Talking Logistics

MARCH 7, 2016

Freight tons moving on the nation’s transportation network will grow 40 percent in the next three decades while the value of the freight will almost double, increasing by 92 percent, according to the latest projections by the U.S. trillion in 2015). That is the “hundreds of billions of dollars” question.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 12, 2014

October 2014 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI). According to an article in the New York Times , “SAP…is readying an ambitious plan to build a global marketplace for business products and services, according to senior company executives.” Esri and E2open Partner to Deliver Market-Leading Supply Chain Solutions.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 31, 2014

Reports 2014 Third-quarter Results. UPS Ready for 2014 Peak Season, Forecasting Record Holiday Deliveries. FedEx Freight Reports Teamsters Withdraw Petition at North Harrisburg Facility. 2014 is turning into the year to refresh your corporate tagline, at least for third party logistics (3PL) and software companies.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 7, 2014

Re/code published a very insightful article on Google’s Shopping Express service, which allows consumers to shop local stores online and get the items delivered same day. The new rail service is up to 50 percent faster than ocean freight and up to 70 percent less costly than air freight.

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Talking Logistics

AUGUST 29, 2014

June 2014 North American Freight Numbers. Yesterday, Google introduced its Google Project Wing project, posting the following video on YouTube: According to a Financial Times article , “More than 30 successful delivery flights have been made in Queensland, Australia, including a first aid kit, a water bottle and “dog treats”.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 3, 2014

Con-way Announces Enhancements to Driver Pay Package at Con-way Freight. North American Freight Numbers July 2014. Here are some excerpts from the article: UPS is trying to persuade e-commerce companies to hold their big sales in mid-December instead of in the countdown to Dec.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 11, 2023

In early November, my colleague Steve Banker wrote an article looking at the top supply chain trends for 2023 and beyond. ARC Advisory Group began conducting formalized research on the global warehouse automation market in 2014. In my own defense, things kind of took off after 2014. billion in 2019.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 23, 2016

The current outlook for the rail freight industry is, at best, mixed. Where rail freight once was the price-competitive transport mode of choice, low fuel prices and increased availability of trucks in the spot market have resulted in low freight rates that are expected to remain low¹. However, there is one that isn’t ― pricing.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 2, 2023

Freight rates have plummeted, brokerages are struggling, and the industry is still bloated with excess inventory. A famous 2010 HBR article, “Roaring Out of Recession,” studied how 4,700 public companies fared during the recessions of 1980, 1990, and 2000. 17% went bankrupt, went private, or were acquired. Let’s not waste it.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

AUGUST 14, 2023

In this article, we explore the pros and cons of the alliance model in the shipping industry, compare the solo strategy versus alliance strategy, and provide tips on how shippers can prepare for market swings. In this article we will focus on another key development in the shipping industry: Global Shipping Alliances (GSAs).

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

It was recently reported that one of the world’s biggest container logistics companies, Maersk, will only handle cargo from direct shippers, cutting out freight forwarders. 1 carrier stopping its dealings with even a portion of the world’s freight forwarders? It seems to me small freight forwarders, in particular, are at risk.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MARCH 22, 2022

I also advocated DHL to join United for Wildlife , a high-profile community founded by Prince William and The Royal Foundation in 2014. Locate new warehouse space in existing urban areas for keeping live animals so undeveloped lands stay untouched.

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MIT Supply Chain

MAY 1, 2014

This may be a great rule of thumb for life generally, but not necessarily for freight transportation. Is it more important to prevent disruptions from occurring by building robustness into a freight network (i.e. The net effect is a more resilient freight transportation plan. Read the full article here. .

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 7, 2013

We’re quickly approaching the midpoint of the year, which means it’s time to start planning for 2014 — at least that’s what I heard at my sister’s surprise birthday party last weekend, where some of her co-workers in finance were talking about getting started with 2014 budgets. Cass Freight Index Report for May 2013.

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GlobalTranz

MAY 13, 2015

Riding a rising five-year trend, retail juggernaut Walmart® grossed $476 billion in the fiscal year that ended in January 2014, up from $408 billion in fiscal 2010, according to The Wall Street Journal’s MarketWatch. The Gartner Supply Chain Top 25 for 2014.” Top 100 Retailers Chart 2014.” Top 100 Retailers Chart 2014.”

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 15, 2017

FreightHub, a European ‘digital freight forwarder’, scores $20M Series A (TechCrunch). DAT Freight Index: November Rates Break 3-Year Record for Dry and Refrigerated Vans. Shipt, which was founded in 2014 in Birmingham, Ala, currently offers its service in more than 70 cities through 20,000 shoppers. and Costco Wholesale Corp.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 30, 2015

Today we finalize our most viewed articles from the Cerasis blog by featuring the most read freight articles published in 2015. As a recap, and for easy to access link, we have showcased the following: Most Read Manufacturing Articles of 2015. Top Supply Chain Articles of 2015. Top Logistics Articles of 2015.

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 29, 2015

COR was part of general recommendations sent in 2014 to the U.S. involving the vehicle of a well-known actor, Tracey Morgan, and a Wal-Mart tractor-trailer in June of 2014. If you’re like me (too young, that is), here’s a good article about it. Similar programs exist in Europe. COR is law in Australia and New Zealand.

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Cathy Roberson

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Advanced Auto Parts entered the B2B space in 2014 with the acquisition of General Parts International, a distributor and supplier of original equipment and aftermarket replacement products for commercial markets operating under the Carquest and Worldpac brands.

