Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 11, 2015

Amazon Buys Thousands of Its Own Truck Trailers as Its Transportation Ambitions Grow (Re/code). October 2015 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI). Now, on to this week’s supply chain and logistics news… CMA CGM to acquire NOL, reinforcing its position in global shipping.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 23, 2015

LLamasoft and CHAINalytics Partner to Provide Integrated Access to Freight Market Intelligence. Teamsters lose another vote at FedEx Freight facility (Reuters). ” Companies have historically overlooked B2B Connectivity when evaluating supply chain software solutions, such as transportation management systems.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 20, 2015

Transport for London to accelerate workforce planning with Quintiq. The road less traveled remains untraveled: acquisitions and other actions focused on getting more small and midsize customers, which was one of my predictions for 2015. UltraShipTMS Becomes PeopleNet Certified Integration Partner. Version 11.0

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

JANUARY 16, 2015

In the transportation industry, there are many moving parts that can impact your day-to-day operations. This month’s Market Update highlights key factors that impact the transportation industry in North America and will keep you up to speed on the latest news and topics that matter to your supply chain and business.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

JANUARY 6, 2015

You’re familiar with the fast paced environment and fluctuating circumstances in the logistics and transportation industry, so it’s no surprise that 2014 was full of change. What Do Recent HOS Changes Mean for 2015? While it remains to be seen what will come in 2015, we’ll stay on top of the ever-changing matters that impact you.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

DECEMBER 12, 2014

In the transportation industry, there are many moving parts that can impact your day-to-day operations. This month’s Market Update highlights key factors that impact the transportation industry in North America and will keep you up to speed on the latest news and topics that matter to your supply chain and business. Carrier Capacity.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

FEBRUARY 16, 2015

Market Update: Transportation Industry News. In the transportation industry, there are many moving parts that can impact your day-to-day operations. As we make our way into 2015, trucking freight volumes look good. FMC Chairman Mario Cordero said that addressing port congestion is the agency’s top focus for 2015.

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Shipchain

DECEMBER 20, 2018

No topic is off the table, and with most posts written by Ashley Boroski Mendoza, the blog offers insights into the current state and possible outcomes of global trade practices and policies. The blog spends a lot of time focusing on the use of transportation management systems and how they can increase efficiency in your supply chain.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

APRIL 17, 2015

In the transportation industry, there are many moving parts that can impact your day-to-day operations. forecasted that the Class 8 market will reach a peak in 2015 as a favorable freight market and improved trucker profitability lift the industry. Which transportation indicators or topics are most relevant to your interests?

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 27, 2015

As the world becomes hyperconnected , the demand for rapid response for concealed freight damage, general freight damage or missing items from shipments has changed. On April 18, 2015, the National Motor Freight Traffic Assocation® has amended the NMFC rules regarding the required time frames for reporting concealed freight damage.

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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. Unfortunately, this means an already-strained transportation industry will have additional needs. Reshoring Initiative.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 11, 2016

January 2016 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI). Cass Freight Index Report February 2016. The duration of the leases will be five to seven years, lessor Air Transport Services Group Inc said. percent in 2015, down from its initial projection of 3.3 Infor Announces Strong Third Quarter Results.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 16, 2015

Well, my big audacious prediction for 2015 did not come true. more near-shoring and larger, less frequent shipments to minimize transportation costs). How will transportation, inventory, and sourcing policy decisions change in light of this cheap oil environment? Of course, what happens in the U.S.

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QAD

MAY 23, 2019

In 2015, registered air carriers moved more than 5 billion kmt of air freight. Transportation of goods inside the country is also smooth and easy. After the last election in 2017, it took an additional 225 days for the new government to reach a consensus on programs and policies with the four major political parties.

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GlobalTranz

JULY 29, 2015

It’s that time of year again, when it’s time to talk about freight broker bond renewal. Two years ago it would’ve been a rare occurrence for most freight brokers’ deadlines to align at the same time. It upped freight brokers bond amount and set a nationwide deadline of Oct. 1 with a grace period extended till Dec.1.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 21, 2016

R2 Freight & Logistics, Inc. Acquires IDS Transportation Services, LLC. Department of Transportation (DOT) issued federal policy for the safe testing and deployment of automated vehicles. in September; compared with September 2015, the SA index fell 0.7%, the first year-over-year decline since October 2015.

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Enterra Insights

OCTOBER 10, 2018

Jason Koebler and Joseph Cox explain, “In the 2015 novel Ghost Fleet , the spark that starts World War III is not a nuclear bomb, but a supply chain hack. The story line begins back in 2015 when Amazon was considering the acquisition of Elemental, a video-compression company. All of this is extraordinarily cheap.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

FEBRUARY 12, 2016

Another important topic that’s not always included in industry reports—but can impact the transportation industry just as much—is drivers’ health and wellness. According to FTR’s February Trucking Update, active truck utilization is at nearly 96% for the end of fourth quarter 2015. Large Scale Market Indicators. Carrier Capacity.

