Talking Logistics

MARCH 13, 2015

Here’s the news that caught my attention this week: January 2015 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI). Truckload Freight and Rates Dip Seasonally in February: DAT Freight Index. Cass Freight Index – February 2015. business inventories flat, inventory-to-sales ratio highest since 2009 (Reuters).

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Freightos

JANUARY 3, 2024

More Resources Home Red Sea and Suez Canal Shipping Crisis Update Judah Levine Optimize your logistics tendering, vendor selection, negotiations, and procurement with Freightos Data Book a Demo Even with an international naval force in place, Houthi attacks on commercial vessels in the Red Sea continue. Europe prices decreased.

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Freightos

JANUARY 3, 2024

More Resources Home January 3, 2024 Update The Freightos Weekly Update helps you stay on top of the latest developments in international freight by giving you the rundown on the latest economic data, ocean and air demand trends, rate data – and anything else impacting the market. America weekly prices stayed level at $5.85/kg

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Supply Chain Game Changer

MAY 16, 2022

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Talking Logistics

JULY 2, 2013

In short, importers, freight forwarders, and customs brokers have had almost five years to get their act together, so there’s really no good excuse for not being prepared at this point. Watch the short clip below where Kevin shares two data-related problems some companies still experience that could lead to ISF non-compliance.

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TransAudit

AUGUST 29, 2023

LTL, or Less-Than-Truckload shipping, represents the transport of freight that doesn’t require an entire truck’s space. formerly known as YRC Freight, sent shockwaves throughout the transportation industry due to its dominant position. The Decline and Bankruptcy Customers started pulling their freight rapidly.

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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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Arkieva

AUGUST 8, 2016

Sustainable Freight Action Plan for California is estimated to Improve Freight Efficiency by 25% in 2030. The Sustainable Freight Action plan released by California governor Jerry Brown outlines a long-term 2050 vision and guiding principles for California’s future freight transportation system. Supply Chain News.

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Cathy Roberson

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

I spent time at the conference listening to members’ research needs and, best of all, their willingness to share data so that we can size the total, global, and regional returns market, figure out the average returns volume by type of business (retailer, manufacturer, etc.), billion pounds since 2009. by industry and lots more.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 8, 2016

It was a relatively quiet week for supply chain and logistics news, with robots and weak freight demand dominating the headlines. Air cargo firms feel the pressure from plunge in freight prices (Reuters). Global trade volumes fell for the first time since 2009 by 1.7 Global trade volumes fell for the first time since 2009 by 1.7

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

Various data points related to the trucking industry suggest we’re entering a shipper’s market. There was a deceleration in freight volumes during the second half of 2015 which continued into the first month of 2016. So, that tells me that the inventory situation continues to weigh on truck freight volumes.

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Unleashed

MARCH 21, 2023

Last year, data from 4,500 manufacturers using Unleashed inventory management software revealed firms were typically spending twice as much on stock as they were before the pandemic. For these people, acting on this new data might be more about selling excess stock before it’s obsolete.”

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Supply Chain Collaborator

NOVEMBER 22, 2017

Freight Volumes Up and Rising. According to the US Bureau of Transportation Statistics, “For-hire freight shipments in August 2017 were 38.0 percent higher than the low in April 2009 during the recession.” And this year alone “for -hire freight shipments measured by the index were up 4.9

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The Logistics of Logistics

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Prior to starting AscendTMS, Tim co-founded and ran a national 3PL, where he invited Palm Beach Capital LLC to become minority equity shareholder in July, 2009 in order to speed both internal growth and outside acquisitions. You can be confident that your data is safe and secure when using AscendTMS.

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DAT Solutions

DECEMBER 11, 2018

The hard data of physical goods flow confirms that people are still making things, shipping things, and buying/consuming things. Create customizable reports that are specific to your business needs with DAT Data Analytics. Create customizable reports that are specific to your business needs with DAT Data Analytics.

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Turvo

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Why is freight pricing reaching historical records? Despite the crisis, the market rules out seeing the low prices that helped the economy and international trade recover after the 2009 crash, which will give inflation a boost. According to data from Allianz and Berenberg, companies are reducing margins instead of increasing prices.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 20, 2016

Amazon Looking to License or Acquire Freight-Management Technology (WSJ-sub. Kewill Introduces SOLAS-Compliant Freight Forwarding Solution by Integrating INTTRA eVGM Service. Five years later in 2009, I also predicted that a leading logistics service provider would acquire a leading logistics software company. highway system.

