Talking Logistics

MAY 31, 2013

On the 3PL front, Greenbriar Equity Group LLC acquired Transplace from an affiliate of CI Capital Partners, who together with Transplace’s management team bought the company from its original owners in 2009. billion messages each year — a statistic that underscores the ongoing rise of supply chain operating networks.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 12, 2016

December 2015 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI). Cass Freight Index Report January 2016. Back in June 2009, I wrote the following in a post titled Amazon.com: A Customer-Centric 3PL : “You won’t find Amazon.com on any ‘Top 25 3PLs’ list, but the company is a leading 3PL in my book.”

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

Another Friday where I have limited time, so let’s go straight to this week’s supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention: Uber to move freight, target trucking for the long haul (Reuters). Global Container Volume on Track for Worst Year Since 2009 (WSJ – sub. According to Reuters : Uber Technologies Inc.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

I started my career working in 3PL’s – one of which was the largest freight forwarder in the world in the 1990’s. After selling the business in 2009, I went on to work for a leading US Chemical company and then a global 3PL. In the last few years I have been working in the policy advocacy space globally.

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Supply Chain Movement

MARCH 6, 2013

A substantial 2,342 industry executives provided usable responses to the survey, including users and nonusers of 3PL services as well as 3PL providers. Nearly three in five (58%) shippers are reducing or consolidating the number of 3PLs they use. Many 3PL-shipper relationships are not set up to support innovation.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 12, 2016

Now, in 2016, the industry is seeing recessionary levels of excess truckload capacity similar to those of 2009. Freight volumes are up a little with lackluster economic growth, which leaves an implied excess capacity of 2-4%. Industrial production – the freight economy relevant to GDP. How much excess capacity is there today?

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The Logistics of Logistics

AUGUST 8, 2014

LTL Carriers and 3PL Changes: My Takeaways from the Webinar. LTL carriers are healthy again and they are rethinking their relationships with the 3PLs. The LTL carriers are getting good freight from 3PLs, so the relationship is working in many ways. However, there is much room for improvement.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JULY 4, 2013

Fedex Freight $5.2B 14.9%. Con-way Freight $3.3B 9.4%. YRC Freight $3.2B 9.2%. UPS Freight $2.4B 6.9%. ABF Freight Line $2.1B 5.1%. SAIA Motor Freight $1.1B 3.1%. .) % of Market. Old Dominion $2.1B 6.0%. Estes Express $1.8B 5.1%. YRC Regional $1.6B 4.7%. R+L Carriers $1.3B 3.7%.

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The Logistics of Logistics

APRIL 19, 2013

The report begins with a few slides dedicated to the financial collapse of 2008-2009 and it’s lasting impact on the over the road (OTR) industry. Wall Street’s historical valuations for truckload, LTL, asset-light and 3PLs companies is contained in this section. Over the Road Industry – 3PLs and Domestic Brokerages. Bottom Line.

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Supply Chain Network

OCTOBER 13, 2011

Since 2009 I have been writing and presenting on the same, in fact Social is one of The Seven S’s of Supply Chain Management which highlights seven key trends emerging to support future state SCM. NonStop was a consortium of major 3PL and Transport firms which proposed 29 similar facilities across the US in the 1990?s Jeff Ashcroft.

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GlobalTranz

NOVEMBER 25, 2015

As we see this year, there are more cars on the road (meaning carriers want that attractive freight), and we are also seeing tight capacity. Don't let the bird not be the star of the show, make sure your freight is ready to go! Consumers are READY TO BUY This Holiday Season, Lean on a 3PL to Not get Mired in the Muck.

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Logistics Bureau

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

For example, before Uber started in 2009, Amazon’s Mechanical Turk system was already functioning in 2007. Already in 2013, DHL Freight in Sweden piloted a mobile app called “My Ways” to connect shippers with individuals willing to deliver packages along their daily routes in return for a small fee.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 24, 2015

Whereas 2009 saw the control of transportation industry profits in the hands of the shippers, two years later a shift occurred in the favor of carriers. For starters, the LTL markets are expanding exponentially, as noted by Transport Topics , due to outsourcing loads via third-party logistics (3PL) and brokers.

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 7, 2017

During the Great Recession of 2007-2009, demand decreased rapidly for container shipping, causing a chain reaction for carriers. Stay up-to-date on shipping industry headlines and ask your 3PL provider for the latest shipping news and industry trends. back to Asia). Review your carriers’ financial results frequently.

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ShipBob

MAY 19, 2021

Walmart, historically known for their brick-and-mortar stores, launched Walmart Marketplace in 2009. Freight shipping. A third-party logistics ( 3PL) provider can offer a full suite of fulfillment services, from warehousing to automated shipping. Walmart is one of the most recognizable companies in the world. Standard shipping.

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 11, 2015

Here’s what I wrote back on this date in 2009, as I recalled the events of that tragic day eight years earlier: I grew up in Brooklyn, New York, near Red Hook and the docks. DAT Solutions Launches Freight Market Analytics Service. Today is September 11. I never forget. Union urges UPS pilots to vote on authorizing strike ( Reuters ).

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6 River Systems

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

Bed Bath & Beyond @BedBathBeyond Bed Bath & Beyond has discovered a way to save millions of dollars on freight over the next few years, thanks to a new 755,000 square-foot distribution facility slated to open in the fall of 2019. The new facility will allow the company to offer two-day shipping to most (about 90%) of the U.S.

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3PL Insights

JULY 28, 2016

But in reality, there has been much more vessel traffic than anyone ever envisioned: in 2009 alone, the traffic in the canal reached a whopping 299.1 In 1934, experts estimated that the canal could accommodate a maximum capacity of about 80 million tons each year. million tons of shipping materials.

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Logistics Bureau

MAY 24, 2019

Several poor outsourcing decisions had led to excessive 3PL expenses. Supply Chain Cost Management Results: Within a year and a half of their European logistics solution’s go-live, AGCO achieved freight cost reductions of some 18%, and has continued to save between three and five percent on freight expenditure, year-on-year, ever since.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 7, 2014

Con-way Freight Introduces Drive Safe Systems™. FedEx Freight to Increase Shipping Rates. On the 3PL front, Ryder announced the launch of its new Ryder On-Demand maintenance solution in Canada. Ryder Canada Launches New on-Demand Maintenance & Repair Solution: Opens Service Network to All Private Fleets. Yahoo Autos ).

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 20, 2016

As a transportation management 3PL, the United States Infrastructure and the evolution of and investment of our infrastructure is of great importance to us and our carrier partners. In order for our freight economy to stay healthy, it requires a stable infrastructure, specifically in the transportation sector. 2009: $7.1B.

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