LT_SUPPLY CHAIN_ A Penton Media Property June 18, 2009 If you want to view this on the web go to: http://enews.penton.com/enews/logisticstoday/v/172 ---------------------------------------- ADVERTISEMENT The Intermec CK3's value becomes apparent sooner. And later. Gain the functionality you need today from a single device -- and do even more tomorrow. Download our white paper now. ---------------------------------------- --Apparel Retailer Saves With RFID Swiss-based Charles V_gele streamlined its apparel supply chain with RFID tools from Checkpoint Systems. To view the full article go to: http://logisticstoday.com/operations_strategy/apparel-retailer-saves-rfid-0617/ --Builders Support Highway Reauthorization Bill "Congress has painted itself into a corner in terms of no longer being able to kick the funding debate down the road. Elected officials very rarely make difficult decisions without a crisis, and we have definitely reached that level," said ARTBA Chairman Charles Potts. To view the full article go to: http://logisticstoday.com/operations_strategy/builders-support-highway-reauthorization-bill-0617/ --Canada Freight Research to Drive Policy and Practice With over 3 million freight matches per day, TransCore's database will aid University of Manitoba research into Canadian freight market dynamics. To view the full article go to: http://logisticstoday.com/global_markets/canada-freight-research-drive-policy-practice-0617/ ---------------------------------------- ADVERTISEMENT Receive Logistics News the Easy Way. You need logistics and supply chain news, analysis and educational content that helps you do your job better. Even more importantly, this information needs to be concise and enjoyable. Logistics Today is the answer. Get the most important logistics coverage delivered to you twice a month -- in a convenient digital magazine format. Go to https://penton-sub.halldata.com/site/PEN000876TAnew/init.do to subscribe today. ---------------------------------------- --Iceland Foods Ltd. Extends DHL Supply Chain Contract DHL Supply Chain has been awarded a contract worth _500m ($816 million) across five years to manage the UK warehousing and distribution for Iceland Foods LTD. To view the full article go to: http://logisticstoday.com/global_markets/iceland-foods-ltd-dhl-supply-chain-0617/ --Make Transportation Policy Accountable Says NTPP The message of the National Transportation Policy Project (NTPP) is clear from the start, "US transportation policy needs to be more performance-driven, more directly linked to a set of clearly articulated goals, and more accountable for results." To view the full article go to: http://logisticstoday.com/operations_strategy/make-transportation-policy-accountable-ntpp-0617/ --Ryder to Provide Logistics Services for Pallet Pool Intelligent Global Pooling Systems (iGPS), which offers plastic rental pallets with radio frequency identification (RFID) tags embedded in the pallets, said it will use Ryder System Inc. to provide reverse logistics solutions to support the continuous flow of pallets to, from and among its customer base of manufacturers and retailers. To view the full article go to: http://logisticstoday.com/logistics_services/ryder-provides-logistics-services-pallet-pool-0617/ NEWS REVIEW --Last Week's Top 3 Articles These articles were those most viewed in last week's newsletter. *Movers Support FMCSA Choice; Teamster Oppose (http://logisticstoday.com/operations_strategy/movers-fmcsa-choice-teamster-9997) "AMSA strongly supports President Obama's nomination of Anne Ferro as Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) administrator," said Linda Bauer Darr, president and CEO of the American Moving and Storage Association (AMSA). *Logistics Firm Goes Paperless (http://logisticstoday.com/operations_strategy/firm-goes-paperless-9994) D.W. Morgan Company has eliminated paper waybills, reducing paper consumption by 150,000 pages per year. *Agriculture Group Supports Truck Weight Increase (http://logisticstoday.com/operations_strategy/ag-grou-weight-increase-9998) The Agricultural Transportation Efficiency Coalition (AgTEC) has analyzed and made available eleven independent studies, affirming the safety and economic benefits of bringing US truck-weight limits closer to Canadian and European standards. The studies also quantify the relationship between truck weights and road and bridge wear. Government agencies conducted or endorsed each study, says AgTEC. ABOUT THIS NEWSLETTER This Newsletter is published by Penton Media Inc.'s Logistics Today magazine. Penton Media, Inc. 1300 E. 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