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Supply Chain Collaborator

JANUARY 26, 2017

What services did shippers used in 2016 compared to 2015? What were the top transportation challenges of 2016? Shippers planning to move freight over the rails decreased to 16% from 20% a year earlier and an eye-popping 73% confirmed they were not planning to utilize railroads as part of the supply chain plans in 2017.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 7, 2016

Denmark’s DSV eyes more big acquisitions in fragmented freight market (Reuters). In 2015, the company reported revenues of 48 million Euros and an EBITDA of 6 million Euros, confirming a constant growth in income and revenue over the last few years.

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Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 3, 2014

The value of peer-to-peer learning and networking was evident at last month’s Ryder Innovate conference — “an exclusive gathering of senior leaders in transportation, logistics, and supply chain seeking strategic insight, new ideas, and thought leadership to improve their supply chain and fleet operations.”

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MAY 28, 2022

These are rooted in a changing business and competitor environment, altering consumer behavior, regulators’ policy decisions and a shifting geopolitical global power balance. USD 2bn in annual VC funding) from 2015-2019. Market fragmentation and consolidation. Companies have responded by making ambitious voluntary pledges.

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DAT Solutions

JANUARY 2, 2017

The freight recession is over. Energy exploration and fracking petered out, and the accompanying freight dried up. Freight volume and rates finally began to revive in May 2016, and year-over-year volume comparisons turned positive in August. As we have learned from the current freight season, it's not business as usual.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 20, 2016

As a transportation management 3PL, the United States Infrastructure and the evolution of and investment of our infrastructure is of great importance to us and our carrier partners. In order for our freight economy to stay healthy, it requires a stable infrastructure, specifically in the transportation sector.

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GlobalTranz

AUGUST 20, 2015

By capitalizing on their regions' very low labor costs and extremely liberal regulatory policies, manufacturing has grown in these rigorously competitive countries—realizing an 800% increase in exports over the past 20 years.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

MARCH 27, 2015

The suspension is effective until September 30, 2015, or until the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) submits a formal restart study directed by Congress, whichever is later. Then the study is completed after September 2015 and the July 2013 HOS rules are automatically back in place. appeared first on Transportfolio.

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TMC

NOVEMBER 18, 2015

As I explain in my book, The Power of Resilience: How the Best Companies Manage the Unexpected (MIT Press, October 2015), companies can improve their disruption detection capabilities in a number of ways. Managing adverse weather conditions is part and parcel of transportation planning. Watching the weather is one option.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

SEPTEMBER 25, 2015

So what should transportation professionals prepare for? The biggest disruption for commercial freight in 2013 was that the Energy Information Agency (EIA) was shuttered. If the federal government shutdown starts on October 1, 2015, then the first missed update would be Monday, October 5, 2015. Absolutely.

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 3, 2015

The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s (CVSA) 28th annual International Roadcheck will take place June 2-4, 2015. Our mission is to promote commercial motor vehicle safety and security by providing leadership to enforcement, industry and policy makers. The special emphasis for International Roadcheck 2015 is cargo securement.

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Logistics Bureau

JULY 25, 2022

For instance, the hangover from the pandemic, which has not yet permitted ocean freight from China to return to anything like normal service, is a problem that continued COVID outbreaks and associated port closures are exacerbating. In 2015, it stood at around $5.40. The issues don’t stop there, however. increase in wages.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

DECEMBER 15, 2014

The Fiscal Year 2015 Appropriations bill, to be signed by President Obama this week, suspends certain HOS rules that went into effect on July 1, 2013. While on the road drive time has always remained the same — a maximum allowable time of 11 hours per day — two specific rules will be suspended until at least September 30, 2015.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 20, 2017

If the bill is enacted, it will be the biggest change in tax policy in over 30 years. If they actually follow through on their promise and oil prices continue to rise next year, how will transportation, inventory, and sourcing policy decisions change in response? What is TESCM?

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 23, 2017

According to research released earlier this year by the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI), traffic congestion on the U.S. billion in operational costs to the trucking industry in 2015. National Highway System (NHS) added over $63.4 Our best estimate of this cost is some $7 billion.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

JUNE 3, 2014

The Latest: What to Expect in Transportation Regulation. While states have until July 2015 to incorporate this change into their state regulations, some states have done so already. Sanitary Transportation of Food. As a reminder to readers, the rulemaking process in D.C. follows three steps: Issue the draft rule. The result?

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DELMIA Quintiq

OCTOBER 23, 2015

Chris Saynor, CEO of Eye for Transport (eft), echoes his comments. Indeed, the recent 3PL contracting report 2015 released by eft found over 40% of its respondents agreeing that new technologies such as augmented reality, drone delivery, 3D printing, and driverless vehicles, will play a role in their businesses in the future.

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Material Handling & Logistics

OCTOBER 25, 2018

Even the most conservative estimate places the count around 10: (i) the seller, (ii) the insurer, (iii) the origin warehouse, (iv) the origin trucker, (v) the ocean carrier, (vi) the destination trucker, (vii) the destination warehouse, (viii) the buyer, and (ix) the freight forwarder. And evidence suggests that the U.S. Action Steps.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

JUNE 12, 2015

Trends in the freight market have continued over the past months, with contract rates continuing to show year over year increases, capacity tightness easing, and the spot market having abundant supply. Rates have been trending upward by 4-9% in 2015, depending on how much rate increase each carrier obtained in 2014. Diesel Pricing .

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