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U.S. 3PL Market Posts Strong Growth

Armstrong & Associates Inc.

Two U.S. 3PL market segments experienced double digit growth, while non-asset based domestic transportation management gross revenues grew 15.4 percent, while net revenues grew 20.5 percent.

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Report: U.S. Logistics Industry Rebounds

Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP)

This year’s 26th Annual State of Logistics Report presents an overview of the economy during the past year, the logistics industry’s key trends, and the total U.S. logistics costs for 2014.

The report is presented by transportation consultant and author Rosalyn Wilson of Parsons at a press conference today at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C.

CSX And Louisville & Indiana Railroad Partner On $90 M Indianapolis-To-Louisville Infrastructure Upgrade

CSX Corporation Inc.

The joint project, which closed on June 17, 2015, was approved by the U.S. Surface Transportation Board in April.

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Fuel Efficiency

EPA, DOT Propose Greenhouse Gas And Fuel Efficiency Standards For Heavy-Duty Trucks

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Medium- and heavy-duty vehicles currently account for about 20 percent of GHG emissions and oil use in the U.S. transportation sector, but only comprise about five percent of vehicles on the road.

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Railroads Retire Boxcars, Creating Shortage

The number of boxcars in service in North America fell by 41 percent in the past decade to slightly less than 125,000 last year as 101,600 cars were scrapped and only about 13,800 replacement were added.

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Ferrero To Acquire U.K. Confectioner Thorntons

Ferrero, best known for its nutty chocolates wrapped in gold foil, said it would keep the Thorntons brand and the company’s factory in Alfreton, Derbyshire.

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House Appropriations Committee Funding For FSMA Falls Short

Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

The Senate Appropriations Committee is preparing its version of the budget proposal and the two chambers of Congress will merge aspects of both versions to create a funding proposal for the fiscal year that begins Oct. 1.

In this file photo Chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriations Senator Thad Cochran is sitting with committee member Senator Mitch McConnell.

Alibaba’s Logistics Arm Launches Distribution Centers For Fresh Groceries In Three Major Chinese Cities

The opening of Cainiao’s three distribution centers is part of a major expansion of its logistics network that includes a new 60,000 square-meter warehouse in eastern China.

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Propane Autogas Mitigates Maintenance Concerns for Sausage Delivery Fleet

Propane Education & Research Council (PERC)

For Stevens Sausage, the rising cost of maintenance on diesel engines was a driving factor in its decision to switch to propane autogas.

Stevens Sausage, based in Smithfield, N.C., has found propane fuel significantly reduces fleet maintenance costs.

Panasonic Touts Its Eco-Conscious Cold Chain Solutions

The global tech giant is focusing on their cold chain solutions as part of their new "A Better Life, A Better World" campaign.

Panasonic’s open showcases employs CO2 refrigerant technology to create an air curtain created of cold air that flows from top to bottom.

A&P Seeks 'Strategic Options,' Including Possible Asset Sale

The New York Post on Wednesday reported that A&P was shopping 137 of its 301 stores, basing its report on what it called a list of targeted stores.

DOT Grants Agriculture 2-Year Waiver From Hours Of Service Rule

U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT)

The National Pork Producers Council, on behalf of other livestock, poultry and food organizations, this spring asked the FMCSA to renew the waiver and to extend it for the two-year maximum allowable under federal law.

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