The Way Global Trade Works

US-Mexico truck trade hits all-time record in May. Both countries benefit; this is how global trade is supposed to work! Share the success…

The Next Emerging Markets Are Now - Is Your Logistics and Supply Chain Ready?

There are cultural and economic milestones that each generation experiences; they define our identity on conscience levels.

These are exciting times. The world's economy is evolving, with additional regions experiencing greater inclusion, with actions that are raising living standards for people who welcome them. They're embracing suppliers of goods from developed countries, a greeting particularly appreciated by those operating within constricting domestic markets.

MIST countries (Mexico, Indonesia, South Korea and Turkey) are highlighting the bill, along with seven additional nations comprising the Next 11 (N-11) identified by Goldman Sachs Asset Management Chairman Jim O'Neill. Also included are Bangladesh, Egypt, Nigeria, Pakistan, the Philippines, Vietnam and Iran. Get opportunistic…

The Next Emerging Markets are Now

We’re experiencing them; is your logistics and supply chain ready? Get in the know with Data2Logistics (http://www.data2logistics.com/). Get the MIST word from a fiscal force…

Interactive Evolution Mapping a Manufacturing Supply Chain – Foreign Cars, U.S. Built

Foreign auto companies have grown over the last 30 years to account for over 40 percent of vehicles built in the U.S. Telling; more economics supporting U.S.-made. Map it here…

China’s Manufacturing Appeal – Past, Present and Future

Deloitte dishes on China’s manufacturing future (Seems the nation’s following Japan in the ‘50’s, Korea in the ‘60’s… A proven pathway from emerging to emerged - who's next?) Charts-'o-plenty...

Welcome to our new Platinum Equity sibling, Caterpillar Logistics

Caterpillar Completes Sale of Third-Party Logistics Business to Platinum Equity

Press Release · August 1, 2012

Transportation & Logistics

Peoria, Ill. – Caterpillar Inc (NYSE: CAT) and Platinum Equity announced today that Platinum Equity’s acquisition of a majority interest in Caterpillar Logistics Services has been completed. Caterpillar will retain a 35 percent equity stake in the business. The overall transaction is valued at approximately $750 million.



Caterpillar Logistics Services is the third party logistics division of Caterpillar’s wholly owned subsidiary, Caterpillar Logistics Inc. (Cat Logistics). Platinum intends to establish the business as a standalone company under a new brand that will be announced at a later date. Read all about it...

America’s new construction belt; a start to build manufacturers, supply chains and logistics throughout the category?

With the U.S. housing market still limping along, new data reveals a building boom of sorts stretching from the Carolinas and Tennessee to Texas and Colorado – and leaving large swaths of the Midwest, Florida and Northeast in the dust. Among the country’s top metro areas for new residential building permits for the first half of 2012, many are in the South, according to analysis of U.S. Census data by online real estate marketplace Trulia. Those include Austin, which tops the list with 11.5 permits per 1,000 existing housing units, followed by Charleston (8.6) and Raleigh (8.5). The new construction, of course, bodes well for these cities and their states, since “markets with construction are those that have long-term growth potential, room to build, and lower vacancy rates,” says Jed Kolko, chief economist at Trulia, which is based in San Francisco. Read about the revolution...