Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Real-time transportation visibility platforms tell shippers and their broker/carrier partners where their freight is at any point on its journey. He founded FourKites in 2014 after recognizing pain points in the logistics industry and designing elegant and effective systems to address them. He lives in Chicago.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Likewise, labor can’t do its thing when there are severe equipment shortages, and rectifying those shortages requires difficult-to-source raw materials. It was recently reported that one of the world’s biggest container logistics companies, Maersk, will only handle cargo from direct shippers, cutting out freight forwarders.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 29, 2016

We’ve found we needed to serve our customers at peak; we needed more of our own logistics to supplement partners,” said [Amazon Chief Financial Officer Brian Olsavsky] in a call with analysts. In other supply chain and logistics news… This is How Google’s Project Wing Drone Delivery Service Could Work (Fast Company). from 10.9%

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The Logistics of Logistics

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

Previously, Erik was the Director of Strategy at AFN, a Chicago-based truckload brokerage. Prior to his time at AFN, Erik was the Executive Vice President of CarrierDirect, a boutique strategy consulting firm and advised companies such as Werner Enterprises, Worldwide Express, and BlueGrace Logistics. Tell us about it.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 13, 2015

XPO Logistics Expands Last Mile Services with Acquisition of UX Specialized Logistics. December 2014 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI). Transportation Department pushes tough oil train standards – sources (Reuters). billion of freight under management.” UX had revenue and adjusted EBITDA of $113.2

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Material Handling & Logistics

OCTOBER 8, 2017

number of flights, road congestion, distance to ocean ports); and in the presence of top 100 logistics IT providers. number of flights, road congestion, distance to ocean ports); and in the presence of top 100 logistics IT providers. New York City. Media Type. Media Caption. New York City. Privacy Settings. anonymous user. Media Image.

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Cathy Roberson

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Expanding and shifting sourcing Earlier this year, a number of retailers told analysts that they had expanded their sourcing partners to diversify inventories and mitigate risks. Floor & Decor is one of the latest retailers to diversify its countries of origin by moving a large portion of sourcing out of China.

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Logistics Start-Up Loop Announces $35 Million Series B Funding Logistics industry audit and payment services platform provider Loop has announced that the start-up has raised $35 million in a Series B investment round co-led by J.P. Morgan Growth Equity Partners and Index Ventures.

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Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 3, 2014

I have long argued that third party logistics providers (3PLs) should set themselves apart from the competition by fully harnessing the power and value of their customer and employee communities. Sustainability and Green Initiatives in Transportation and Logistics. Talent Management as the Core of a Supply Chain Strategy.

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RFgen

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

How to Improve Outbound Logistics with Mobile Technologies. The outbound logistics of shipping, delivery and order fulfillment services are often the most complex part of any supply chain transaction. According to Logistics Management, the rise of mobile devices is changing expectations within shipping and delivery processes.

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RFgen

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

The outbound logistics of shipping, delivery and order fulfillment services are often the most complex part of any supply chain transaction. According to Logistics Management, the rise of mobile devices is changing expectations within shipping and delivery processes. “For the last 50 years, it’s been built around pallets.

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GlobalTranz

MAY 5, 2015

Location: Chicago, IL. Sources: Advanced Manufacturing National Program Office (AMNPO); LIFT, Detroit, MI; DMDII, Chicago, IL; PowerAmerica, Raleigh, NC; Department of Energy; America Makes, Youngstown, OH. Each institute will be linked to an academic or innovation consortium and a federal agency partner. Website: [link].

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Freightos

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

But despite its size, containerized freight’s poor visibility persisted. As containerized freight has been slow to digitize in general, a reliable, data-driven, and actionable index has eluded the industry as well. Prices for everything and anything are subject to change and freight rates for containers are no different.

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The Logistics of Logistics

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

Charley is an entrepreneur, executive, and investor in the logistics and transportation space who has successfully launched and grown multiple companies. Previously, Dehoney served as CEO of Manning’s Truck Brokerage, a 50-year-old, logistics company acquired in 2020 by Fitzmark, Inc. The Logistics of Logistics Podcast.

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The Logistics of Logistics

AUGUST 25, 2019

FreightWaves is the leading Freight Intel provider, offering current digital intelligence and context to the freight community on a central platform. [03:50] I’ve noticed that to write about logistics, you have to know logistics. This city has more people connected to logistics per capita than any other city in America.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JULY 27, 2020

Craig Fuller is CEO and Founder of FreightWaves, the only freight-focused organization that delivers a complete and comprehensive view of the freight and logistics market. FreightWaves is the leading freight intelligence provider, offering current digital intelligence and context to the freight community on a central platform.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 29, 2022

” Richard Zech, Founder of Avanator LLC , a logistics company an Amazon DSP services contractor indicates that the technology has been a game changer for drivers in saving time and by making navigation safer and easier. Parcel transportation and logistics services provider FedEx and freight-tracking software company FourKites Inc.

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 1, 2022

Material Handling & Logistics ). Material Handling & Logistics ). Thanks to container prices rising as much as 600%, money that could be used for advertising went to freight companies instead. 28% of global retailers have tried to find alternative sourcing options due to supply chain issues (RetailNext, 2020).

