Talking Logistics

MARCH 3, 2017

And as I wrote two years ago, the larger challenge facing the ports, especially in the United States, is the need to increase port productivity as larger ships replace smaller vessels. million, aims to work with freight companies by year-end to test trucks without human occupants on highways in states such as Michigan, Nevada or Florida.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 9, 2018

That all changed with the summer of 2017. Looking back on how we arrived at this point, many experts point to the 2017 hurricane season, specifically with Hurricane Harvey hitting the Houston area in late August 2017, followed by Hurricane Irma hitting Florida just a few weeks later.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 5, 2023

This has had special significance as overall online shopping volumes decline from prior pandemic driven volumes, and where the thresholds for the ability to sustain “ Free Shipping ” offerings are growing larger because of rising and unsustainable costs. The report indicates that the retailer’s 1.4

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QAD

MARCH 21, 2019

The climate is mostly temperate, but Alaska is arctic, Florida and Hawaii are tropical, and the Great Plains are mostly arid or semi-arid. percent annually as of 2017, but that increased to about 4 percent in 2018. million in 2017, making it the third largest workforce in the world. percent in 2017. In 2017, the U.S.

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GlobalTranz

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

percent by the end of the third-quarter in 2017. In addition, wages and benefits for truckers now exceed commutative fuel costs, making the driver shortage responsible for increasing freight shipping rates. The 2017 Hurricane Season Hit Top Driver Recruitment Areas. percent on average annually, but driver wages rose the same 7.6

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 25, 2018

In North America we certainly hear a lot about Florida oranges and as such I myself have certainly assumed that Florida was the Orange capital of the world. 70% of production comes from Florida, followed by California. Most of this production is shipped in the form of Frozen Concentrated Orange juice (FCOJ).

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 4, 2018

From the last half of 2017 through today and beyond, a slew of market forces, some predictable and some unexpected, have combined to create a very real truck capacity shortage in the United States. economy in 2017 and so far in 2018, manufacturers have been producing more goods than usual and requiring more freight to be shipped.

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Freightos

OCTOBER 4, 2017

Just this April, Credit Suisse reported that over 8,600 brick-and-mortar stores may shutter their doors in 2017. Look no further than 2017’s spinner craze, with over 200 million sold after their February debut. All the Q3 2017 logistics technology updates. Meanwhile, brick-and-mortar stores shut down in droves. In seconds.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 11, 2015

Hundreds of Cafe Bustelo cans washed ashore in Florida this week. Now, on to this week’s supply chain and logistics news… CMA CGM to acquire NOL, reinforcing its position in global shipping. China Approves Merger of Cosco, China Shipping (WSJ- sub. Source: Laurie Cus. billion in cash (pending approval by U.S.,

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Freight Center

MAY 30, 2019

2017 went down on record as one of the costliest years for natural disasters in the United States, standing at $306 billion in damages. Together, Florida and Texas represent nearly 15% of the U.S. Flights follow strict safety protocols making air shipping especially sensitive to meteorological changes.

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Material Handling & Logistics

DECEMBER 2, 2018

Click the links below to compare this year's innovations to those from previous years: Top 10 Supply Chain Innovations of 2017 : exoskeletons, autonomous forklifts, flying warehouses, last-mile delivery, and more. We hope you enjoy this salute to the best of 2018, and we look forward to even more innovations in 2019. Printer-friendly version.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 12, 2018

Hurricane season is upon us, and the latest one, Hurricane Michael, has caused serious damage and disruption in the Florida Panhandle region and beyond. Then in December 2016, one of the my predictions for 2017 was that “The Migration from Traditional User Interfaces to Chatbots and Virtual Assistants Begins.”.

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Enterra Insights

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

The 2017 report card assigns an overall D+ to America’s infrastructure highlighting just how serious the problem is. 3] Those states are: Utah, Nevada, Florida, Kentucky, Minnesota, Tennessee, Ohio, Georgia, Indiana, and Texas. Annually, the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) publishes a report card on the state of U.S.

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DAT Solutions

JANUARY 2, 2018

2017 was a wild year, as freight transportation faced one disruption after another. By January 2017, I saw clear signals that the 18-month freight recession was over , and spot market rates started to climb in earnest. E-Commerce Changes Shipping Patterns. The biggest influences were the Four Es: Economic growth. E-commerce.

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DAT Solutions

OCTOBER 10, 2018

Most parts of California are shipping more loads, especially the Fresno market in central California. Activity is also up from the Nogales, AZ, market, as well as Florida and South Texas. After hovering above 2017 levels for most of the year, the reefer load-to-truck ratio is now lower than it was last year at the beginning of October.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 24, 2017

While we were already headed for an unavoidable capacity shortage in 2017, a series of unique events have led us to what could be a severe shortage in freight capacity: A strong, but late produce season from California. Devastating hurricanes in Houston and Florida, and the ongoing recovery efforts that will tie up capacity.

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Elementum

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

We’ve talked about the truck driver shortage and its potential to disrupt domestic freight shipping—fewer people are choosing to become truck drivers, leading to a serious dip in trucking capacity over the course of just a few years. The Trucking Industry is Losing Steam.

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ShipBob

JANUARY 6, 2020

From landing pages and social media to inventory management and shipping your Shopify store orders , your attention and time are divided between a million things at once. I found myself on vacation constantly checking on new orders, finding wifi to print labels, and shipping inventory out of the back of my car. Now, I’m free.

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Elementum

OCTOBER 6, 2017

In the first quarter of 2017, Tesla was able to ship more than 25,000 vehicles but the production dropped to about 22,000 units for the second quarter. Combined with a topnotch customer experience and quality services, Tesla captured the hearts of the consumers. On May 7, 2016 Tesla was hit by a tragic incident.

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Zipline Logistics

JANUARY 6, 2020

The trade war, started in 2017, resulted in a threatened 25 percent tariff rate on $200 billion worth of Chinese goods. ” 2019’s lessened shipping volume have driven down freight rates to combat falling demand thus cutting into many carriers’ revenue stream. The increase in shipping strained capacity and drove rates up.

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Freight Plus

AUGUST 27, 2018

Aside from electricity, it could be argued the no greater 19th century invention shaped shipping in the United States of America more than the semi truck. So, where did the semi truck come from and how has it kept up with technology to evolve into the dominate force in shipping that it is today? to 28,000 lbs.

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