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8 Freight Shipping Trends Shippers Must Know for 2017

GlobalTranz

The freight industry of today is evolving rapidly. It is no longer bound by the traditional constraints of the economy, and Amazon is gearing up to begin expanding to be the best of the global freight shipping providers. 8 Freight Shipping Trends Shippers Must Know for 2017. Freight Rates Will Increase.

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This Week in Logistics News (July 24-28, 2017)

Talking Logistics

Amazon reported its Q2 2017 results yesterday. Antitrust action by the government. Antitrust action by the government. Moving on, here’s the rest of this week’s supply chain and logistics news: Freight-Booking Startup Convoy Raises $62 Million (WSJ – sub. Ryder Reports Second Quarter 2017 Results.

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Today’s Freight Capacity Crisis: Where Do We Go from Here?

Talking Logistics

More than a year into a freight capacity crisis that shows little sign of weakening, it’s time for all parties involved in logistics and freight transportation to meet this issue head on. Freight Capacity Crisis: How Did We Get Here So Quickly? That all changed with the summer of 2017.

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A Crash Course on Navigating Trends in Trucking and Freight for 2018

GlobalTranz

E-commerce passed $2 trillion in 2017, reports John D. Although this sounds great for most industries, it represents a major problem for the freight trucking industry. Freight Forwarding Will Undergo Digital Transformation. Freight and Trucking Rates Will Evolve. The e-commerce market is expanding. trillion by 2020.

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This Week in Logistics News (August 28 – September 1, 2017)

Talking Logistics

Freight Companies Scramble to Reroute Goods in Wake of Harvey (WSJ – sub. Strong Software Bookings Growth Highlights First Half 2017 Results for JDA. UK government announces funding for truck platooning trials (Automotive Logistics). Port Houston Container Terminals to Resume Operations Friday (WSJ – sub.

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The National Zero-Emission Freight Corridor Strategy and Plans to Decarbonize Transportation in the US

Logistics Viewpoints

In March 2024, the Joint Office of Energy and Transportation released the National Zero-Emission Freight Corridor Strategy , which aims to decarbonize and advance zero-emission freight along the United States main shipping corridors. Through the U.S.

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This Week in Logistics News (October 9-13, 2017)

Talking Logistics

I’m on borrowed time this morning, so let’s go straight to the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention this week: DAT Freight Index Hits All-Time High in September. Spot freight availability was 74 percent higher than in September 2016. So far, no government has approved a plan for a hyperloop system.