Paul Scott Abbott

For more than a quarter of a century, Paul Scott Abbott has been writing and shooting images for the American Journal of Transportation, applying four decades of experience as an award-winning journalist.
A graduate of Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism, with a master’s magna cum laude from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, Abbott has served as president of chapters of the Propeller Club of the United States, Florida Public Relations Association and Society of Professional Journalists.
Abbott honed his skills on several daily newspapers, including The Cincinnati Enquirer, The Richmond (Va.) News Leader, Albuquerque Journal and (South Florida) Sun-Sentinel, and was editor and publisher of The County Line, a weekly newspaper he founded in suburban Richmond, Va.
A native Chicagoan, he is a member of American Mensa and an ever-optimistic fan of the Chicago Cubs.

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Kalmar Ottawa’s Wood enjoys advancing productivity of equipment and technology

As a gearhead at heart and accomplished sawdust maker, David L. Wood, vice president of sales, marketing and service for the Americas Region of Kalmar Ottawa Terminal Tractors, firmly believes it pays to like machines.

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‘Technology company’ UPS investing $1 billion a year in intelligent logistics

With its $1 billion-a-year investment in technology, UPS is empowering its intelligent logistics network with more efficient delivery routes that save money and reduce emissions while advancing such leading-edge tools as 3-D printing, drones and robotics.

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North Carolina Ports, CSX to begin Wilmington-Charlotte rail link

A new intermodal rail link to begin in September between the North Carolina State Ports Authority’s Port of Wilmington and the CSX intermodal terminal in Charlotte is being touted as a game-changer.

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Tyson’s Bourne keeps poultry in motion and more for major US meat exporter

One might be tempted to describe the job of Tyson Foods Inc.’s Perry Bourne as poultry in motion.

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ContainerPort Group’s Kramer meets challenges of port drayage business with intermodal solutions

With port calls by bigger containerships and growing demands of federal mandates, the drayage business is facing mounting challenges that Jim Kramer, senior vice president for commercial at ContainerPort Group, is tackling head-on.

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Tight warehousing market spurring higher rent rates, more spec projects

Historically low US warehouse vacancy rates are driving up rental costs and spurring increased build-to-suit and even speculative development of facilities that, according to industry leaders, can’t be built fast enough to meet demand in many markets.

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Florida Gulf Coast ports advancing efforts to bring diverse cargo growth

From West Central Florida, with diverse growth at Port Manatee and new container cranes at Port Tampa Bay, to the Florida Panhandle, where Port Panama City is positioning to double activity and the Port of Pensacola is advancing multiple projects, seaports along the Gulf Coast of the Sunshine State are busy as ever.

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Texas Gulf ports remaining energized in spite of slump in upstream oil sector (1 of 2)

Thanks to diversification, ports along the Texas Gulf Coast are managing to stay energized despite the recent softness in the upstream oil and gas sector.

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Texas Gulf ports remaining energized in spite of slump in upstream oil sector (2 of 2)

Thanks to diversification, ports along the Texas Gulf Coast are managing to stay energized despite the recent softness in the upstream oil and gas sector. (2 of 2)

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As machines get bigger, Panjwani sees to it that nothing runs like a Deere supply chain

With the units Deere & Co. ships getting larger and weightier, David A. Panjwani, the heavy equipment company’s director of worldwide logistics, is up to the task of seeing to it that nothing runs like a Deere supply chain.

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