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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.
Shippers looking to crack down on cargo theft are enlisting the aid of high-tech devices. But there's more to it than simply tucking a covert wireless tracker into a shipment.
Energy, raw material, labor, and insurance costs are skyrocketing. Competition is cutthroat. Shippers demand more for less. And there's the ever-present specter of further government regulation. What's a less-than-truckload carrier to do?
Logistics and supply chain professionals have joined the college crowd on social networking sites. But they're not there to share photos or swap movie recommendations; they're looking to get advice, snag a job, or seal a deal.