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Mark Solomon joined DC VELOCITY as senior editor in August 2008, and was promoted to his current position on January 1, 2015. He has spent more than 30 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. He graduated in 1978 with a B.A. in journalism from The American University in Washington, D.C.
They both represent the interests of truck owners and managers. But when it comes to policy issues, two prominent trucking groups find common ground elusive.
The U.S. material handling equipment industry will experience a severe contraction throughout 2009, according to the Material Handling Industry of America.
After making significant headway with the nation's top 500 companies in 2008, third-party logistics service providers are setting their sights on the small to mid-sized enterprise market.