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EIGHT “CRAZY” FACTS ABOUT HOW US CONSUMERS SPEND MONEY FOR VALENTINE’S (source Business Insider) The average U.S. consumer is expected to spend $116.21 on Valentine’s Day gifts, meals, and entertainment 53% of women in America would dump their boyfriends if they did not get them anything for Valentine’s Day 32% of consumers plan to [...]
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On this day in 2001, the Enron Corporation files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, sparking one of the largest corporate scandals in U.S. history. An energy-trading company based in Houston, Texas, Under chairman and CEO Kenneth Lay, Enron rose as high as number seven on Fortune magazine’s list of the top 500 U.S. companies. Enron’s [...]
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How Veterans Day Began Veterans Day is always observed on Nov. 11 with speeches and parades across the U.S. The holiday began as Armistice Day on Nov. 11, 1919, the first anniversary of the end of World War I. In 1926, Congress passed a resolution for an annual observance. In 1938, Nov. 11 became [...]
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November 4, 2011 On Sunday, November 6 at 2 a.m., Daylight Saving Time ends in the United States. How Daylight Saving Time Works During late Winter, we change our clocks one hour ahead, and “lose” an hour during the night, and each Fall we change our clocks back one hour and “gain” an [...]
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Grapevine, Texas-President and CEO of the American Trucking Association Bill Graves predicted a long and pleasant road ahead for the nations trucking industry; TheTrucker.com reported. “During this time of economic uncertainty, it’s easy to misjudge the opportunity that is on the trucking industry’s horizon,” Graves stated at the opening session of the association’s Management Conference [...]
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How important is Customer Service to you? ”The most important things a carrier should do are to be on time, provide delivery status and maintain dependable relationships” said Chicago Shipper Representative speaking at the McLeod Software User’s Conference 2011, reported by Transport Topics. “My biggest issue is that carriers do not understand the concept of [...]
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Diligent’s new advanced GPS locating system now sets the standard of how delivery business can evolve in our industry. You can count on Diligent to be on the cutting edge of technology in order to bring you accurate real time information. Tracking your delivery, from the convenience of your computer, has never been made easier. [...]
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Diligent Delivery Systems is comprised of delivery and logistics experts who will assist you in finding the best transport option for your products. We utilize our talent to deliver you with a logistics consulting program that caters to your company’s unique needs. We will confidentially review your internal processes to create a program specifically tailored [...]
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COLUMBUS, Ind- U.S. commercial trailer net orders saw its third consecutive decline in June. According to ACT research the Class 3-8. The Trucker’s August newsletter writes, from May there has been a decline of 26% in trailer manufactures, mixed with the trailer production at an increase, which resulted in a decrease of 5% month-over-month in industry [...]
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