Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 11, 2017

Last month, I had the opportunity to speak at CLX Logistics’ 6th Annual Customer Conference in Philadelphia. Mark Chrencik, Director of Operations at CLX Logistics (a Talking Logistics sponsor), kicked off the conference with a market update where he covered various trends in the industry, including fuel prices and linehaul rates.

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Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

If you’ve attended any logistics conferences lately, or just tried covering a load in recent weeks, you know that the tide is turning in the transportation market. At the CSCMP conference in late September, I heard a lot of speakers talking about the aggregate equipment loss — 50,000 to 70,000 units were taken out of service.

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247 Customs Broker

MARCH 15, 2018

At the beginning of the season, DHL and Formula 1 are announcing an extension of their global partnership, which has existed since 2004. Furthermore, DHL will continue to present the DHL Fastest Lap Award and the DHL Fastest Pit Stop Award, two prizes for exceptional performances by racing drivers and teams.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 10, 2019

I remember speaking a few years ago with Art Mesher, Descartes’ CEO from November 2004 through November 2013, and he attributed the turnaround to Descartes’ shift from a “culture of selling” to a “culture of serving.” A couple of weeks ago, I attended the Descartes Evolution Global User & Partner Conference 2019.

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Automotive Logistics

APRIL 11, 2019

I think political uncertainty, and where this will take the economy, is the biggest risk, but it looks at the moment as if OEMs that are already present are going to stick with Turkey,” says LMC’s Thomas. Only two of Turkey’s international ports are now state-owned after a 2004 act that allowed six of the biggest – Iskenderun, Derince, Band?rma,

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Freightera

MAY 4, 2017

Eric Beckwitt recently returned from COP22, the UN Climate Conference in Marrakech, where he presented “A Green Future for Freight” a continuation of Freightera’s thought leadership on the issue earlier featured at the 2016 G7 Summit in Climate Change: The New Economy.

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