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LTL Industry Trends and Tips for 2022

GlobalTranz

In our recent GlobalTranz 2022 Logistics and Supply Chain Trends and Outlook white paper, our experts review some of the factors that will shape logistics in the coming year and beyond. It covers macro trends in the LTL, Truckload and Managed Transportation Service sectors and the lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Realties of Declining Global Trade and Transport Rates More Evident

Supply Chain Matters

Background Global wide transportation and logistics costs increased at unprecedented rates during 2021 and 2022. The Drewy World Container Index , which stood at $9,304 per 40-foot container at the beginning of 2022, was reported as $2,120 by the end of 2002.

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Selecting a Supply Chain Technology Provider is Harder than it Seems

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

The logistics industry globally is more competitive, volatile, uncertain and interconnected than ever. Having the right transportation technology can improve everything from route efficiency to supply chain sustainability. You will want to consider your potential transportation technology provider’s track record.

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This Week in Logistics News (January 9-13, 2017)

Talking Logistics

Moving on, here’s the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention this week: Amazon is granted a patent for using a subterranean network to deliver packages (GeekWire). Federal Judge Deals Swift Transportation Legal Setback (WSJ – sub. November 2016 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI). Alphabet Inc.’s

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Canadian Ports: A Fast Lane for Asia-U.S. Imports?

Talking Logistics

billion) over the past decade to improve rail and road access and boost inspection capacity at West Coast ports…Canadian railroad companies have also moved to capitalize on those infrastructure investments. appeared first on Talking Logistics with Adrian Gonzalez. Building on that advantage, Canada’s government has spent 1.4

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Top 25 3PL warehousing companies in 2020 (by revenue)

6 River Systems

Third-party logistics companies ( 3PLs ) specialize in distribution, warehousing and fulfillment services. The core competency of these companies is logistics , and they do it well. Even Amazon used third-party logistics companies when the company first started, until reaching sufficient scale to have a logistics arm of its own.

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Supply Chain Redesign: A Conversation with Lennox International’s Keith Nash

Talking Logistics

Last month on Talking Logistics , Adrian Gonzalez, Keith Nash (VP Supply Chain Logistics at Lennox International ) and I discussed “Lennox International’s Complete Supply Chain Redesign.” New hours of service, capacity restraints and global trade regulations are also items we’ve had to account for and work into our mix.