Terrible Toos: Too Much, Too Soon By several measurements, freight growth is accelerating as we approach midyear and will continue in this promising direction for the remainder of the year and possibly into 2015. Although that’s positive for transportation and logistics providers, as well as for shippers whose growing volumes point to improving conditions in […]
Read More →Taking Responsibility for Trade Compliance
on May 22, 2014in Uncategorized
Taking Responsibility for Trade Compliance Every year, just as certain as the blooming of the bluebonnets in Texas, I get asked for my opinion about where I consider to be the best fit for trade compliance within a corporate organization. The reason for the question’s frequency is because trade compliance, like the proverbial hot potato,… […]
Read More →A Shipper’s Perspective: NITL’s Carlton Opens Up About Trucking, Alliances, BCOs
on May 19, 2014in Uncategorized
A Shipper’s Perspective: NITL’s Carlton Opens Up About Trucking, Alliances, BCOs National Industrial Transportation League President and CEO Bruce CarltonFor the first time since the 2008-09 Great Recession, shippers have a “small smile on their faces” when it comes to the economy, National Industrial Transportation League President and CEO Bruce Carlton said. Their increasing optimism […]
Read More →Barcelona’s Auto Trade on a Roll
on May 14, 2014in Uncategorized
Barcelona’s Auto Trade on a Roll Three trains a day travel between the SEAT plant and the Port of Barcelona.BARCELONA, Spain — In the middle of the rolling coastal mountains near this Mediterranean seaport a huge auto plant sprawls across an area equivalent to 400 fields for soccer, or “football,” as it is called here. […]
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