Archive: April, 2011
Posted by SocialME - April 22, 2011 - Industry News, National News, News, Politics, Transportation Industry, Uncategorized
As published in the AASHTO Journal. President Barack Obama said this week he doesn’t believe the United States should slash investments in transportation infrastructure while it strives to reduce the federal budget deficit.”I’ll tell you what I’m not going to do,” Obama said Tuesday at the Northern Virginia Community College in Annandale, not far from [...]
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Posted by SocialME - April 19, 2011 - Industry News, Speeedy Guest Blogger, Transportation Industry, Uncategorized
This post originally appeared on Primetrailerleasing.com,trailer rental leasing and sales. Tire Prices and Their Effect on the Transportation Industry There were more signs of the trucking industry’s resurgence last week, as a number of publicly-held fleets reported improved earnings, while analysts said trailer and used trucks sales surged during 2010. So it came as a [...]
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Posted by SocialME - April 14, 2011 - Social Media for Business, Speeedy Guest Blogger, Twitter, Uncategorized
Do you have Klout? Klout is a San Francisco based company that provides social media analytics that measures a users influence across their social networks. Check a Twitter handle’s Klout score simply by double clicking their highlighted @username handle. Twitter is a great platform for connecting with and contacting those within your core community. Reach [...]
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Posted by SocialME - April 12, 2011 - Industry Trends, Uncategorized
To API or Not to API? Oren Michels is Mashery‘s CEO; his company does API management and strategy for more than 100 brands and 25,000 applications. He told us in an email, “”Ultimately, the API is a means for growing your business — and I use the term ‘business’ to include whatever your mission is, [...]
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Posted by SocialME - April 11, 2011 - Shipping Tips, Uncategorized
It’s important to remember that not all courier companies are created equal. Courier companies provide a range of services that often include special delivery of sensitive documents, international shipments or messenger delivery. Whether you run a business in which you send and receive a high volume of shipments or you’re an individual with time-sensitive materials [...]
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