{"id":11846,"date":"2016-07-21T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-07-20T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.argonandco.com\/news-insights\/articles\/supply-chain-logistics-recap-7-2-sandy-springs-atlanta-ga\/"},"modified":"2020-12-17T19:18:17","modified_gmt":"2020-12-17T19:18:17","slug":"supply-chain-logistics-recap-7-2-sandy-springs-atlanta-ga","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.argonandco.com\/us\/news-insights\/articles\/supply-chain-logistics-recap-7-2-sandy-springs-atlanta-ga\/","title":{"rendered":"Supply chain and logistics recap"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We hope the Summer has been a good one so far for everyone. We continue to soak up the sun when we can, and enjoy friends and family. We&#8217;ve got some great reads for you to enjoy so let&#8217;s get to it:<\/p>\n<p><strong>I.<\/strong> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Brokerage and supply chain operator <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ttnews.com\/articles\/basetemplate.aspx?storyid=42609\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">AFN Logistics<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> announced the purchase of less-than-truckload and transportation management system assets from HA Logistics Inc. to expand the buyer\u2019s service capabilities.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>II.<\/strong>\u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Have you been following the politics at the <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fightbacknews.org\/2016\/6\/29\/hoffa-delegates-show-true-colors-day-2-teamster-convention\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Teamster Convention<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">? <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Delegates supporting current President James P. Hoffa and Secretary Treasurer Ken Hall\u2019s slate were ruthless. They shouted profanities and boos at the top of their lungs in an attempt to keep the reform Teamsters United slate\u2019s nominations from being heard by the delegates.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>III.<\/strong>\u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One of the most moving stories we have read in ages: <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When one <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.livetrucking.com\/truck-driver-commit-suicide-found-facebook-saved-life\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">trucker\u2019s depression <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">almost took his life, he reached out to the only people he thought might understand. That\u2019s when he found the Facebook group\u2014a page dedicated to truckers who suffer from mental illness.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>IV.<\/strong>\u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are always lots of interesting things to read and <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gobytrucknews.com\/sleeping-in-someone-elses-bed\/123\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">studies about sleep apnea.<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> We appreciated the care the author took in this article &#8211; especially in recognizing that just getting a diagnosis can be impossible for those with transportation oriented jobs &#8211; for many different reasons.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>Image Credit: Wikimedia User\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/User:Veronica538\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Veronica538<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"intro--medium\"><strong>As of September 8, 2020, Crimson &amp; Co (formerly The Progress Group\/TPG) has rebranded as Argon &amp; Co following the successful merger with Argon Consulting in April 2018.\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":11847,"template":"","categories":[146],"class_list":["post-11846","article","type-article","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-supply-chain-recaps"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Supply chain and logistics recap - Argon &amp; Co<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.argonandco.com\/us\/news-insights\/articles\/supply-chain-logistics-recap-7-2-sandy-springs-atlanta-ga\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Supply chain and logistics recap - Argon &amp; Co\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"We hope the Summer has been a good one so far for everyone. 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