Talking Logistics

MAY 8, 2015

XPO Logistics Announces First Quarter 2015 Results. Growing Shipping Alliances Are Straining Major U.S. On Wednesday, Daimler Trucks North America unveiled the Freightliner Inspiration Truck, “the first licensed autonomous commercial truck to operate on an open public highway in the United States.”. Well, I was right.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 2, 2015

Manhattan Associates Mobile Distribution Management Takes Center Stage at CSCMP 2015. July 2015 North American Freight Numbers. Meanwhile, Cloud Logistics introduced its Same Day TMS program “designed to allow shippers to start shipping – and saving – the day they start the project.” WTO cites China, U.S.,

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 18, 2015

FedEx to Increase Shipping Rates for Express, Ground and Freight Services. The post This Week in Logistics News (September 14-18, 2015) appeared first on Talking Logistics with Adrian Gonzalez. Manhattan Associates Releases End-to-End Omni-Channel POS and Clienteling Solution for the Store. And with that, I’m out of time and space.

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The Logistics of Logistics

AUGUST 2, 2023

Joe Chandler is the President and COO of SPI Logistics , one of the top logistics firms in North America, boasting a robust network of 65 offices and over 54,000 carriers across Canada and the United States. Joe joined SPI in 2015 with three decades of prior experience as a transportation company executive and an industry consultant.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 2, 2016

Maersk to buy German shipping line Hamburg Sud (Reuters). As Web Sales Spike, Retailers Scramble to Ship From Stores (WSJ – sub. September 2016 North American Freight Numbers. billion in current dollars compared to September 2015. Trump to nominate Elaine Chao for transportation post (Reuters). percent to $91.1

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 11, 2015

Toys R Us lowers free shipping limit for online orders. The post This Week in Logistics News (September 7-11, 2015) appeared first on Talking Logistics with Adrian Gonzalez. DAT Solutions Launches Freight Market Analytics Service. Union urges UPS pilots to vote on authorizing strike ( Reuters ). Time will tell.

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SCMDOJO

APRIL 15, 2024

Prime Membership: Amazon Prime – Subscription service offering benefits such as free two-day shipping, access to Prime Video, Prime Music, and exclusive deals. billion (net profit) Profit by Region/Country: North America is a major market, followed by Europe and Asia.

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NFI Industries

MARCH 3, 2015

Trucks ship over 60% of North America’s freight and are the most utilized mode of freight transportation in the United States 1. 03/03/2015. Supply Chain. Transportation. Transportation, Transportation Management, Supply Chain, Optimization, Dedicated Fleets.

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Resilinc

MARCH 5, 2024

This drought impacted hydropower, disrupted shipping, and affected five million people in southern China, according to the World Meteorological Organization. Geopolitical cooperation is crucial in tackling climate change, evidenced by initiatives like the Paris Agreement binding 196 countries since 2015.

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Unleashed

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

B2B marketplaces usually offer support beyond purchasing – such as payment and shipping services What are the benefits of B2B marketplaces? Another major global B2B marketplace is US-based Amazon Business, the B2B arm of Amazon founded in 2015. There are multiple benefits of B2B marketplaces.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 19, 2015

Today, on average, there are 10-25 ships sitting on the water waiting to unload. He advised that it will take an average of three additional weeks for container unloading for the west coast ports throughout 2015. Three weeks is substantial and may tip the hand to reshore more manufacturing into North America.

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Elementum

JULY 6, 2015

The smallest growth in 2015 so far, May demand increased by 2.1 In North America specifically, demand fell by 2.9 Instead, manufacturers are turning to trucks and trains to ship goods – a more economical option for transporting goods up to 1,000 miles, with better prices and fewer security restrictions.

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FLEXE

JANUARY 15, 2016

</p> <h2><strong>Record-breaking eCommerce</strong></h2> <p>The average consumer planned to spend about $804 for gifts in 2015, up nearly 5% from last year. Consumer behavior and expectations took a sharper turn than expected in three key areas. .</p>

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Resilinc

JANUARY 8, 2024

Deep Impact (1998) In Deep Impact , a comet strikes the earth, creating a mega-tsunami that devastates the Atlantic coasts of North America, South America, Europe, and Africa. San Andreas (2015) If California was a country, its $3.1 Due to unhabitable climates, millions of people would be displaced and relocated.

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Abivin

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Passages, capes, and straits are defined as geographical areas through which international shipping routes must transit. These routes are typically found connecting important marketplaces with active commercial trade systems, such as Western Europe, North America, and East Asia. Potential for closure or interruption.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 10, 2017

CX North America Releases Next-Generation Mobile App for Drivers. FedEx Fulfillment has one of the industry’s latest same-day fulfillment cut-off times, two-day ground shipping to the majority of the U.S. Former Hyperloop One Executives Launch New Rival In Race To Design Hyperloop High-Speed Transportation Systems.

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6 River Systems

JULY 29, 2020

A behemoth in the logistics industry, UPS has operations in shipping, air freight, trucking, last-mile delivery and drone delivery. The strength of DSV Panalpina is the strong network of trucking in Europe, North America and South Africa. They have operations in North America and Europe. Revenue: $14.2 Revenue: $7.1

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The UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog

AUGUST 8, 2016

Given the various limitations of the Panama Canal (tolls, congestion, ship tonnage limitation), most goods that need to be delivered from East Asia to the United States are currently unloaded in the Port of Los Angeles and shipped by train to their final destination. million worldwide.

