The Logistics of Logistics

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Ed is Co-founder & CEO at Newtrul , a technology company helping increase efficiencies in the trucking industry with a digital freight-aggregation platform. Ed Stockman is the Co-founder & CEO at Newtrul, a technology company helping increase efficiencies in the trucking industry with a digital freight-aggregation platform.

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Freightos

MARCH 17, 2019

The annual fixed-price contract is the current go-to for ocean freight procurement. Fixing a price is almost futile in a volatile market, and ocean freight now has much more volatility (both frequency and magnitude) than most other commodities. So we asked them by conducting a survey in November 2018. We never looked back.

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The Logistics of Logistics

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

Owner-operators in the trucking business face a myriad of challenges including cash flow issues, high fuel costs, access to good freight, business development, and growing their business. USA Truck celebrated its 35th year in operation on May 4, 2018. Over-dependence on freight brokers for finding good freight.

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

Peak season for ocean freight shipping is underway. There may be instances where you will have to work more closely with carriers and book further in advance to ensure you can meet critical deliveries. If you fail to book in time, you may miss your delivery deadlines, or will have to use an expedited shipping method to meet them.

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Freightos

MARCH 8, 2021

trillion euros in 2018, according to Statista – and it does take a long time to turn around a container ship, business objectives, or an R&D roadmap. Twill is a Maersk innovation offering digital logistics services to small/medium businesses, while Freightos.com is the largest digital freight marketplace.

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Freightos

FEBRUARY 16, 2020

Recent developments in freight digitization are simplifying the shipping process and giving visibility to freight pricing enabling small players to handle the logistics side of their business more easily, transparently and efficiently. million freight containers each year. That digital reach extended to importing as well.

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Freight Plus

DECEMBER 19, 2018

With 11 out of 12 months of the year reported, the Cass report indicates that the realized contract pricing forecast for 2018 of 6 – 12% is “essentially in the books.”. Although we anticipate improved conditions for the remainder of 2018 and much of 2019 compared to October, we appear to be headed gradually toward neutral territory.”.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

JANUARY 25, 2018

But there are several trends presenting themselves that will help us redefine what “normal” means for truckload in 2018 and 2019. Below, we explore 8 trends that will have an effect on the truckload market in 2018. When securing transportation, you’d do best to align your favorable freight attributes with carrier goals.

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Freightos

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Here at Freightos, our vision is to digitalize international freight–air and ocean. But so far air freight and ocean freight have gone in different directions. Looking beyond digital waybills to digitalizing business processes, we always like to focus on bookings as the bellwether of digitalization.

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Freightos

MARCH 4, 2020

What does the oldest company on the top ten global technology companies have to do with freight? Here’s What This Has To Do With Freight. The digitization of the freight industry is about improving speed and efficiency. . For previous years’ reports: 2015 , 2017 , 2018. This trend moved forward in exciting ways in 2019.

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Freightos

AUGUST 28, 2018

Freight has not been impervious. Modes of transportation and communication evolved, culminating today in instant-gratification last-mile/last-touch, in a world of one-hour delivery and online bookings. Moving Forward with Transparent Freight. I’m a strong believer in the role freight data should play in informed decision-making.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 31, 2018

Due in part to the strong economy and job market, retail sales during the 2018 holiday shopping season are projected to increase 5.0% in September 2018 according to the U.S. Leverage a spot marketplace – As capacity continues to shrink, it becomes more and more difficult to find and book rates for truckload shipments.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

in to transportation management to drive routing information and booking optimization). Each public announcement is upbeat with much fanfare and the company currently has a 36% CAGR forecasting 2018 revenues north of $200M. To create a standard electronic booking system for the ocean freight industry. History of INTTRA.

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Freightos

DECEMBER 20, 2020

It took time but eventually, hitting the book button jumped over the pond as crossborder commerce grew (and not to jump forward…but it still is, with crossborder e-commerce growing 21% this year). Which brings us to freight. For international freight, though, it’s more complicated. Enter Freight-as-a-Service (FaaS).

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DAT Solutions

DECEMBER 18, 2018

That hasn't happened so far in 2018. DAT load boards provide the largest and most trusted digital freight marketplace in the trucking industry, with more than 279 million loads and trucks posted annually, plus insights into current spot market and contract rates based on $57 billion in real transactions.

