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19 ; newsworthy ;
; Truckload rates continue
upward march
; Nashville Wire buys
AWP Industries
; Accolades: awards and
recognition
; Schneider, CSX sign
multiyear extension for
intermodal service
; Virginia port’s ability
to compete for megaships
called into doubt
; Short takes
; Don Schneider dies at 76
; Report: Demand for
logistics real estate will
grow in 2012
; Alliances: who’s sealed
a deal
; Newsmakers: people on
the fast track
17 ; bigpicture ;
Telling the logistics story ;
PETER BRADLEY
1 ; inbound ;
Boxes and briefs: Industry
news at a glance
37 ; fastlane ;
What to look for in a freight
payment firm ;
CLIFFORD F. LYNCH
66 ; rollouts ;
New logistics products
& services
53 ; techwatch ;
BI moves to the cloud ;
JAMES A. COOKE
71 ; adindex ;
How to reach our advertisers
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
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 Beverages Co.
; Christopher D. Norek, Ph.D.
Chain Connectors
; Richard H. Thompson
Jones Lang LaSalle
; Kate Vitasek
Supply Chain Visions
61 ; basictraining ;
For what it’s worth … ;
ART VAN BODEGRAVEN AND
KENNE TH B. ACKERMAN
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72 ; outbound ;
The man from Memphis ;
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