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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 (November 27 – December 3)

Logistics Viewpoints

Mexico to reinstate temporary tariffs on steel imports in 2022. Retailers face a scarcity of final-stage warehouses near major cities; and as more companies promise same-day or even two-hour arrivals, such space is rising in demand and value. billion more tons of freight than they do currently. That is a sobering thought.

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This Week in Logistics News (February 12 – 18)

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This year, with the LA Rams being Super Bowl champs, Good360 said it will ship thousands of “unsellable” Bengals-branded hats, T-shirts, hoodies, sweatshirts, COVID-19 masks, and scarves to struggling people in Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe and the Middle East. New wave of contracts will lock in much higher shipping rates.

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This Week in Logistics News (May 13 – 19)

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The Locus Origin AMRs will be fully deployed in multiple of DHL Supply Chain’s 1,500 warehouses and distribution centers by the end of the year, according to a press release. At the 2023 North American Leaders’ Summit in Mexico City earlier this year, U.S. Mexico has pledged $1.5 That said, U.S. has pledged $3.4 has pledged $3.4

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This Week in Logistics News (January 22 – 28)

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Built by Swedish freight technology company Einride, the Pod features a tall, glass window behind which the vehicle’s sensors can be placed high for maximum situational awareness and thus safer deployment. In 2020 alone, Mexico accounted for 77 percent of US fresh vegetable import volume.

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Which Supply Chain Strategy Will Prevail in 2022?

Stord

As an extension, companies are hoarding warehouse space to accommodate the extra product stored in the U.S. Brands, like Gap and Lululemon , are using expensive air freight routes to get items faster and circumvent port congestion. We have a saying here at Stord, “you date your freight providers and marry your warehouse partner.”

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This Week in Logistics News (September 30 – October 6)

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The moves come one day before senior administration officials are set to visit Mexico, whose cartels are part of the global trafficking network, for meetings expected to involve discussion of the drug threat. But the express carriers are still flying less than they were a year ago because of weak shipping demand.