Center for Transportation Studies2014-10-222014-10-222013-12https://hdl.handle.net/11299/167055Statement on page 1: The seamless and uninhibited flow of goods from manufacturers and markets to those who want them—the “gravity” of logistics—depends on infrastructure that can support and sustain economic growth.This report summarizes the 17th Annual Freight and Logistics Symposium, held in Minneapolis on December 6, 2013: Keynote by Rosalyn Wilson; "Third-Party Logistics and Speed of Change" presented by Meg Duncan; "Capacity, Efficiency, and Public-Private Partnerships" presented by Tim Thoma; "Manufacturers' Perspectives on the Transportation System: A Pilot Study" presented by Frank Douma; a panel titled "Supply Chain Challenges—Implications for the Transportation System" with panelists Jason Craig, Randy Brown, Chip Smith, and Louis Jambois.enTransportationFreight and LogisiticsSymposium17th Annual Freight and Logistics Symposium: The Gravity of LogisticsConference Paper