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Industry Focus: Logistics – Going With The Flow

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Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) Hours of Service (HOS) rule that went into effect on July 1, 2013 could create a reduction in industry productivity, projecting the need for another 100,000 drivers without an increase in shipping volume. While trucking transportation costs rose 2.9

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LOCATION FOCUS: Texas: Big Heart, Country, Business

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Pauken is the chairman of the Texas Workforce Commission. Midland is located in the heart of West Texas, half way between Fort Worth and El Paso. Safety and security also continue to be priorities at Port Freeport. Department of Commerce) with exports in 2011 totaling more than $249.8 billion, up 20.7 percent from $206.9

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