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Transportation and Logistics in a Changing World: The Journey Back to Profitable Growth

BCG

Are these good times or bad times for the transportation and logistics (T&L) industry? The industry has grown significantly since the turn of the millennium, and most segments emerged from the 2008 financial crisis with strong growth prospects. Report Tuesday, October 18, 2016.

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Durable Goods Charts Seven Ways

MishTalk

Durable Goods Shipments click on any chart for sharper image This is the first time since 2008 that April year-over-year shipments are down. Durable Goods New Orders This is the first time since 2008 that year-over-year new orders in April declined. Each chart compares April of this year to April in prior years.

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Factory Orders Unexpectedly Decline 6th Month; Five Excuses; Orders vs. Shipments

MishTalk

Extending the longest streak since the 2008-2009 recession, Factory Orders Unexpectedly Decline 6th Month. Excluding Transportation: -1.8% New orders for U.S. factory goods unexpectedly fell in January, posting their sixth straight monthly decline, a sign of weakness in the manufacturing sector. percent after a revised 3.5

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Message to 5.7 Million Truck Drivers "No Drivers Needed"

MishTalk

We are going to have a driverless truck because there will be money in it," adds James Barrett, president of 105-rig Road Scholar Transport Inc. December 2008 (85). November 2008 (78). October 2008 (108). September 2008 (140). August 2008 (93). July 2008 (104). June 2008 (97). May 2008 (73).

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Japan Exports and Trade Balance vs. the Yen; Abenomics in Review

MishTalk

The Yen was in this general area, at times, in 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009, and 2014. The CHART OF THE DAY shows the value of Japan’s exports is 23 percent below a March 2008 peak, even as those of South Korea, the U.S. The export declines were spread across the largest categories: transportation equipment (cars, trucks, etc.,

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Evolution of Shipping: Amazon Starts Own Air Cargo and Trucking Services

MishTalk

”] noted that a mysterious company, presumably Amazon, was flying four cargo flights per day out of Ohio’s Wilmington Air Park, which previously served as a facility for DHL until 2008. for Amazon, the initiative is the latest sign of the e-commerce giant’s increasing interest in taking transportation of its merchandise into its own hands.

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Oil’s Boom-and-Bust Cycle May Be Over. Here’s Why

Harvard Business

While they can start to tap into the global reserves of shale oil, which exist literally everywhere, developing the reserves in most places from China to Argentina will require a significant investment to develop the shale ecosystem and supply chains needed, in addition to the infrastructure to gather, treat, transport, and store the crude oil.