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Emergency Freight: What Harvey Tells Us About Irma

DAT Solutions

Less than ten days after Hurricane Harvey, trucks are already moving freight out of Houston, with almost the same volume as before the storm. Houston is also a major freight hub for rail and sea traffic, as well as trucking, including trade with Mexico by land and with South America and other regions by sea. It's just not safe.

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LTL Carrier Profile: YRC Freight

The Logistics of Logistics

LTL Carrier Profile: YRC Freight. YRC Freight is the third largest less than truckload (LTL) carrier with approximately $3.2B in sales (estimated 2012). YRC Freight has 9.2% YRC Freight is the largest subsidiary of YRC Worldwide Inc. In 2012, the company had revenues of $4.9B. The 2012 revenues were 0.4%

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Reverse Logistics – What Happens to Stuff We Return?

Operations and Supply Chain Management

In fact, America’s true refund pioneer was born a century before Hsieh, on a farm in Oklahoma. Perhaps surprisingly, companies that sell sofa beds, dining tables and other bulky, heavy items often do the same, because return freight is so expensive. When she tried to return it, Amazon told her to keep it, and refunded her $32.72.