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Mark B. Solomon
Senior Editor
Mark Solomon has spent 25 years in the transportation, logistics and supply chain management fields as a journalist and public relations professional. From 1989 to 1994, he worked in Washington as a reporter for the Journal of Commerce, covering the aviation and trucking industries, the Department of Transportation, Congress and the U.S. Supreme Court. Prior to that, he worked for Traffic World for seven years in a similar role. From 1994 to 2008, Mr. Solomon ran Media-Based Solutions, a public relations firm based in Atlanta. Mr. Solomon graduated in 1978 with a B.A. in journalism from The American University in Washington, D.C.
Newsworthy: Hoffa seeks level "playing field" between FedEx, UPS
Teamsters leader calls on Congress to align labor rules governing the two transportation giants; vows to organize "100,000 FedEx workers" once that happens.
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Approvals clear way for company to proceed with sale of $70 million in bonds, but fears of value dilution send shares plunging.
Newsworthy: Report: Heavy-duty truck orders down in January
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Newsworthy: U.S. Chamber launches first-ever project to measure transport performance
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Newsworthy: Commerce enlists UPS, Postal Service in bid to stimulate exports
Delivery companies to help Commerce Department with campaign to boost exporting by small and mid-sized businesses.
Newsworthy: Intermodal rates seen firming in wake of new UP–CSX service offering
Analysts say new venture is part of intermodal re-pricing trend that will likely keep rates firm for several years.
Newsworthy: ATA reports pickup in freight
Truck tonnage index rises in January to highest level since September 2008.
Newsworthy: Dr. John Mentzer dies; was renowned supply chain educator, author
Dr. John T. (Tom) Mentzer, one of the nation's most prominent supply chain educators and authors, died Feb. 26 after a long illness.
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