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FreightWaves Staff Monday, May 21, 2012

Chassis checkout

Shippers struggle with varying policies on how to secure wheels under their containers.    By Chris Dupin       While a recent study found most U.S. shippers would prefer no change in […]

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FreightWaves Staff Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Pacer, CRST in drayage deal

   Pacer International and CRST International said Tuesday they have agreed to multi-market dedicated drayage agreements focused on driving intermodal drayage efficiencies and providing incremental capacity for Pacer.    CRST […]

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FreightWaves Staff Monday, April 23, 2012

Transshipment DCs

U.S. logistics jobs could be outsourced to Caribbean, Central America as new shipping patterns evolve.    By Eric Kulisch       The expected rise of container terminals in, and around, the […]

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FreightWaves Staff Monday, April 23, 2012

IT in FTZ

Foreign trade zone operators obtain efficiencies through automation.    By Geoff Whiting       The availability of easy-to-deploy information technologies are driving more American shippers to take advantage of the trade […]

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FreightWaves Staff Monday, April 23, 2012

Odyssey buys Interdom Partners

   Odyssey Logistics & Technology Corporation (OL&T), a Danbury, Conn.-based logistics service provider, has acquired Interdom Partners, an intermodal services company.    Interdom, based in Palos Heights, Ill., has experienced a double-digit […]

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FreightWaves Staff Thursday, March 29, 2012

Backyard brawling

   The 10-year anniversary of the crippling lockout of International Longshore and Warehouse Union workers at U.S. West Coast ports in 2002 is looming, and International Longshoremen’s Association members look […]

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FreightWaves Staff Thursday, March 29, 2012

Charged up

Walmart Canada DC is model for energy conservation.    By Eric Kulisch       In November 2010, Walmart Canada opened a 400,000-square foot fresh food distribution center in Balzac, Alberta, […]

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FreightWaves Staff Thursday, March 29, 2012

Reducing waste

Sustainability efforts benefit bottom line, community. By Eric Kulisch       Minimizing the environmental impact of operations and products involves reducing waste — and waste reduction is the core principle […]

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FreightWaves Staff Thursday, March 29, 2012

A long way to go

Exports to Asia are healthy, but they’re not enough for carriers to structure service networks around the westbound transpacific trade.    By Eric Johnson       Westbound transpacific trade grew […]

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FreightWaves Staff Monday, March 19, 2012

Accellos jumps into cloud

   Accellos, a provider of supply chain management software, will offer more of its software applications to customers via cloud-based technology.    The company said its cloud-based AccellosOne Warehouse Management System contains tools to better […]

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FreightWaves Staff Wednesday, March 7, 2012

Kenco names 3 VPs

   Kenco, a provider of distribution, warehousing, transportation and information technology, has promoted three executives to vice president.    Brad Liddie was named vice president of operations, responsible for supporting […]

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