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For Many, the Annual Freight Bid Season is Not “The Most Wonderful Time of the Year”

Logistics Viewpoints

Tis the season to be jolly – unless you are overwhelmed with the many tasks traditionally associated with the annual freight Request for Proposal ( RFP ) season. However, the reality is that contracted freight is actually a promise – not a binding agreement. Visibility to make more-informed decisions.

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This Week in Logistics News (February 11 – 17)

Logistics Viewpoints

In addition, as part of its mandate to improve safety, GroundCloud’s platform also incorporates video telematics for driving event detection and verification, enabling companies to leverage the insights it generates to inform reactive training programs. And now on to this week’s logistics news. Retailers in the U.S.

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Hurricane Michael halts shipments

DAT Solutions

Road closures halted shipments on major trade routes like I-10 between Houston, New Orleans and Jacksonville , and I-75 up from Florida to Atlanta. Demand for trucks will likely increase in the coming weeks, with FEMA loads and emergency freight heading to the Florida Panhandle, Georgia and the Carolinas.

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The Top 5 Reasons You Need a Transportation Sourcing Solution

Talking Logistics

However, if your role is managing the movement of widgets from point A to point B, or multiple points, the freight procurement task before you can be labor intensive and time consuming — unless you use a technology solution specifically designed for transportation sourcing. Freight is unique. Relationships matter.

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JAXPORT Deepening Means Boost for CargoBarn

CargoBarn

JACKSONVILLE, Fla., 25, 2022 – The Jacksonville office of CargoBarn , a technology-driven freight brokerage, is expecting more business thanks to the Jacksonville Port Authority’s recently completed harbor deepening. Ocean freight and container shipping are big markets for us, especially in Jacksonville.

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My Summer at BR Williams

BR Williams Supply Chain Management

In the fall of 2021, I took the chance to attend a networking/Q&A event hosted by my school, Jacksonville State University, and meet new peers in the business program and local business leaders. It can be used to find all kinds of information about the carrier, such as contacts and safety ratings, through a portal called Carrier411.

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Who said supply chains are boring?: Disney 'Imagineers' a Supply.

Supply Chains Rock

Walt Disney Parks and Resorts recently announced it will be importing almost all of its merchandise through Jaxport , the state-of-the-art logistics hub in Jacksonville, Florida, instead of through the previous port in Savannah, Georgia. Lynair Peter. Post a Comment. Newer Post. Older Post. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Subscribe To.