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Don Wilson

Don Wilson, is president of the Wilson Group, Waxahachie, Texas, and the principal organizer of the Dairy Distribution and Fleet Mgmt. Conference.
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Keep on truckin'

A brief (48+ years) history of dairy transportation and logistics

Don Wilson, who wrote the Beyond the Filler for Dairy Foods, looks back on his career.
Don Wilson
December 11, 2012

It began in June of 1964 with an incredible month. I graduated from Texas Tech with an economics major and a bachelor's in international trade. I got married and started as a sales/marketing management trainee for Foremost Dairies in Ft. Worth, Texas. 


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Fleet safety is a management function, not a supervisory one

Don’t push off fleet safety and regulatory compliance to a department head or supervisor. These areas can make or break your business. So put a senior manager in charge.
Don Wilson
August 17, 2012
Responsibility for fleet safety and regulatory compliance can be one of the toughest jobs in a dairy or ice cream company. It’s often not viewed as an important component in making a company successful or profitable. It is quite common to see these functions as second-tier management functions that are handled at the supervisor level.
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Don Wilson

Riding shotgun, from afar

You can’t ride along in every truck. But information systems allow you to monitor the operation of every engine and refrigerated unit, and every driver’s actions.
Don Wilson
May 15, 2012
Wikipedia defines “telematics” as “any integrated use of telecommunications and informatics, also known as ICT (information and communications technology).” Today, I would add “command and control” to that as well.
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Don Wilson

Choose the right fuel for your dairy fleet

Don Wilson
February 17, 2012
To be certain we are all on the same page, let’s look at my list of truck, tractor and refrigeration fuel choices. My list includes: ethanol, methanol, bio-diesel, clean diesel, compressed natural gas (CNG), liquefied natural gas (LNG), propane (LPG) and methane gas. That is a list of eight possible choices.
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Overlooked Resources in Dairy Logistics

Don Wilson
May 1, 2011
What are your largest distribution, fleet operations, logistics and management challenges? Could it be scarcity of qualified drivers, internal competition for adequate capital investment dollars, regulatory compliance, finished-product storage capacity,
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Driving Down GHG Emissions in 2011

Don Wilson
February 1, 2011
Oh the word games and buzzwords we seem unable to do without. In only a few short years, we’ve gone from “green logistics” to “sustainable logistics.”
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Protecting Your Dairy from Catastrophe

Don Wilson
September 1, 2010
Based on past industry experience, I suspect that many in the dairy and ice cream industry are not paying as much attention to security against purposeful product tampering and dangerous contamination as they probably should.
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Beyond the Filler: Hybrids

Don Wilson
May 1, 2010
The continuing evolution of alternative transportation fuels, combined with new hybrid motive power and refrigeration system alternatives, reinforces the idea that there is no one best answer. However, not unlike
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Beyond the Filler: Tire Management

Don Wilson
February 1, 2010
I’m no “tree hugger,” nor a believer of impending climatic disaster.Indeed, I have major doubts about many of Mr. Gore’s “the sky is falling” pronouncements. But we can most certainly
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Beyond the Filler

Don Wilson
December 1, 2009
My definition of modern marketing-logistics management’s umbrella of responsibility and authority encompasses all tasks between the point of finished product in the package to retail point of purchase. In addition,
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