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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. I then went on to work as a ‘shipper’, for a swiss confectionary manufacturer and then a global IT distributor.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 18, 2016

3PL market has grown by roughly 7% annually since 2009 and is expected to reach $170 billion by the end of 2016. Transportation optimization is more than moving freight at the lowest cost or finding a short-term performance boost; it’s about continuous improvement delivered through smart, data-driven planning and efficient execution.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 25, 2015

Chips attached to individual items will transmit data such as identification, location, temperature, pressure, and humidity. Not only that, they will also be able to transmit traffic conditions and drive-specific data, such as average speed and driving patterns back to the central office.

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GlobalTranz

MAY 27, 2015

The United States Manufacturing Technology Orders (USMTO) data report is compiled monthly by the Association for Manufacturing Technology (AMT). What is the USMTO Data Report? The full data set is reported by eligible equipment builders and distributors and is provided to all participants in the program at no cost.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 3, 2022

In this Supply Chain Matters commentary, we highlight the latest quantitative data related to global manufacturing PMI activity levels for April. For the first time since 2020, survey data related to Germany indicated that new orders and output slipped into contraction values. China’s Specific Impact. in April, from the value of 49.5

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 11, 2014

Brent crude oil prices Dec 2009 – Dec 2014 (Source MoneyAM.com). And its technology assets too, like the Kiva robots Amazon purchased [in 2012] and the data centers that power its cloud computing services. Big Data and Analytics for Oil and Gas Transportation. as of this morning — a lower price than 5 years ago!

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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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TMC

NOVEMBER 18, 2015

A major freight company employs a team of meteorologists that works closely with its flight dispatchers and contingency coordinators, for example. There is growing interest in incorporating weather forecast data from a variety of sources into supply chain planning.

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Supply Chain Movement

DECEMBER 9, 2014

Supply chain professionals can learn a lot from Hollywood about outsourcing, sustainability, Big Data, innovation, supply chain strategy and risk management. Instead, those films merely served as an excuse to feature freight trucks travelling at high speed and the widespread destruction of police cars and houses.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

JANUARY 11, 2013

Cloud & Big Data. Less use of air freight, increased use of rail and sea transport. December 2009. November 2009. October 2009. September 2009. August 2009. April 2009. March 2009. February 2009. January 2009. Business Process Outsourcing. Customer Service. August 2010.

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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. I am fascinated by the coming potential of social networking for supply chain improvement. Jeff Ashcroft.

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 14, 2013

Transplace Updates, Enhances TMS Freight Allocation Module 2.0. Con-way Freight Announces 2013 General Rate Increase. Freight Shipments Fell 1.2% provides greater flexibility in establishing how the freight is presented to authorized carriers, and the amount of visibility carriers have into the progress of the auction.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 17, 2023

Scale matters, tech matters, and now, data science matters. ”. Data from Crisis24 indicates that there were 38 instances of port protests or labor stoppages in 2022. Significant industry capacity supply and demand imbalance, similar to what occurred in 2008 and 2009 global recession. Labor unrest on the rise among global ports.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 12, 2014

That may mean reshoring eventually, but according to today’s guest post, we also must look at the hard data before we decree that reshoring is in full form yet. . Reshoring Optimism Abound, However, Let’s Look at the Data Now. Just don’t look at actual data. You’ve probably heard the good news.

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Infosys Supply Chain Management

NOVEMBER 28, 2011

Cloud & Big Data. As in the past, the biggest beneficiaries will likely be parcel and air freight carriers such as FedEx and UPS who will become the last mile fulfillment agents of the holiday sale. December 2009. November 2009. October 2009. September 2009. August 2009. April 2009.

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 1, 2022

But, before we dig into the data – let’s start on a positive note: Supply Chain Statistics Show Challenges, but the Industry Remains Resilient. Thanks to container prices rising as much as 600%, money that could be used for advertising went to freight companies instead. IATA data shows global demand for air cargo markets jumped 3.7%

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Supply Chain Movement

MARCH 6, 2013

As found in past Annual 3PL Study surveys, transactional, operational, and repetitive activities such as transportation, warehousing, and freight forwarding tend to be the most frequently outsourced. Technology drivers include advanced IT and mobile solutions, big data and analytics, and social media.

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3rdwave

JANUARY 23, 2019

The more granular and comprehensive the data captured in digital format, the higher the fidelity and resolution of the picture presented through digitization. However, digitization really became mainstream around 2009 when there were officially more “things” than people connected to the internet. Why should Logistics care?

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GlobalTranz

MARCH 6, 2015

congressional district data for the first time.) The data shows that U.S. Complete data for employment in each state and for all 435 congressional districts (and the District of Columbia) are also available in the EPI US Manufacturing Footprint Map below. This report updates an earlier EPI report but includes U.S. employment.

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Supply Chain Collaborator

JULY 7, 2016

“An ideal business climate would include rapid adoption of new technologies that give shippers and their logistics providers immediate information on freight location and possible transportation difficulties, as well as widespread information on capacity options and pricing.”

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