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The Value of Refrigerated Transport!

Supply Chain Game Changer

It’s essential to keep their products in a temperature-controlled environment from origin to destination through warehousing and distribution centers for safety consumption or usage. . Refrigerated transport may also cost lower than standard shipping methods (depending on your cargo). Hence, you can reduce waste and save money.

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This Week in Logistics News (February 4-8, 2013)

Talking Logistics

Cass Freight Index Report – January 2013. percent in 2012 compared to 2011 (including contribution from acquisitions). percent from 2011. Revenue at Con-way Truckload in Q4 2012 was basically unchanged from Q4 2011, with operating income decreasing 10.5 percent in Q4 2011. percent and net income increased 37.6

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This Week in Logistics News (August 28 – September 1, 2017)

Talking Logistics

Freight Companies Scramble to Reroute Goods in Wake of Harvey (WSJ – sub. TSA reviewing cargo screening, concerned about terror vulnerabilities (CNN). The real-time freight visibility space has been heating up in recent years, with MacroPoint leading the way, along with FourKites and 10-4 Systems.

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Truck Capacity Shortage: The Past, Present and Future

Talking Logistics

economy in 2017 and so far in 2018, manufacturers have been producing more goods than usual and requiring more freight to be shipped. retail holiday sales jumped 4.9%, the biggest increase since 2011. Modal changes help free up on-the-road truck capacity after your freight has been transitioned to the rail. Mode Shift.

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This Week in Logistics News (March 13 – 19)

Logistics Viewpoints

Washington farm exports crimped by cargo-container shortage. And while most people think of over the road trucking first, ocean freight is making waves. The new approach would enable global maritime cargo carriers to reduce greenhouse gases enough to meet the IMO’s 2050 50 percent reduction and zero-carbon emissions goals.

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The Amazonification of Logistics

Techgistics

Amazon Locker A self-service parcel delivery service launched in 2011 where customers can select a locker location as their delivery address. Amazon’s recent patent for airborne warehouses reveal that drones may be central to Amazon’s future. Want to have your groceries, dinner, and Prime Order delivered at the same time?

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36 innovative companies re-inventing and rethinking supply chain and logistics

6 River Systems

With how quickly new technology, tips and warehouse management techniques are emerging, wouldn’t it be nice to take a page from someone else’s book? Boot Barn @bootbarn In 2016, Boot Barn improved operations at its distribution center in Fontana, California by implementing HighJump’s Warehouse Advantage WMS.