Talking Logistics
SEPTEMBER 30, 2016
Flexport Raises $65 Million in Venture Capital to Expand Operations (Transport Topics). Global Container Volume on Track for Worst Year Since 2009 (WSJ – sub. Moving from trucking to ocean transportation, San Francisco startup Flexport Inc. Blockchain Makes Inroads in Shipping (WSJ – sub. and global operations.
Talking Logistics
MAY 31, 2013
Department of Transportation Releases Policy on Automated Vehicle Development. Trucks Transported 60% of U.S.-NAFTA Retailers’ Dilemma: To Ax or Help Fix Bad Factories ( Wall Street Journal ). Transplace Selects New Equity Partner Greenbriar Equity Group. Supply Vision Partners with FindMyFreight.com.
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Supply Chain Matters
MAY 22, 2023
Transportation prices reportedly contracted for the tenth consecutive month, but authors pointed to a lessened rate in the April data. In the specific case of UPS , the carrier and logistics services provider has now been forecasting a decline in annual revenues since the recession of 2009.
Supply Chain Collaborator
OCTOBER 13, 2015
Plus, you’ll be better situated to ride out a downturn with better control over transportation spending. Driver Shortage Projected to Grow More Acute – Transport Topics. Global Growth Projected to Be Tepid in 2016 – Wall Street Journal. The average linehaul driver age of 49 is seven years older than the U.S.
Talking Logistics
JULY 8, 2016
More data points this week confirming what we already know: demand for freight transportation is weak, which is leading carriers to cut back on capacity. Global trade volumes fell for the first time since 2009 by 1.7 Finally, in software-related news, the Wall Street Journal reports that Nordstrom Inc. percent from 3 percent.
Supply Chain Matters
MAY 3, 2022
They collectively provide evidence that the prior disruptions still occurring among industry supply chains, compounded by the latest manufacturing, logistics and transportation disruptions occurring in China, will have a longer economic and service level effect in the coming months. Global Manufacturing Output Levels Declined.
Talking Logistics
MAY 20, 2016
You get on the M25 and before long you have a front seat view of the biggest transportation challenge facing companies in England and many other countries around the world: traffic congestion. Five years later in 2009, I also predicted that a leading logistics service provider would acquire a leading logistics software company.
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