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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.

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Boom Time for the Shared Economy within Supply Chain

Logistics Bureau

In logistics and supply chain management, however, transport and warehousing are the most significant sharing processes thanks to a welter of economic benefits for all parties—and the trend is accelerating despite the dampening effect of the COVID-19 pandemic. Why Businesses, Large and Small, Think it’s Fair to Share.

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Global Cargo Monitoring / Cargo Tracking: Networked Supply.

Global Trade Management

That was the message of a panel of experts on perishables shipping Wednesday at the AirCargo Americas Conference in Miami. There are also tremendous differences in boxing and packaging, especially for products like flowers, that make it hard to build uniform pallets and air freight containers, slowing the process and driving up costs.

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LTL Carrier Profile: Old Dominion

The Logistics of Logistics

in sales (estimated 2012). Old Dominion also provide ocean freight service including full container load (FCL) and less-than-container load (LCL) service offerings. LTL Carrier Profile: Old Dominion. Old Dominion is the fifth largest less than truckload (LTL) carrier with approximately $2.1B Old Dominion Inc.