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The need to know

EFT

freight railroad operator, is exploring a possible acquisition of Norfolk Southern (NSC.N) Food and Drug Administration said on Tuesday it will now review all imports of the products it regulates regardless of their quantity or value, after a federal law enforcement agency recently rescinded an exemption for small shipments.

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What Shippers Are Saying About Tarriffs - Part 2

Cathy Roberson

Gina Goetter - Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer Basically we see the impacts to consumer spending on the toy category consistent with what happened with the 2008, 2009 recession. The toy category was down roughly mid-single-digits. Chris C s - Chief Executive Officer Our conversations with the retailers are pretty fluid.

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Navigating New Tariffs: How Retailers Can Mitigate Impacts

Supply Chain Brain

EU “Banana Wars” (1993–2009) provide another cautionary tale: The EU’s tariffs on Latin American bananas triggered U.S. Track components such as raw materials, freight and labor to assess real-time cost impacts. Similarly, the U.S.-EU These measures include: Data-driven cost monitoring. Assortment simplification.

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Guest Viewpoint: What’s Driving Freight Costs Higher?

The Logistics of Logistics

<strong><em>If you think the price of fuel is the only element driving freight costs higher – </em><em>Think again! </em></strong> Introduction. Ground freight was then followed by 8.7% The best indicator of ground freight cost is the US Freight Rate Index, CPM (cost per mile).

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Freight Forwarding Basics with Miles Varghese

The Logistics of Logistics

Freight Forwarding Basics with Miles Varghese. Miles Varghese and Joe Lynch review and discuss freight forwarding basics. A freight forwarder is an agent in the supply chain whose objective is to organize a shipment, acting as the intermediary between the exporter or importer and transportation companies. About Miles Varghese.

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Where have all the Truckers Gone? 10 Strategies for Shippers to Fight the Capacity and Trucker Shortage

GlobalTranz

2009 was an exception due to the 2008–2009 recession.) Preferred shippers maintain complete, detailed communications about each freight load with carriers. 10 Strategies for Shippers to Fight the Capacity and Trucker Shortage appeared first on Freight Logistics Company | Cerasis.

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Scaling a FreightTech Business with Mark McEntire

The Logistics of Logistics

Mark’s 35 years in transportation and logistics includes 17 years of experience with Transplace (now Uber Freight), where he held the position of Sr. In June 2009, he became certified as an APICS CSCP. An experience that was built by freight practitioners for freight practitioners. Hunt Transport, Inc. Mark earned a B.S.