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12
Jun
New chassis business model would cut costs, trucker says
From the Journal of Commerce – Long Beach – Truckers and beneficial cargo owners (BCOs) could save almost 50 percent on daily rental fees for chassis if the industry would agree upon a common model that allowed the party paying for […]
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19
Apr
Managing Pinch Points
Last year was a tumultuous year for the furniture industry’s supply chain, and more disruption could be on the way in terms of ocean-carrier contracts and distribution of goods stateside. Pinch points exist all along the line of getting goods […]
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11
Apr
New ocean carrier alliances pose challenge for logistics manager’s “cargo connections”
Ocean carriers are “bleeding cash” as they rush to stem the flow by aligning themselves in new alliances, says a prominent industry analyst. But will that mad dash be enough for some of the most desperate cases? “It’s a bit too early […]
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15
Mar
After 38 Years, David Formella is Still Trucking
When David Formella started driving at age 20, he couldn’t imagine he’d stick with trucking for nearly 40 years. His tenure is evidence that anyone dedicated to learning a new career can succeed in it for a lifetime. Case in point […]
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22
Feb
Memphis firm IMC Companies hires executive vice president of national sales
IMC Companies has named its first executive vice president of national sales, a move that company officials say reflects recent growth beyond Memphis and the South. The Memphis-based company announced it has hired Donna Lemm, former vice president of sales […]
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22
Feb
Technology is essential to the future of drayage
IMC Companies’ Chairman Mark H. George spoke to JOC.com in late 2016 about the future of drayage as the industry faces major change on the ocean carrier side and the importance of technology investment as well as his company’s Northeast […]
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19
Dec
Conversation With…Mason George of IMC Global Solutions LLC
Mason George, a native Memphian graduated from Memphis University school in 2005 and went on to earn his undergraduate degree from Samford University in 2009. He married his wife, Malaney, and moved to Kansas City to open a container drayage […]
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14
Dec
DCLI to Raise Chassis Fees; Trucking Response Mixed
Direct ChassisLink Inc. will raise daily chassis rates it charges truckign companies to haul contianers from ports in the Southeast, Gulf Coast and Midwest beginning Dec. 15, following similar increases from Trac Intermodal and Flexi-Van Leasing Inc. this summer. DCLI […]
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14
Dec
Lawmakers Working to Boost Local Logistics, Transportation Sectors
Lawmakers representing the Memphis area on both the state and federal levels are taking steps to help the area’s transportation and logistics sectors in 2017 – from a second swipe at a federal grant to redevelop Lamar Avenue to the […]
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26
Oct
Trans-Pacific cargo rolled on spot rate strength and late peak-season surge
US importers are riding an increase in rolled cargo, as trans-Pacific eastbound spot rates hold at levels at twice that of some contracted prices and vessel utilization inches up on a late peak-season surge. While the increased freight rates provide […]
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