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TMC

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

In other words, small carriers own most of the available capacity in North America. And the options aren’t much easier to sort through for ocean and air shipping. According to Boeing , world air cargo traffic is predicted to more than double from 2015-2035, with an average growth of 4.2%

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 21, 2023

North America segment operating income was $3.2 percent, the slowest rate of growth since 2015. The company recently restarted a shipping service for hosted retail companies that was suspended during the Covid-19 pandemic. Overall revenues rose 11 percent to $134.2 billion while net profits of $6.75

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Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 4, 2016

More Pain Ahead for Ocean Shipping (WSJ – sub. In other trucking news, the Wall Street Journal reported (based on data from ACT Research) that “orders for heavy-duty commercial trucks in North America plummeted 46% in October from the same month last year, providing a grim outlook for truck manufacturers in the coming year.”

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 29, 2016

Amazon reported its Q4 2015 results yesterday, and although it reported record profits for the quarter ($482 million), the company’s shares tumbled in after-hours trading because overall results fell short of analyst expectations. Shipping costs are always an item of interest, and as the Wall Street Journal reported : . from 10.9%

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ShipBob

DECEMBER 20, 2021

This sequence of events involves many moving parts, including purchasing, packaging, shipping, and transporting materials to distributors to sell to the end customer. The logistics sector is rapidly growing and there is no shortage of groundbreaking technology and premiere partners in North America, Europe, and beyond.

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TMC

MAY 26, 2016

Where are you likely to encounter the worst bottlenecks when shipping product between the U.S. Department of Commerce , in 2015 Mexico produced 3.4 million vehicles, and was ranked seventh-largest vehicle producer in the world and number one in Latin America. supplier ships more product than a buyer in Mexico can handle.

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TMC

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

In other words, small carriers own most of the available capacity in North America. And the options aren’t much easier to sort through for ocean and air shipping. According to Boeing , world air cargo traffic is predicted to more than double from 2015-2035, with an average growth of 4.2%

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TMC

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

In other words, small carriers own most of the available capacity in North America. And the options aren’t much easier to sort through for ocean and air shipping. According to Boeing , world air cargo traffic is predicted to more than double from 2015-2035, with an average growth of 4.2%

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Freightera

MARCH 22, 2024

The Rise and Fall of Convoy Since its conception in 2015, Convoy has been a leader in the trucking industry, and for a reason. Its powerful digital platform which, almost as efficiently as Freightera matched shippers with carriers , helped reduce empty miles and made shipping more efficient and sustainable. Piqued your interest?

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Elementum

OCTOBER 8, 2015

In Indonesia, the number of web users jumped from 55 million in 2012 to 125 million in 2015. In 2011, Nigerian startup Mall for Africa, which ships American brands to Nigerian consumers, took in $17 million in 2014. In addition to access, there’s more money to spend. Why Now is a Good Time to Invest. The market is there.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

OCTOBER 20, 2017

In other words, small carriers own most of the available capacity in North America. And the options aren’t much easier to sort through for ocean and air shipping. According to Boeing , world air cargo traffic is predicted to more than double from 2015-2035, with an average growth of 4.2%

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 3, 2016

China’s logistics sector grows steadily in 2015 (Xinhua). Based in Missoula, Montana, Watkins & Shepard is the leading provider of LTL, truckload and logistics services for difficult-to-handle goods, such as furniture and floor coverings, across North America. Delivery Won’t Be the Driver at Amazon (WSJ- sub.

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Supply Chain Movement

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

At the same time, the supply chain specialists are expanding across Europe and even into North America. A decade of internal costsaving measures at Boston Scientific has led to creative, state-of-the-art solutions such as a genetic algorithm that calculates the optimum packaging size to minimise the amount of empty space being shipped.

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Freightera

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

The industry goal is to keep global warming within a 2-degree limit by 2050 – per the Paris Climate Agreement of 2015. At Freightera, one of our main focuses is to make freight shipping greener. What you can do if you’re looking to ship freight in a green and sustainable way is: Get freight quotes at freightera.com. .

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AFFLINK

MARCH 6, 2017

According to Brian Hancock , the president of The Martin-Brower Company in North America, McDonald's is among the best-prepared supply chains in the entire world. Editor's Note: This blog was originally published April 23, 2015 and has since been updated and expanded upon with new information. Contingency Planning is Essential.

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FLEXE

MARCH 21, 2017

It is an illustration of how on-demand warehousing is being used across North America—enabling FLEXE customers and partners to view a benchmark of marketplace data. In the On-Demand Warehousing Pricing & Usage Report: 2016 Summary , we take a look at all four quarters in 2016 and compare year-over-year data for Q4 2015 and Q4 2016.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

APRIL 17, 2015

This month’s Market Update highlights key factors that impact the transportation industry in North America, including the latest Shippers Conditions Index (SCI) reading, which, while at the highest it’s been since 2010, has been predicted to be short-lived. Large Scale Market Indicators. The Shippers Conditions Index (SCI) rose to 2.6

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Material Handling & Logistics

DECEMBER 2, 2018

Top 10 Supply Chain Innovations of 2015 : solar-powered vessel, robot dispatcher, 3-D printed flight parts, and more. It will allow for the automation of more complex warehousing tasks, such as unloading shipping containers and picking packets or individual e-commerce orders. Click here to read the full story. Printer-friendly version.

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FLEXE

OCTOBER 11, 2018

In 2015, Lull, an eCommerce furniture company, saw an opportunity to offer a better solution: mattresses that didn’t cost an arm and a leg. Limited Shipping: Dropshipping wasn’t designed for order fulfillment, which impacted Lull’s delivery promise, as well as everyday operations. With FLEXE, they have also reduced shipping costs.

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