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

Talking Logistics

Moving on to this week’s supply chain and logistics news… Uber’s Otto hauls Budweiser across Colorado in self-driving truck (Reuters). Ryder Reports Third Quarter 2016 Results. August 2016 North American Freight Numbers. I am forever grateful. To all who knew and loved him, may his memory be a blessing.

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This Week in Logistics News (December 5-9, 2016)

Talking Logistics

DAT’s Accelerated Freight Matching Launches with New Load Board App for Carriers and Paperless Onboarding Service for Brokers. R2 Freight & Logistics, Inc. October Air Freight Demand Up 8.2% – Fastest Growth in 18 Months (IATA). The Colorado Transportation Department and infrastructure developer Aecom Inc.

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This Week in Logistics News (May 20 – 26)

Logistics Viewpoints

The canal, which connects the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, has been struggling with water supply shortages since before a 2016 expansion that allowed much larger ships to pass through. Colorado also adopted the rule but will have a heavy duty truck provision begin in 2027.

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Hanjin, Hurricanes, Harvests May Boost Truckload Rates

DAT Solutions

Capacity finds those opportunities, and throughout 2016, spot markets have restored 'normalcy' without generating the ripple effects that typically drive contract rates higher. The ocean freight industry suddenly lost one of the top ten players when Hanjin Shipping Co. Here's what we're seeing: Lessons from Hanjin.

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Uber Freight: Another “Uber-for-Trucking”?

Freightos

Uber Freight: Another “Uber-for-Trucking”? After news broke last month that Uber was unleashing a trucking offering, it came as no surprise when it launched Uber Freight , an online trucking marketplace for US LTL. Load-matching technology (even the Uber For Freight model) isn’t new. That’s a lot of freight. Established.

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Will Startups Disrupt the Trucking Distribution Model?

GTG Technology Group

Frost & Sullivan, a global consulting firm, recently published a study titled “Start-Ups Disrupting Global Connected Truck Market 2016-2017.” The truck completed the 120-mile trek through Colorado entirely using automated technology, overseen by a driver from the sleeper berth. Startups That Are Pioneering the Market.

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21 logistics experts share the most important ingredients in developing an effective logistics strategy

6 River Systems

Statista found that 73 percent of buyers and users of freight transportation and logistics services say the COVID-19 pandemic had an impact on their logistics and supply chain operations. Your last-mile freight costs would drop precipitously, as you could now consolidate orders with near perfect efficiency.