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Trimble & Platform Science: The Future of Telematics with Rob Painter and Jack Kennedy

The Logistics of Logistics

Joining the Company in 2006, Painter held a variety of leadership positions, including corporate development, corporate strategy, general manager of Construction Services, general manager of the Intelligent Construction Tools international joint venture, and vice president of Trimble Buildings construction software.

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Logistics Cyclists raise £225,000 for Transaid

Logistics Business Magazine

This followed just two and a half weeks after a separate group of 40 riders raised £60,000 for a demanding 159-mile, two-day ride battling the elements, from Newcastle to Edinburgh. We had two fantastic groups, each passionate about our life-saving work.

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New seat, custom replica: Trucker of the Year Jay Hosty recognized

Overdrive Online

At MATS, Hosty was recognized and presented a model replica of his 2006 Western Star 4900EX, as well as a surprise gift from Trucker of the Year sponsor Commercial Vehicle Group and its Bostrom Seating brand: A seat up to a $2,500 value.

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Data is the New Oil: Competing on Logistics Data

Talking Logistics

“Data is the new oil,” stated Clive Humby, a British mathematician, in 2006. It’s valuable, but if unrefined it cannot really be used. It has to be changed into gas, plastic, chemicals, etc. to create a valuable entity that drives profitable activity; so must data be broken down, analyzed for it to have value.”

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Avis Budget Group CEO Aims to Reinvent Car Rental Industry

IoT World Today

Larry De Shon, president and chief executive officer of Avis Budget Group, which owns Avis Car Rental, Budget Car Rental and car-sharing firm Zipcar, among others, has a fresh perspective on the car rental industry. ( Before joining the company in 2006, he had served as senior vice president of airport operations at United Airlines.

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DPWN Net Income Down, but Express Starts To Impress

Blog on Log

DHL parent’s profit down in 2006 German mail, express and logistics giant Deutsche Post World Net, owners of DHL, reported a group net income of 1.9 billion) in 2006, down 14.3 Group operating income increased 2.9 billion) while annual group revenue soared 35.8 Group operating income increased 2.9

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The world’s most important freight port

Now, That's Logistics

Now managed by the Shanghai International Port Group, the port’s transshipment volume tripled in just a few short years, going from 186 million metric ton in 1999 to 537 million metric tons in 2006. This move was enough for it to take the crown of the world’s most important sea port from Singapore in 2006. million TEUs).

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