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This Week in Logistics News (Feb 15-19)

Posted on Feb 19 2010 | By Adrian Gonzalez · Comments (0)

I’ve been on the road these past two weeks, so it’s been a bit difficult keeping up with everything that’s been going on. But here are a few items, from this week and last, that escaped my delete button:

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There is a growing consensus about the need to spend more on highway repair and construction and the reality of needing additional funding (tax collections) to pay for the improvements. James Oberstar, Chairman of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure says, “… we need to begin the transition from the gasoline and diesel user fees to a vehicle miles travelled (VMT) fee system that charges users for each mile… Continue reading

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Every once in a while it is interesting to conduct an internet search on the phrase “supply chain profits.” Here are two interesting stories from the fourth quarter of 2009 that I uncovered.

In a Wall Street Journal article by Ilan Brat and Anjali Cordiero published in September, supply chain initiatives were credited with helping General Mills raise its earnings forecast for its fiscal year and the… Continue reading

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‘Green’ is all the rage. I see Green stickers on cars and homes, and eco-friendly logos on t-shirts and clothing. You can’t walk into a store these days without getting bombarded by Green messaging.

Fundamentally, the concept of Green has significant merit. We, as stewards of this planet, have an obligation to the generations to come to leave this planet the way we found it. When I was a… Continue reading

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In case you missed it, Kraft Foods issued a press release a couple of weeks ago highlighting how it “eliminated more than 50 million truck miles since 2005 through [a] focus on transportation sustainability efforts.” In North America, for example, the company “saved more than a million miles (1.6 million km), replaced 10,000 truck shipments and reduced 2,000 tons of CO2 emissions by shipping wheat via waterways to its… Continue reading

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In case you don’t regularly check our News Roundup section on Logistics Viewpoints, here are some important developments that occurred this week:

Hours of Service (HOS) trucking rules are back on the drawing board. After years of legal challenges, the “final” rule was published last November. But earlier this year, Public Citizen, Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety, the Truck Safety Coalition, and the International Brotherhood… Continue reading

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Best Practices in Transportation Procurement

Posted on Oct 28 2009 | By Adrian Gonzalez · Comments (1)

That is the title of the workshop I will conduct next week at The Logistics & Supply Chain Forum organized by Richmond Events. The content of my presentation is based on numerous case studies and end-user interviews I’ve conducted over the years (Ace Hardware, Frito-Lay, HJ Heinz, International Paper, Wausau Paper, and others), as well as interviews with some of the leading technology and service providers in this area… Continue reading

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A couple of weeks ago, Evan Falchuk, President and COO of Best Doctors, posted a piece on his blog about J.B. Hunt and its approach to healthcare benefits.  Evan interviewed Rick George, Director of Benefits at J.B. Hunt.  You can read Evan’s posting here, but with his permission, I’ve copied the Q&A portion below.

This posting interested me because it sheds light on a… Continue reading

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