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news
voices
in every issue
19 ; newsworthy ;
Teamsters at ABF reject wage
deal
study: Intermodal’s share of
long-haul freight at record high
lending to small truckers
picks up
Averitt Express launches
intermodal service
RedPrairie buys Smart Turn
accolades: awards and
recognition
Con-way plans 5 million
share offering
DOT report: U.S. highways,
bridges have improved
groundbreakers: who’s
building a new DC
C.H. Robinson posts strong
Q1 results
short takes
don’t raise the roof—lease it!
plan to cut truck emissions
at ports unveiled
U.S. manufacturing,
shipments gather steam
Arrow Electronics expands
reverse logistics footprint
15 ; bigpicture ;
dealing with addiction ;
PETER BRADLEY
1 ; inbound ;
boxes and briefs: industry
news at a glance
41 ; fastlane ;
the forgotten mode ;
CLIFFORD F. LYNCH
17 ; acrossthedock ;
letters to the editor
47 ; techwatch ;
show me the way (with
apologies to Peter Frampton) ;
JAMES A. COOKE
59 ; rollouts ;
new logistics products
& services
EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD
; Jim Bowes
Peach State Integrated
Technologies
; Earl Boyanton
Independent Consultant
; 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
C.F. Lynch & Associates
; Karl Manrodt, Ph.D.
Georgia Southern University
; Scott Mc Williams
Ozburn-Hessey Logistics
; Shekar Natarajan
Pepsi Bottling Group
; Christopher D. Norek, Ph.D.
Chain Connectors
; Richard H. Thompson
Jones Lang LaSalle
; Kate Vitasek
Supply Chain Visions
63 ; adindex ;
how to reach our advertisers
51 ; securitybrief ;
the truth about security
technologies ;
BARRY BRANDMAN
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52 ; basictraining ;
the right stuff: picking a
consultant ;
ART VAN BODEGRAVEN AND
KENNETH B. ACKERMAN
64 ; outbound ;
something’s gotta give ;
MITCH MAC DONALD
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