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news
15 \ newsworthy \
Looking for the mother of truckload rate
cycles? She’s in the guest room
Truckload driver wages must hit $75k
annually to boost supply, executive says
Alliances: who’s sealed a deal?
Cargo Chief teams up with GateHouse to
share trucking data
Raymond Corp. acquires dealer Raymond
Handling Concepts Corp.
Industrial property “availability” rate hits
lowest point since 2000, CBRE says
Short takes
CSCMP to honor Dr. John Gattorna with
group’s 2018 Distinguished Service Award
Accolades: awards and recognition
JDA acquires artificial intelligence firm
Blue Yonder
Groundbreakers: who’s building a new DC?
Newsmakers: people on the fast track
in every issue
1 \ inbound \
Boxes and briefs: Industry news at a glance
46 \ applications \
A look at how DCs are using equipment or
services to rev up operations
51 \ rollouts \
Spotlight on conveyors and sorters
55 \ adindex \
How to reach our advertisers
voices
13 \ bigpicture \
A suggestion for congestion \
DAVID MALONEY
56 \ outbound \
Little Rhody’s small-mindedness \
MITCH MAC DONALD
EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD
n Jim Bowes
Peach State Integrated
Independent Consultant
n George Clopton
Polo/Ralph Lauren
n Peter Counihan
Fortna
n John A. Gentle
John A. Gentle & Associates, LLC
n Brian Gibson, Ph.D.
Auburn University
n Steve Inacker
Cardinal Health
n Richard Jackson
Mast Logistics
n C. John Langley Jr., Ph.D.
Penn State University
n Clifford Lynch
C.F. Lynch & Associates
n Karl Manrodt, Ph.D.
Georgia College & State University
n Scott Mc Williams
Geodis
n Christopher D. Norek, Ph.D.
Chain Connectors
n Richard H. Thompson
JLL
n Kate Vitasek
University of Tennessee
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