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Ready For The Future Of Freight?

Freightos

In 2012, The Economist assessed the impact that technology developments will have had on business by 2020, surveying and interviewing global technology and business leaders. But 2016 marks the halfway point and it seems that the predictions were on the mark. But What About The Future of Freight? Brave New Freight World.

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This Week in Logistics News (March 21-25, 2016)

Talking Logistics

January 2016 North American Freight Numbers. One of my predictions for 2016 was that cross-border e-commerce would become the next frontier for shipping and logistics growth. The share of revenue from the unit that sells and leases postage machines is still just over 50% of the total, though that’s down from nearly 60% in 2012.

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This Week in Logistics News (June 6-10, 2016)

Talking Logistics

iContainers, Expedia for transporting freight internationally, raises $6.7 Freight Rates Push Lower as Truck Capacity Outweighs Demand (WSJ – sub. April 2016 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI). April 2016 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI). million (TechCrunch).

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This Week in Logistics News (January 25-29, 2016)

Talking Logistics

Robinson Opens Second Air Freight Screening Facility. November 2015 North American Freight Numbers. The new facility is the second for the company, which opened its first CCSF on April 18, 2012, in Chicago, IL. The post This Week in Logistics News (January 25-29, 2016) appeared first on Talking Logistics with Adrian Gonzalez.

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This Week in Logistics News (October 24-28, 2016)

Talking Logistics

In 2012, for example, he was elected as a fellow of the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS), where he served as chair of the Sections and Societies Subcommittee and as president of the Transportation Science and Logistics Section. Ryder Reports Third Quarter 2016 Results.

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Technology and Culture: The Cultural Obstacles to Better Logistics

Freightos

A version of this article originally appeared in The Journal of Commerce (August 6, 2016). Plummeting freight rates mean that under 50% of logistics providers turn a profit on ocean shipping, while threatening competition from industry newcomers like Amazon and Alibaba spell out unprecedented challenges for the logistics industry.

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How Advancing Technology in Transportation Management Highlight the Growing Trucking Driver Shortage

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Predictions for transportation management in 2016 highlighted growing stress and concern. Trucking Regulations Exploded in 2016. There were many trucking regulations set to come up for discussion and possible passage by Congress in 2016, but the actual number supersedes even the modest of predictions. and 5 a.m.