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Yards Are Hard

Logistics Viewpoints

Managing yard and warehouse operations has long been one of the thornier aspects of transportation logistics. Yards are a choke point between transportation and warehousing — and wherever you have choke points, you have a higher risk of inefficiencies that drive up labor costs, detention fees and delivery commitments.

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This Week in Logistics News (February 10 – 16)

Logistics Viewpoints

Labor shortages in transportation and warehousing are quick to make headlines, but job opportunities across the supply chain continue to go unfilled despite promising pay and benefits. And within the sector, the warehousing and storage category has added the most jobs.

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The State of the Trucking Market in 2021

GlobalTranz

High freight volumes across all industries in the trucking market are expected to continue into 2022.? The added strain on resources is on track to force high freight volumes to continue well into the next year. Fewer labor resources are available to meet the rising demand in both the warehouse and in transit. ?

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This Week in Logistics News (February 18 – 24)

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More companies are exploring ways to staff warehouses with robots but may have to wait a few years for the technology to catch up. More than a fifth of warehouse operators have invested in automation to help address labor shortages, particularly as they worked to handle surging e-commerce orders during the pandemic.

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Stord Opens Warehouse in Las Vegas, Adding Supply Chain Capacity Ahead of Busy Holiday Season

Stord

20, 2021 -- Stord , the cloud supply chain leader, announced the opening of a new warehouse in Las Vegas. The 177,238-square-foot facility will serve Stord customers in the Southwest and across Northern California and is set to bring hundreds of jobs to Nevada over the coming years. "We ATLANTA and LAS VEGAS, NV, Oct.

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What is Freight Demand Modeling?

Supply Chain Game Changer

Featuring Our Top 16 Articles on Freight and Logistics! According to Simplex Group , this helps companies plan for warehousing space, advertising, and staffing. According to Simplex Group , this helps companies plan for warehousing space, advertising, and staffing. The Job of a Freight Forecaster. Freight Demand Modeling.

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This Week in Logistics News (November 25 – December 1)

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million km) using battery-electric vehicles hauling customer freight. It operates nearly 100 Freightliner eCascadia Class 8 electric trucks at its Southern California Intermodal Operations Center, which also houses a charging depot half the size of a football field. It also operates two electric yard tractors.