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This Week in Logistics News (August 19 – 25)

Logistics Viewpoints

The Alphabet-owned drone firm says the two offerings will cover a combined 60,000 homes in the greater Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex. It marked the first time in eight years that the company has updated its free-shipping policy after a hike in the minimum qualifying amount in 2016. from 99 yuan. That’s all for this week.

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All Roads Lead to Dallas

NFI Industries

Famously known for the barbecue, the Cowboys, and the State Fair of Texas, Dallas ranks as the ninth largest city in the United States with the Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) metropolitan area ranking fourth. Read More.

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Supply Chain and Logistics Conferences to Attend in 2017

Talking Logistics

Here are some posts I wrote this year sharing my takeaways from various conferences: The Big Bear in the Room (Insights from Kenco Customer Summit 2016). TMS for SMB: A Case Study with Carhartt (CSCMP 2016). SMC3 Connections 2016). JDA Focus 2016). LogiChem US 2017 , TBA (2016: December 12-13, Philadelphia, PA).

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Supply Chain Cartoon Caption Winners for July 11, 2016 Contest

Supply Chain Digest

Robert Hurley of Bayer and Roger Mancion of Fort Worth, TX Take Home the Prize

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Top 10 Freight Markets for Contract and Spot Freight

DAT Solutions

Los Angeles is #1 and Ontario is #2 for the most loads in 2016. NOTE: In January we posted the top 10 markets for load posts for each trailer type in 2016. Los Angeles ranks #8 for spot market flatbed loads, behind Houston, Dallas, and Fort Worth in Texas; also behind Chicago, Cleveland, and surprising South Bend, IN in the Midwest.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 4-8, 2016)

Talking Logistics

WTO: Trade growth to remain subdued in 2016 as uncertainties weigh on global demand. The post This Week in Logistics News (April 4-8, 2016) appeared first on Talking Logistics with Adrian Gonzalez. McLeod Software Unveils New Business Process Automation Solutions for Logistics Companies. Analysts at Stifel Inc. Hub Group Inc.,

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Why Chattanooga is the Silicon Valley of Trucking with Craig Fuller

The Logistics of Logistics

The business started in 2016, but we didn’t get our first venture funding until 2017. FreightWaves started in Fort Worth, Texas, but we moved here. We actually do hire a lot of great writers that don’t have experience in the space and combine them with market experts. [08:54] 08:54] Why and when did you start FreightWaves?