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    Alex Stark | December 09, 2013

    From Me to We: The Power of Shared Supply Chains

    Download About 1.5 million people commute to the island of Manhattan each workday. All start from different locations around the tri-state area but end up in the same place. The idea of all these commuters arranging their own way into New Y...
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    Topics: Freight Transportation

    Kane Logistics | October 20, 2013

    Realizing Supply Chain Cost Reduction Through Collaboration

    Every day across America, consumer packaged goods (CPGs) products make their way to the warehouses of the country's largest retailers. Different products all going to the same locations, but each following its own line of supply and, in the...
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    Topics: Supply Chain Challenges, Freight Transportation

    The Ultimate Guide to Being a Great 3PL Customer

    This quick-read eBook lists 12 best practices designed to elicit greatness from your 3PL.

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    Safety In Logistics Operations

    4 strategies to turn safety from a compliance-driven chore to a profit-driving opportunity.

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    Alex Stark | October 11, 2013

    Poor Communication in the Retailer Supply Chain

    "What we've got here is a failure to communicate."
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    Topics: Freight Transportation

    Alex Stark | September 13, 2013

    Take a Moment to Salute the Professional Driver

    Next week is the annual National Driver Appreciation Week championed by the ATA (American Trucking Association). Did you have that on your calendar? More directly, did any company out there who either employs truck drivers or uses a transpo...
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    Topics: KANE Company News, Freight Transportation

    Alex Stark | September 04, 2013

    An Equation Where the Supply Chain Wins

    While working on research for an upcoming white paper that we'll be publishing in the next few weeks, I was turned on to this 30 second spot from CSX. I thought it was well done – crisp, clever, and direct. 1 ton of freight moved 500 miles ...
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    Topics: Consumer Goods Logistics, Freight Transportation

    Kane Logistics | July 25, 2013

    Warehouse Change: How We Got Roger’s Buy-In

    Several years ago while at a logistics industry conference, I attended a talk by an industrial engineer. The subject: adapting to changing work practices in the warehouse.
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    Topics: Warehouse Operations, Freight Transportation

    Kane Logistics | June 26, 2013

    New KANE eBook Reveals LTL Alternatives

    For smaller shippers, there ARE alternatives to the higher cost and unpredictable schedules of LTL carriers. A new KANE white paper, LTL Secrets Revealed, explores some of these freight consolidation strategies, including pool distribution ...
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    Topics: Freight Transportation

    Larry Catanzaro | June 05, 2013

    New Driver Hours of Service Rules Will Have Questionable Impact

    The FMCSA wants a safer trucking industry. But new driver hours of service rules, effective July 1, are an impractical means to this end goal. To understand why, let's first examine the rules currently in place.
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    Topics: Freight Transportation

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