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dbearth

@dbearth

I write about trucking, freight transportation, logistics and supply chain management issues.

 Transport Topics
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Joined September 2008
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Your weird truck of the day is the 1950 Fageol Cargoliner - a concept truck that was billed as “The trailer without a tractor.”
Image from Jack Roberts (@By_JackRoberts)
Image from Jack Roberts (@By_JackRoberts)
Image from Jack Roberts (@By_JackRoberts)
Image from Jack Roberts (@By_JackRoberts)
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Is XPO Logistics the most Amazon-like company in the transportation and Logistics industry? If not, who is your pick?
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I'm watching STRENGTHENING SKILLS TRAINING AND CAREER PATHWAYS ACROSS THE TRANSPORTATION INDUSTRY goo.gl/71LHgj via @ScribbleLive
Collaborative logistics comes to warehouses on.wsj.com/1JKDPGH via @WSJ
Collaborative Logistics Comes to the Warehouse

Collaborative Logistics Comes to the Warehouse

With warehouse capacity tight in many markets, companies are using new technology to help them work together to match goods with unused space.

wsj.com
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Amazon reportedly wants to turn its own customers into couriers theverge.com/e/8553370?utm_c… via @verge
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Strategies developed for transitioning to a low-carbon trucking future fw.to/KxCiIvS
Walmart at the Crossroads supplychain247.com/paper/wal… via @SupplyChain247

Walmart at the Crossroads

The Environmental and Labor Impact of Its Food Supply Chain.

supplychain247.com
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8,000 jobs possible at northwestern S.F. development site argusne.ws/1ALSLRN via @argusleader
Does America’s Transportation Future Really Need More and Bigger Roads? disq.us/8ng8wy
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What are you doing to increase freight hauling capacity? #TTTop100. Top 100 For-Hire Carriers: bit.ly/1E8WXeg
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Supply Chain News: Start-Up to Locate 100 3D Printers Inside UPS Hub scdigest.com/ontarget/15-05-…
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Wal-Mart Builds Supply Chain to Match E-Commerce on.wsj.com/1IldFYS via @WSJ

Wal-Mart Builds Supply Chain to Meet E-Commerce Demands

Wal-Mart is opening distribution centers dedicated to online sales as the retail industry addresses a rapid shift toward e-commerce.

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Trucking Company Shows Facebook Road to Future nyti.ms/1F8rlYc

Trucking Company Shows Facebook Road to Future (Published 2015)

Both Swift Transportation and the social networking giant face shareholder votes to dump feudalistic dual-share structures.

nytimes.com
DTZ Agrees to Buy Cushman & Wakefield for $2 Billion nyti.ms/1IwbLVr

DTZ Agrees to Buy Cushman & Wakefield for $2 Billion (Published 2015)

The deal would create a combined real estate services company with more than 43,000 employees and annual revenue of more than $5 billion.

nytimes.com
Breaking News: Transport Topics coverage of ATA Management Conference & Exhibition Oct. 24, 2011. ow.ly/74VMv
Brazil Billionaire Dethrones Kings From Beer to Burgers as Batista’s Model - Bloomberg bloom.bg/pZBTNG via @BloombergNews
I'm doing a story on logistics education and I wonder what can be done to make transportation a more appealing career for people?
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