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2016 will be a defining year for the logistics industry , and transportation management practices must adapt to these changes. Similarly, the method of determining the rate of shipping will change in 2016. In a report by the American Truckers Association, the driver shortage is expected to grow in 2016.
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billion in 2016; and the USDOT estimates that freight volumes will rise 45% by 2045. And it had often cited a 2016 USDOT study, which addressed the impact of increasing current truck size, and weight limits, making the determination that there is not a need for federal policy changes on truck size and weights. About the Author.
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billion net loss in FY 2016. A bright spot for the USPS, though, has been its Shipping and Packages Group, whose FY 2018 revenue rose $2 billion, or 10.1%, to $21.5 Jeff Berman, Group News Editor. Jeff Berman is Group News Editor for Logistics Management , Modern Materials Handling , and Supply Chain Management Review.
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