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James Oberstar (D-MN), US House Transportation and
Infrastructure Committee Chairman reacted angrily to a proposed 18-month
stopgap highway funding proposal.
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The American Road and Transportation Builders Association has
endorsed James Oberstar's Blueprint for Transportation Investment and
Reform.
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AeroLogic, the joint venture cargo airline of DHL Express and
Lufthansa Cargo, has officially begun operations with its first flight
taking place on June 29.
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Kuehn + Nagel (K+N) will handle warehouse management and
parts distribution in Korea for Audi Volkswagen under terms of the new
three-year service contract.
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With forecasts indicating increases in North American auto
production, railroads could benefit.
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The Alliance Global Logistics Hub is home to a new national
logistics training program instituted by Washington-based Manufacturing
Skill Standards Council (MSSC).
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These three were the articles most read in last week's
edition.
- UPS and Pilots Agree to Avoid Furloughs
The carrier and union have agreed there will be no furloughs through
April 1, 2010 for 300 UPS pilots.
- Signs Of Improvement In Truckload
Morgan Stanley's proprietary Truckload Freight Index shows slowing
rate of improvement.
- Why the U.P.C. is Smiling
The highly identifiable code has a birthday. It’s scanned 10 billion
times a day in applications spanning more than 25 industries, including
consumer packaged goods, apparel, hardware, food services, healthcare,
logistics, government and high tech.
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A. Don't source from China
B. Moved some sourcing to South America
C. Moved some sourcing to Mexico
D. Moved some sourcing to Eastern Europe
E. Moved some sourcing to European Union
F. Moved some sourcing to US/Canada
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