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Saturday, December 31, 2011

Price of Fuel Going Down as Supply Increases? Don't Bet on It.

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It is arrogance to assume the US can control the worldwide price of oil and refined petroleum products (PP).  It is also delusional to think...
Friday, December 30, 2011

Thoughts on Economic Distortion

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In transportation I have heard shippers say they do not want to negotiate too "hard" with carriers because they want to treat them...
Thursday, December 22, 2011

US To Be A Net Exporter of Petroleum Products in 2011

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For you transportation professionals who bought into the idea if we drill and produce more oil, prices will go down.  Think again.   This ar...

Final HOS Rule Released and Sec. LaHood is on Santa’s Naughty List! - Article from Logistics Management

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Final HOS Rule Released and Sec. LaHood is on Santa’s Naughty List! - Article from Logistics Management Dodged a few bullets but the tot...

Taking a Control Tower Approach - Article from Supply Chain Management Review

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Taking a Control Tower Approach - Article from Supply Chain Management Review I am a big fan of the "control tower" idea and ...
Saturday, November 19, 2011

Q3 GDP Growth is a Fire in The Pan Spurt

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Conference Board's perspective on the Q3 "growth" spurt.  Personally, I cannot imagine GDP continuing to grow when we are at 9...

Supply Chain Executives Define Social Media Too Narrowly

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Supply Chain Executives Define Social Media Too Narrowly A good post and one which I responded to. Please click on link and look for commen...
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Learnings Through Logistics' Visits

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I  had a great week visiting with many logistics providers and trying to get insight into just exactly what is going on in this business.  S...
Friday, November 18, 2011

Home Construction Will Be Muted - Bad News for Logistics Providers

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I think we have all learned over the last few years why home construction is always looked at by economists.  It is probably the single bigg...
Thursday, November 17, 2011

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Leasing companies see their supply chain as a competitive advantage.
Saturday, July 9, 2011

What Does the Economic News Tell Us

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Things are slow and everyone is in a "wait and see" mode is what I believe these numbers are telling us.  Unemployment stayed high...
Tuesday, July 5, 2011

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A very sad day as Dr. Bowersox, the founder of the supply chain industry has passed away. Look for more on this great man.
Monday, July 4, 2011

Hybrid Cars and Reverse Logistics

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Took a ride in my new Hybrid Ford Fusion yesterday and as always, everything causes me to think about logistics.  First, I will have a "...
Sunday, July 3, 2011

10X Logistics Now in Mobile Form

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If you like to read my blog 10xLogistics, you will like it even better now that it is easily accessed from your iPhone or other mobile devic...

Logistics Report Out

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I have read the new report on the "state of logistics and I have a few thoughts.  First, we have to figure out how to make the report m...
Sunday, March 27, 2011

The Business of Investing

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Ok, I know this is a logistics blog but I also have a passion for business in general so I thought I would write very quickly about investin...

Impact of High Diesel prices.. Get Ready

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Owner operators will exit the business, the "big 3" will get bigger, everything will cost a lot more. Get ready. Impact of high ...
Sunday, March 13, 2011

Government to Buy EOBRs for Mexican Trucks

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I saw this a few days ago when it was revealed but had not commented until now.  My first reaction was what a disgrace.  How can our tax dol...

The Logistics Daily is Launched

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Get a compilation of my twitter feeds (@logisticsexpert/logisticsindustry) in a newspaper form at the Logistics Daily .

Japanese Tragedy Brings Importance of Logistics to The Front

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There has been a raging debate going on over at Linkedin about whether Logistics has lost its importance and luster in the corporation.  I t...