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The Year Ahead with Doug Waggoner

The Logistics of Logistics

Prior to joining Echo, Waggoner founded SelecTrans, LLC, a freight management software provider based in Chicago, Illinois. From April 2004 to December 2005, Waggoner served as Chief Executive Officer of USF Bestway, and from January 2002 to April 2004 he served as Senior Vice President of Strategic Marketing for USF Corporation.

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LTL Industry Trends and Tips for 2022

GlobalTranz

While the LTL freight industry market conditions change for a variety of reasons, here are three of the top factors that will be part of the day-to-day reality of LTL freight and some of the strategies that can help shippers navigate rising costs and complexity in the supply chain. Classify freight correctly. Consolidation.

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Why the West Coast Ports Labor Dispute Matters to Retailers

The Network Effect

Shippers still bear the scars from the disastrous 2002 work stoppage and have countermeasures in-place to avoid major disruption. We do not expect the ongoing labor negotiations at the West Coast ports to cause a substantial interruption on a wide-spread basis. While it is true that retailers still rely heavily on the U.S.

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This Week In Supply Chain Management Tech April 4 2023

Supply Chain Matters

Founded in 2002 with over 100 consultants and based in Boulder, Colorado , Spinnaker SCA designs and builds agile supply chains for leading brands across Consumer Staples, High Tech, Industrial Manufacturing, Retail & Apparel, Medical Devices, and Distribution Industries.

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This Week in Logistics News (June 23-27, 2014)

Talking Logistics

April 2014 North American Freight Numbers. The last shutdown occurred in the fall of 2002, as retailers were preparing for the Christmas holiday period. If you haven’t been preparing for this risk, ideally since the end of the last shutdown in 2002, there’s very little you can do now at the 11th hour. What’s at stake this time?

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Load Tracking Now Available in Tailwind TMS with e4score Integration and Partnership

Tailwind

e4score’s EZCheck-In is integrated into the Tailwind TMS, allowing trucking companies and freight brokers to easily track shipments for $1-a-load (up to 66% less than other tracking services). We provide award-winning, web-based Trucking & Freight Broker Software ?on Our partnership with e4score delivers just that.”.

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Kleinschmidt EDI Services Now Available in Web-Based Tailwind Transportation Management System (TMS) Software

Tailwind

Tailwind TMS with Kleinschmidt EDI opens up new business for small to mid-sized freight transportation companies without a hefty price tag . By leveraging Kleinschmidt’s decades of freight transportation and logistics EDI experience , complex onboarding of a new EDI trading partners becomes streamlined and simple. .