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U.S. Xpress Expands U.S.-Mexico Cross-Border Services

U.S. Xpress Enterprises Inc. plans to expand its offering of U.S.-Mexico cross-border services through two new deals with Mexican providers.

Is This the Unlikeliest Place to Put a Manufacturing Plant?

What does it take to convince a manufacturer to locate a plant in the U.S.? How about in California, one of the most highly regulated and difficult states in which to operate? (It ranked 40th in CNBC's latest survey "America's Top States for Business." What about the San Francisco Bay Area, with its prohibitive cost of living, high population density and even more onerous regulatory environment?

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Logistics, Freight Forwarding Market in Recovery, Survey Says

Logistics service providers and freight forwarders are optimistic that the economy will continue to grow, and provide opportunities for expansion in 2013, according to a survey by Transport Intelligence, a global logistics research firm, and Kewill, a provider of trade and logistics software.

The ABCs of Inventory Optimization

Inventory optimization might seem like an old concept, but many companies fail to apply it properly, especially in the area of multi-echelon inventory management. Karin Bursa, vice president of marketing with Logility, details IO's key benefits and challenges.

Intermec Unveils New Generation of Rugged Mobile Computers

Intermec Inc. has created the CK3 Next Generation Series of rugged mobile computers.

DB Schenker Establishes Contract Logistics Academy in China

DB Schenker has opened a logistics academy in China to train local employees.

Regal Logistics Opens New Distribution Center in Los Angeles

Regal Logistics has purchased a new distribution center in the Los Angeles area. The facility in Garden Grove, Calif., offers 120,000 square feet of warehouse space.

UPS Expands Healthcare Network in Asia-Pacific Region

UPS has expanded its distribution network for healthcare manufacturers in the Asia-Pacific region.

APL Logistics Takes Over Chinese 3PL Joint Venture

APL Logistics has signed an agreement to acquire all of the shares in APLL-Zhiqin Group, a Chinese joint venture partnership that has also included Legend Holdings Co., Ltd. and Beijing Willway Information Technology Co., Ltd.

University Health System Uses RFID Technology to Track Valuable Mobile Equipment

Early in-house studies conducted by Shands at the University of Florida, a health system operated by the school, indicates that an asset-tracking solution installed at its three facilities in Gainesville has reduced the number of hours that its emergency department staff spends searching for missing equipment by 98 percent.

DB Schenker Expands Transport Monitoring; Adds Mexican Warehouse Capacity

DB Schenker has introduced DB Schenkersmartbox, a new service for monitoring global freight movements.

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