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How Air Freight Ships Temperature-Controlled Goods

20Cube Logistics

Different types of cargo have specific requirements for safe storage, transport, and handling. Different perishable goods have different requirements for storage and handling, which makes things complicated for air freight transporters. Unit Load Devices: The Solution for Transporting Perishable Goods. Contact Us.

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The Story Continues…. Let’s Don’t Sugar Coat the Real Issue

Supply Chain Shaman

The people on the ground–my contacts in the 3PL, freight forwarding and transportation industry–know that the labor strife is only a part of the larger story. Others say February… Where they all agree is that the labor union discord was the icing on the top of a broken link in the supply chain.

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Cold Chain Shipping: The Winning Characteristics of Vaccine Carriers

Turvo

Transporting cold and frozen goods long distances remains a service that shippers and carriers have offered for decades. To handle the growing demand for COVID-19 vaccines, cold transportation fleets need to prepare sooner rather than later. Meet specialized protocols and carrier requirements for vaccine transport.

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Driving Value Over the Last Mile

MIT Supply Chain

The amount of contact that the last-mile person has with customers changes with the nature of their job. A company that delivers frozen foods and ice creams to homes calls drivers “route business developers” because in addition to making 100 deliveries a day, they are tasked with bringing in new business along their routes.

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This Week in Logistics News (February 9-13, 2015)

Talking Logistics

Unless you’re talking about ice dams, of course, and how water is dripping into your house, which is what I’m dealing with at the moment. December 2014 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI). Transportation Department pushes tough oil train standards – sources (Reuters).

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A Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing? Acronym Babble? Digital Icing on a Stale Cake? Yes, I Think So.

Supply Chain Shaman

It is used to describe those playing a role contrary to their real character, with whom contact is dangerous. – Wikipedia. Digital Icing on a Stale Cake? “A Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing” is an idiom of Biblical origin. The air was thick. Social and mobile interest reigns.

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Keep'n it cool; chocolate logistics

Logichain Solutions

The ideal temperature to store and transport chocolate is between 55F and 65F; the relative humidity should be below 50%. If chocolate comes into contact with moisture, for instance through condensation or high humidity, it can result in sugar bloom. To transport chocolate on the road, refrigerated trucks must be used.