only 25 percent of consumers say that brick-and-mortar retailers regularly demonstrate an understanding of their individual preferences.

Spot Freight Volume Sees 15 Percent Drop in November

Following an established seasonal pattern, spot market freight volume declined 15 percent in November, month over month, largely due to a drop in demand for flatbed trucks. Freight volume has declined in November in every year except 2012, according to the DAT North American Freight Index, which has recorded monthly spot market freight levels since 1997.

Improving Efficiency and Accuracy in Financial Group's Mail Distribution Center

Challenge: A financial group was growing steadily and was faced with a lack of accuracy and efficiency in the mail distribution center. Since they received and distributed highly sensitive insurance paperwork it was crucial for them to maintain efficiency and accuracy when expanding the sorting system.

HubTran Launches Tech Platform for Back-Office Automation

HubTran Inc. has introduced a technology platform for automating transportation back-office work.

Reduce Port Congestion By Expanding Container 'Free-Flow' Systems

Stakeholders at U.S. ports are spending $9bn a year to accommodate the next generation of super-sized container ships. But simply expanding physical infrastructure will not be enough to mitigate port congestion. With fewer vessels moving more containers per call, U.S. ports need to fundamentally change the way containers are moved in and out of terminals.

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As Rule on Ocean Container Weight Approaches, Many Unprepared to Comply

Retailers, manufacturers and farmers worldwide are protesting a new marine shipping safety rule they say will raise transport costs and cause delays at ports worldwide.

RF-RFID Labels Aids Retailers in Electronic Article Surveillance

Checkpoint Systems, Inc., a global supplier of merchandise availability solutions for the retail industry, has announced patent-pending dual RF-RFID labels that incorporate UCODE 7 chips from NXP.

Tips on Avoiding Breakage When Shipping Products

Breaking up may be hard to do. But breaking products during transit is all too easy.

When You Should Consider Transferring Tax Planning Rights to Foreign Subsidiary

Intellectual property is generally the most valuable asset held by technology companies and many other businesses across all sectors of the economy. Generally speaking, if sales attributable to IP will be used only in the United States, it's likely to be more tax efficient for such rights to remain here.

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The 'Last Mile' Still Involves Right Mix of Speed, Variety, Convenience

Nearly two decades ago, just as e-commerce was taking off, a group of players emerged to claim their share of the home-delivery market. Remember Webvan, Urbanfetch, Kozmo, and HomeGrocer?

Ex-Im Bank Open for Business Again, But Only for Small Deals

The announcement on the Export-Import Bank's website proclaimed in big blue letters "Ex-Im Bank Reauthorized" - but the fight is not over yet for the government's embattled export credit agency.

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