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Techgistics

MARCH 12, 2018

OriginTrail OriginTrail founded in 2014 and based in Slovenia provides enhanced traceability of food supply chains from seed to stomach. Paper bills of lading are still the norm for sea-freight shipments and create a whole host of process inefficiencies and additional costs. Do you know of any others?

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Freightos

DECEMBER 22, 2015

Production Freight Receiving Purchasing Retail Logistics Production: Santa’s little helpers. Production Freight Logistics Retail Purchasing Receiving Freight: Dasher, Carrier, Forwarder (and Rudolph). There is certainly demand for better freight. Source: Soar Boards, via Flickr. importers brought in 1.86

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 26, 2016

The Freightos System is SaaS for freight contract management, automatic price quotations, and business intelligence. As a bonus, at the Imagine 2014 Magento e-commerce Conference, Malcolm Gladwell spoke about Malcolm McLean (just as he did in this Inc. First use of a modern container for ocean freight. Readers' choice!

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 26, 2015

April 2015 North American Freight Numbers. Here are some other excerpts from the article: The new agreements mean a larger number of vendors will likely start paying fees, passing some of the retailer’s costs onto suppliers, analysts said. April 2015 North American Freight : “U.S.-NAFTA NAFTA freight totaled $93.3

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Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 22, 2013

UPS Sets 2014 Rates. In other transportation-related news, UPS announced that UPS Ground, Air and International, and Air Freight rates within and between the U.S., By now, most companies should have their transportation budgets in place for 2014. Robinson Enters Switzerland Marketplace. Cass Truckload Linehaul Index.

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MIT Supply Chain

NOVEMBER 20, 2014

Key players came together at the first European Logistics Clusters Forum , on October 14 -15, 2014, in Brussels, Belgium, to explore their possible involvement in the initiative. This article was published in the fall 2014 issue of Supply Chain Frontiers. Subscribe for free to Frontiers here.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 11, 2013

Freight Shipments Rose 0.4% UPS Expands Expedited Ocean Freight Service To Mexico. The Bureau of Transportation Statistics’ (BTS) Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI) reached its second highest level in history in August, rising 0.4 There’s lots going on today, so let’s go straight to the news. in August from July.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 1, 2016

DB Schenker Signs on With uShip Online Freight Platform (WSJ – sub. project44 Achieves Groundbreaking Level of Connectivity with 1000+ Freight APIs. Trucker Path Joins AscendTMS™ to Offer Free Transportation Management Software (TMS) to Carriers and Freight Brokers. Companies like XPO Logistics Inc.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 11, 2014

made that prediction in 2008 (see the Barron’s article What $300-a-Barrel Oil Will Mean for You ). Three years later, he stayed with his $300-a-barrel prediction, but shifted the timeframe to 2020 (see the CBS News article, Another $300 Oil Prediction — and Why This One Matters ).

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 27, 2017

In the meantime, here’s Trump, Amazon, and the rest of this week’s supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention: Amazon Expands Into Ocean Freight (WSJ – sub. Freight on digital fast track: DHL launches CILLOX. Brings Advanced Freight Collaboration Solutions to the Transportation Industry. in December.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 7, 2014

Things that make you go “hmm”… In more relevant news… Descartes Reports Fiscal 2014 Fourth Quarter and Annual Financial Results. Con-way Freight Introduces Drive Safe Systems™. FedEx Freight to Increase Shipping Rates. Operations will begin by mid-2014 and be completed early next year. . Yahoo Autos ).

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 25, 2016

January 2016 North American Freight Numbers. I wrote those words back in October 2014, and almost a year and a half later, cross-border e-commerce is no longer lurking in the shadows — it’s in the spotlight today, and the race is on between solution providers to establish themselves as the market leaders. in February.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JULY 14, 2021

Freight monitoring accounted for more than half of the USD 116bn spent on transportation digitization in 2019, and the segment remained one of the top-5 use cases in 2020, according to IDC. Beyond that there had been limited disruptive innovation. MORE FROM THIS EDITION. The Secret to Rapid Digitisation: A Dual Platform Strategy.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 10, 2017

December 2016 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI). According to the article: The rule, which was established under the 2010 Dodd-Frank regulatory-overhaul law and went into effect in 2012, mandates companies to file reports on their use of these minerals to the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 26, 2015

But I read an article in this weekend’s Wall Street Journal – The Revolutionary Power of Digital Currency by Michael J. The WSJ article and other sources, such as this Khan Academy video series , explain how bitcoin works, so I won’t go into it here.

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 5, 2014

Here are some details from the article: Amazon.com Inc. A few years ago, as transportation management system (TMS) vendors started offering improved freight audit and payment capabilities, I predicted that many shippers would bring this outsourced process back in house. Why is global demand for freight audit and payment growing?

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 19, 2015

2014 North American Freight Numbers. The article goes on to state that “under the new drone authority, the FAA will require Amazon to report monthly on the number of flights it has conducted, software malfunctions and other data, all common requirements with airworthiness certificates.”. Roadnet® Transportation Suite 3.6.9

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GlobalTranz

JULY 9, 2015

Since the collapse of the housing market and the economy in 2008, the freight transportation industry has managed to claw its way out of a damaging situation and maintain historically low trucking rates. Throughout the freight transportation industry, the impact of drivers cannot be overstated. Reshoring Initiative. Driver Expenses.

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