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7-Eleven Delivers Late-Night Snacks to College Dorms

7-Eleven is finding a new way to serve late-night munchies to the college crowd by partnering with Tapingo to deliver to college campuses.

New Truck-Monitoring Technology: It's Just Down the Road

Imagine a truck that "knows," while in transit, that it's about to experience a mechanical failure, how serious the problem is, what's required to fix it, and exactly where the driver should go to get the job done.

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Transportation Insight Acquires BirdDog Solutions

Transportation Insight LLC, a global third-party logistics (3PL) provider, has acquired BirdDog Solutions, a provider of parcel logistics in North America.

Walgreens Chooses Deliv for Same-day Prescription Delivery in Some Areas in Dallas

Walgreens has selected Deliv, a crowdsourced, last-mile delivery company, to make same-day prescription deliveries in Dallas.

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Boston Consulting Group Launches Platform for Reducing Empty Containers

Boston Consulting Group has developed xChange, a Web-based marketplace to help ocean carriers reposition empty containers around the world.

LeanLogistics Releases New Version of LeanTMS

LeanLogistics, a vendor of transportation-management software and related supply-chain services, has launched version 15.3.0 of its flagship product, LeanTMS.

Lojistic Offers Audisee, Free Parcel-Audit Web Tool

Lojistic, a provider of software for managing transportation costs, has developed Audisee, a new instant Web tool for parcel auditing.

How Many Shippers Have a TMS? The Answer Might Surprise You

How do you tell the difference between a high- and low-performing business? Find out what they're paying for transportation.

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Mallory Alexander Obtains Class A License in China

Mallory Alexander International Logistics has been granted a Class A forwarder's license by the government of China, for operations based in Shanghai.

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Six-month Outlook for Shipment by Air, Sea Is Not Very Bright

For the sixth month in succession, the Stifel Logistics Confidence Index declined. This trend resulted in the November Index score falling to the lowest registered for three years. The monthly decline registered in airfreight was more moderate than that witnessed in sea freight; the former was down by 0.4 points to 48.9, whilst the latter dropped 2.8 points, amounting to 46.1.

Is America Dangerously Reliant on Chinese Merchant Ships?

In future conflicts, America's merchant fleet could find itself outnumbered and outmaneuvered on the high seas, say the authors of a new paper on U.S. maritime security.

SkyBitz Debuts Trailer Detention-Management Software

SkyBitz, a vendor of remote asset-tracking and information-management software for transportation, has created a Detention Management application. The tool enables customers to improve detention awareness, customer relations and trailer time, the company said.

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