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Experts Choice Of Top Online Logistics Resources

Freightos

The Experts’ Choice of the Top Online Logistics Resources. Intro Email Newsletters News Sites Social Media Influencers Blogs Unexpected Places. So I went straight to the source and asked consultants, trade reporters, Wall Street Journal reporters and others, what their go-to logistics and supply chain sources were.

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The battle for the last mile is in the cloud, but which one?

Cathy Roberson

Cloud providers are working with partners and connecting platforms to create supply chain ecosystems in which carriers, logistics providers, and shippers collaborate. As supply chains take a more circular approach, the last-mile and reverse logistics have become critical additions to ecosystems.

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The importance of partnerships – Lessons learned from Big Lots

Cathy Roberson

. <sigh> The last bullet point is a particular pain point for many shippers, logistics, and transportation providers and is one of the many lessons learned from the pandemic. Catch my twice-a-week column on air cargo, freight forwarding, and the express markets, and the occasional podcast on Air Cargo Next.

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Competing in a diverse parcel market

Cathy Roberson

” UPS is also evaluating the possible sale of its truck brokerage service, Coyote Logistics, which it acquired in 2015. During UPS’ Q4 earnings call, Tome described Coyote Logistics’ business model as “highly cyclical” with considerable earnings volatility.

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What retailers are saying about.inventory

Cathy Roberson

However, many of these retailers had to resort to mark-downs, at the expense of revenue, to move out most, if not all, inventories that filled up warehouses and arrived at inopportune times due to transportation delays throughout 2022. Thanks for reading Rethinking supply chains! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work.

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Who's Looking Out For the Interests of Freight Brokers?

DAT Solutions

Editor’s note: This is a guest blog post by Tom Malloy, director of sales and membership for the Transportation Intermediaries Association. There's just one organization that exclusively represents the third-party logistics industry: the Transportation Intermediaries Association (TIA). Who looks out for their interests?

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Trucking Market Q1 Update and 2022 Freight Outlook

Zipline Logistics

According to a Heavy Duty Trucking article , analysts from FTR expect spot market rates to remain elevated in 2022 despite decreasing from the estimated 2021 level. During the peak of issues off the coast of California, as many as 80 vessels waited to unload cargo destined mainly for retailers.

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