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news
voices
in every issue
11 newsworthy
transport brokers face new
liability threat: court finds
broker “vicariously liable” for
actions of carrier it hired
material handling training
program dedicated
accolades: awards and
recognition
ocean shipping slows, but
capacity grows
LTL hauler YRC reports
progress in revamping its
operation … but will it be
enough?
short takes
has air freight bottomed?
groundbreakers: who’s
building a new DC
newsmakers: people on the
fast track
alliances: who’s sealed
a deal
9 bigpicture
eyes on the road ahead
PETER BRADLEY
1 inbound
boxes and briefs: industry
news at a glance
27 fastlane
1870 redux?
CLIFFORD F. LYNCH
53 rollouts
new logistics products
& services
EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD
Wayne Bourne
Bourne Management Group
Jim Bowes
Peach State Integrated
Technologies
George Clopton
Polo/Ralph Lauren
Peter Counihan
Fortna
John A. Gentle
John A. Gentle & Associates, LLC
Brian Gibson, Ph.D.
Auburn University
Steve Inacker
Cardinal Health
Richard Jackson
Limited Distribution Services
C. John Langley Jr., Ph.D.
Georgia Institute of Technology
Clifford Lynch
CTSI
Karl Manrodt, Ph.D.
Georgia Southern University
Scott Mc Williams
Ozburn-Hessey Logistics
Christopher D. Norek, Ph.D.
Chain Connectors
Richard H. Thompson
Jones Lang LaSalle
Kate Vitasek
Supply Chain Visions
40 basictraining
why consultants?
ART VAN BODEGRAVEN AND
KENNETH B. ACKERMAN
60 webdirect
online information from
vendors
64 outbound
an entirely different sort of
audacity
MITCH MAC DONALD
63 adindex
how to reach our advertisers
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