GlobalTranz

JUNE 3, 2021

Cyberattacks seem to be growing in prevalence and severity, particularly those around the major supply chains in the US, including both the fuel supply chain and the food supply chain. On June 2, 2021, The Wall Street Journal reported that a ransomware attack against JBS had resulted in the cancellation of shifts across all US plants.

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Supply Chain Collaborator

OCTOBER 27, 2015

Two interesting logistics articles in the financial media this week were the catalyst of this short post. This counterintuitive development underscores the extent to which fuel price volatility impacts on a shipper’s bottom line and why configuring a “single carrier-rate” field in your TMS may no longer be the best practice.

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Freight Center

MAY 31, 2019

The cost of shipping is called the freight rate. Freight rate is made up of a multitude of variables, like weight and density, as well as distance and capacity. There is no base rate because so many factors needed to calculate the cost to ship freight are constantly fluctuating. This will affect the rate.

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

This speculative post explores the difference between B2B and B2C freight pricing. Should B2B Freight Providers Offer B2C-Style Shipping Rates? Are B2B freight providers falling behind? Should they offer tiered freight-price options like those enjoyed by consumers, and what stops them from doing so? The likelihood is that you did.

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