DC Velocity - March 2012

We’ll put it all together,
and cut your costs by up to 35%

Warehousing
Transportation
Packaging
We specialize in
integrated CPG logistics.

As the CPG logistics specialists, we know the importance of synchronizing warehousing, packaging and delivery to keep your retail customers happy – and your costs in check. That’s why we offer each of these critical services as part of a complete, integrated solution for retail distribution. Integrating distribution functions with a single logistics partner means fewer touch points and freight runs, faster cycle times, and cost reductions up to 35%. So if you want better ways to get your goods from factory floor to store shelf, remember: Kane Is Able.

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How many lawyers does it take to oversee a transportation and logistics operation? If your answer to that question hasn’t changed in the past few years, you may be in trouble. Shippers and carriers alike now have to worry about the Compliance, Safety, Accountability (CSA) and truck driver hours-of-service (HOS) regulations as well as increasing freight claims disputes and liability for highway accidents.

If you’re looking to bone up on the latest developments, you may want to consider attending the Transportation & Logistics Council’s annual conference, from April 23–25 in Orlando, Fla. This annual event always offers several presentations focused on the complexities of transportation law, including the popular “Lawyers Explain the Law, and Businessmen Tell It Like It Is” session. The industry association even bills this as one way to obtain free legal advice.

If that isn’t enticement enough, the conference offers attendees the chance to hear DC VELOCITY’S very own Mark Solomon talk about what’s ahead for the transportation industry.

For more information and to register, visit www.tlcouncil.org. ;

Will Congress finally pass legislation to fund federal transport programs over a multiyear period? One place to get a clearer read on the political climate on Capitol Hill is at NASSTRAC’s Annual Conference and Expo in Orlando, Fla., from April 29 through May 2.

The author of the legislation, Chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee John Mica, will be giving the keynote address at the conference. Mica will discuss his recently introduced American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act, which has been touted as the most ambitious transportation reform bill since Congress created the Interstate Highway System. Additional sessions will highlight how to navigate the increasingly complex regulatory environment, the economic prognosis for the transportation sector in 2012, and how you can become a better advocate for the transportation industry.