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Mark Solomon

Mark Solomon is executive editor—news at DC Velocity, a sister publication of CSCMP's Supply Chain Quarterly.
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Freight rate spikes shaking up the C-suite

October 3, 2018
Mark Solomon
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According to a panel of shipper executives at CSCMP's EDGE Conference, this year's trucking rate spike has some U.S. companies looking to private fleet, rail options.
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DHL unit tests program to manage returns of cross-border e-commerce

August 27, 2018
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Pilot underway in U.S.-U.K., U.S.-Australia lanes.
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U.S. ports want tariff exemption on purchases of Chinese-built cranes

August 21, 2018
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AAPA also seeks exemptions on other types of container-handling equipment.
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Uber poised to double investment in freight unit after making it independent

August 9, 2018
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Otto founder returns to run new standalone business. Move underscores Uber CEO's bullishness on model, company says.
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Uber shelves autonomous truck program to focus on driverless cars

August 1, 2018
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No current need to invest in autonomous truck technology, company says.
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How high do U.S. driver wages need to go?

July 27, 2018
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Truckload driver wages must hit $75,000 annually to boost supply, executive says.
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Did you say $5.15 a mile?

July 25, 2018
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That's right. A mid-July haul from Spokane, Washington, to Key West, Florida, fetched that princely sum. That didn't include a fuel surcharge equal to 22 percent of the rate.
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Amazon enters next phase of logistics build-out with delivery partner program

July 5, 2018
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The initiative aims to create partner relationships that would control the supply of drivers and capacity.
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What can 83 cents an hour buy you? A UPS-Teamster contract

June 28, 2018
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Proposed 5-year pact raises full-timers' pay by 83 cents an hour per year.
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Truckers sitting in sweet spot as decade winds down, State of Logistics Report says

June 19, 2018
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Truckers seen taking share from rails as technologies drive down costs, improve service, annual report says; transport, inventory costs climbed well above inflation in '17, it adds.
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