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Image via Flickr by Highways Agency The Port of Los Angeles, California saw almost double the number of container shipments in March. What’s the reason for this 34 percent increase that resulted in 503,168 container units? Read on to find out what natural events and market changes prompted the recent increase.Oops! You don’t have permission…
Image via Flickr by Jonathan New airplane technology from Airbus means that Boeing is going to face issues selling their 777 jumbo jet until they come out with their next generation model. The new planes built today by Airbus are more fuel efficient and need less maintenance. However, Boeing is still optimistic for profits in…
Image via Flickr by Atomic Taco UPS, and to a smaller degree FedEx, have fallen under fire by both consumers and retailers for failing to meet Christmas delivery deadlines. However, they were in fact victims of a perfect storm of problems that made on time deliveries impossible. According to industry sources, retailers and the weather conditions…
Image via Flickr by Timitrius The third quarter of 2013 ended much like the rest of the year for the trucking industry, with basically flat earnings and a gain of just 2.8 percent overall. The new hours of service regulations did have an impact on earnings, but not all the carriers reported exactly how much….
Image via Flickr by melenita2012 Facebook is still the most popular social network on the Internet. It has more than 500 million active users and is still growing. That’s why Facebook has long been the marketing target for businesses. Businesses can reach millions of potential customers through this social network without spending a ton of…
Image via Flickr by roger4336 More good news on the economic front shows growth and strength even outside the encouraging sector of manufacturing. The Institute for Supply Management (ISM has released their Non-Manufacturing Report on Business indices since January 2008. August of this year showed some of the highest readings since the report was launched….