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Truck Capacity Shortage: The Past, Present and Future

Talking Logistics

Today’s truck capacity shortage can be linked to several market forces, some that the transportation industry has dealt with for years and others that are new and unfolding. Market Review: Past, Present and Future. Market Review: Past, Present and Future. retail holiday sales jumped 4.9%, the biggest increase since 2011.

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CSCMP 2011 Recap: The Synergy Supply Chain of the Future

Supply Chain Network

For the first time some social content was also included on Wednesday with @TerriGriffith (also presenting at our CCE2011 event in two weeks) and Adrian Gonsalvez sharing their insights. On the outbound side the system automatically creates fully cubed mixed vendor and retailer owned goods to be shipped direct to store. Jeff Ashcroft.

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The State of LTL Shipping in Light of YRC Freight Bankruptcy

TransAudit

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 repercussions are profound, with the LTL shipping sector being notably impacted.

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This Week in Logistics News (October 3-7, 2016)

Talking Logistics

My daughter was diagnosed with T1D on October 4, 2011 — five years ago this week at age 11. Wal-Mart’s next move against Amazon: More warehouses, faster shipping (Reuters). “We have doubled our capacity in the last twelve months and that allows us to ship to a majority of the U.S. Why do I do this?

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Revealing Survey Relative to Business Sustainability and ESG Actions

Supply Chain Matters

Such global wide sourcing complexities and vulnerabilities were exposed by the effects of two years of a global pandemic and subsequent cascading global shipping disruptions, service level erosions and subsequent exploding freight rates. Bob Ferrari. .

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Delivering Green: Three Case Studies in Low-Carbon Logistics

MIT Supply Chain

In this case study we present two Ocean Spray initiatives – distribution network redesign and intermodal shift from road to rail – that in combination led to a 20% reduction in transportation CO 2 emissions, while achieving comparable cost savings across the transportation network.

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The Cost of Disaster

Elementum

The wildfires have severely impacted shipping in the region. The report also disclosed that last year's total losses were exceeded only by those in 2011, when a 9.0 Using technology enabled by Aidmatrix, relief organizations are able to post requests for local warehouse space, transportation, equipment, and other goods and services.