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 8, 2022

And now on to this week’s logistics news. As a first of its kind agreement in the US, FedEx Express will develop plans to test Elroy Air’s Chaparral autonomous air cargo system within the company’s middle-mile logistics operations, moving shipments between sortation locations. Amazon workers in Staten Island vote to unionize.

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Freightos

JULY 23, 2015

Logistics is the prime example of a changing industry – colossal, ripe for disruption and utterly opaque. And it’s about to get hit by a freight train of innovation. How much do we love freight innovation? And we found that freight innovation is hot. Is disruption ahead for the future of logistics?”.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

I was in Orlando, Florida this week moderating workshops for a logistics service provider client. I was hoping for 70F+ weather, but even Florida fell victim to the Polar Vortex, with temperatures only in the 50s (which felt tropical, nonetheless, compared to Chicago and Boston). Uber Freight: Transportation Facility Brand Managers.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

DECEMBER 4, 2015

At the Supply Chain Outlook Summit in Chicago, three issues dominated the conversation: The growing talent gap, advancements in technology, and the changing nature of risk. Companies are looking at the true cost of doing business by location to determine where their products should be sourced and where they should be sold.

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Zipline Logistics

JUNE 9, 2020

The freight market is making a rapid recovery as outbound volumes have increased and stayed at several-year-highs over the past several weeks. The source for this increased volume comes from the economic reopening following shutdowns, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as agricultural output, which is peaking in several regions.

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Talking Logistics

AUGUST 17, 2018

Back at work, getting caught up on all of the supply chain and logistics news from the past two weeks. Shuttered Sam’s Club in Matteson to find new life as e-commerce fulfillment center (Chicago Tribune). But after toiling in the heat and dirt for two hours, the tree failed to take root and died immediately. The fun never ends.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 15, 2016

May their memory continue to be a source of strength and comfort to their families and friends and us all. Moving on to this week’s supply chain and logistics news… Amazon ‘in talks over Hahn Airport base’ ( Lloyd’s Loading List ). London’s Delivery Cube “pauses” logistics operations to focus on tech platform ( TechCrunch ).

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Techgistics

JULY 30, 2016

Source: Mercedes-Benz. From a line-haul transportation perspective, self driving cars offer enormous potential as the freight travels long distances across freeways where everyone is moving in the same direction at the same speed and there are no pedestrians. one of the most common jobs are truck drivers: Source: NPR.

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6 River Systems

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

The world of supply chain and logistics is changing every day. Each one is featured as having done something unique to reinvent their supply chain and logistics. Coyote Logistics @CoyoteLogistics Coyote Logistics prides itself on its innovative logistics and supply chain philosophy.

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Material Handling & Logistics

OCTOBER 23, 2017

While the growth in the third-party logistics market has slowed somewhat, 90% of the major companies in the U.S. third-party logistics market has grown to become a $166.8 CEVA Logistics (The Americas). CEVA Logistics (The Americas). Total Quality Logistics. Total Quality Logistics. Coyote Logistics.

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The Logistics of Logistics

OCTOBER 6, 2023

About John Stauffer John Stauffer , Co-founder and COO of ISO, is a long-time transportation and logistics professional with expertise in operations, product management, business development and customer success. ISO provides a neutral, single source of truth for logistics performance, eliminating siloed systems and human analysis.

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GlobalTranz

MAY 27, 2015

you look at the data even more closely, you can see pretty big spikes in September 2012 and September 2014 – Those were the months of the IMTS show in Chicago. Sources: The Association for Manufacturing Technology (AMT) [link]. We can also see a seasonal variation and some notable spikes in overall machine orders.If

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 16, 2023

The merged railroad is required to keep gateway connection points involving other railroad freight transfers open on reasonable terms. The latter has been a keen concern of the Biden Administration including the removal of line of way priority among freight railroads imposed on Amtrack , the U.S. wide inter-city passenger rail network.

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Intelligent Audit

OCTOBER 4, 2022

From contractor controversies to rising fuel costs, logistics professionals across the transportation industry are turning to innovative solutions to persistent problems. As contractors across the logistics industry begin questioning their relationships with carrier networks , the FRONTdoor Collective is taking a new approach.

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DAT Solutions

JUNE 8, 2017

The panel featured three freight brokers and one carrier, and was moderated by DAT’s VP of marketing Eileen Hart. Vet carriers using multiple sources - It’s a good practice to confirm a carrier’s phone number from a reliable source. to Chicago but the FMCSA site shows no inspections between those points.

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DAT Solutions

JUNE 8, 2017

The panel featured three freight brokers and one carrier, and was moderated by DAT’s VP of marketing Eileen Hart. Vet carriers using multiple sources - It’s a good practice to confirm a carrier’s phone number from a reliable source. to Chicago but the FMCSA site shows no inspections between those points.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 26, 2018

Drones, driverless vehicles, and global trade all made the headlines in this week’s supply chain and logistics news… Teamsters Tell UPS: No Drones or Driverless Trucks (WSJ – sub. Alibaba’s logistics arm works on driverless technology as automation pace picks up (South China Morning Post). In short, the threat of the U.S.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 9, 2015

Having spent much of this week on the road, I am still in catch-up mode with emails and phone calls, so let’s go straight to the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention: Elemica Introduces New Sourcing Optimization Solution. MercuryGate Offers Leading TMS Solution to Freight Forwarders. Washington Post).

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