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Enterra Insights

OCTOBER 10, 2018

In the book — which is based on real-life technology, technical papers, and diplomatic meetings — national security and international relations expert Peter W. As the British journalist Rose George documents in her book Ninety Percent of Everything , some 100,000 enormous freight ships transport 90 percent of the world’s trade.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

AUGUST 11, 2017

Peak season for ocean freight shipping is underway. There may be instances where you will have to work more closely with carriers and book further in advance to ensure you can meet critical deliveries. If you fail to book in time, you may miss your delivery deadlines, or will have to use an expedited shipping method to meet them.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 12, 2022

Founded in 2018 in San Antonio, Skipcart is a delivery platform providing same day and on-demand delivery for a variety of industries including e-commerce, pharmaceutical, retail, food and beverage and more, including convenience-store merchandise, with an average delivery time of 30 minutes, the company says on its website. 7-Eleven Inc.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

Of course, the technology landscape is very different today compared to 5-10 years ago, with blockchain, machine learning, real-time freight visibility, and other emerging technologies dominating the headlines. But in 2017 and 2018 that began to change with the emergence of machine learning. How are they delivering value to companies?

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GlobalTranz

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

We introduce our latest educational e-book ( we have several more here ): The Great Capacity Crunch: The Current State, Future Outlook, and How Shippers Can Thrive in Any Capacity Crunch. Fill out the form on the right to have the e-Book emailed to your inbox. 2018 Outlook of the Capacity Crunch: Buckle Up….

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Cathy Roberson

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

The company estimates that China could account for less than 30% of its sales at the end of 2021, down from about 50% in 2018. Ocean freight solutions Ocean rates and capacity have been a big concern for all shippers for quite some time. ” As a result, Joann’s ended up paying a steep price for ocean freight capacity.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 23, 2015

The people on the ground–my contacts in the 3PL, freight forwarding and transportation industry–know that the labor strife is only a part of the larger story. I don’t think that the ports are up to the challenge of moving the high-levels of freight with larger ships without rethinking unloading space, equipment and flows.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 8, 2017

Ford to test new self-driving vehicle technology in 2018 (Reuters). freight trains in federal crosshairs after crashes: GAO (Reuters). Maybe they’ll do better in 2018. Trucking Companies Boost Big-Rig Orders on Rising Shipping Demand (WSJ – sub. Anheuser-Busch Orders 40 Tesla Semi Trucks (WSJ – sub.

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GlobalTranz

NOVEMBER 16, 2017

The end of 2017 shaping up to present one of the strictest capacity crunch for 2018, explains Chris Brady of Logistics Viewpoints. Rather than focusing on what has caused capacity crunch , the sick a closer look at what to expect in 2018. 2018 May See the Worst Outlook of the Capacity Crunch in History.

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Shipchain

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

ShipChain , the blockchain-based end-to-end logistics startup, has announced the integration of its platform with Scandinavian logistics company Scanlog , to help with the track-and-trace of Scanlog’s freight moving across the company’s global logistics network.

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Supply Chain Movement

MAY 16, 2019

According to a survey by shippers’ association Evofenedex in 2018, only a third of customers are satisfied with the IT technology offered as part of the service by their logistics partners. Due to the financial pressure, it seems that logistics service providers feel limited in their ability to innovate in the current digital era.

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3rdwave

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

From optimizing freight movements and controlling freight costs, to supply chain SKU transparency and optimal inventory management, the value proposition for global transportation management is substantial and significant. This capability can be fully automated if the 3rd party freight providers provision their invoices electronically.

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Savi

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

Demand remains elevated into 2018 as well. Trucker Shortage Amplifies Freight Price Increase Low unemployment rates and an economic upswing coupled with high transportation demand have made it difficult to find the number of truck drivers needed for the volume of shipments going out, The Washington Post reports.

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Talking Logistics

AUGUST 21, 2018

From changing regulatory requirements and increasing freight congestion to excessive detention time and driver shortages , shippers and logistics service providers (LSPs) are struggling to balance the multiple issues impacting fleet management today. Key Trends Driving Change.

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GlobalTranz

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

Understanding industrywide turnover rates for trucking is essential to reducing freight spend for shippers. e-Book] 8 Big Factors to Consider for Efficient LTL Shipping. Shippers that want to create positive relationships with drivers, and therefore carriers, should follow these tips: Make freight attractive. Download eBook.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 27, 2017

rate hikes, new peak surcharges for 2018 (Reuters). On the software front, Kuebix announced a free transportation management system (TMS) “for unlimited rating, booking, tracking and management of shipments across LTL, truckload and parcel carriers.” Kuebix Announces the First Free Multimodal Transportation Management System (TMS).

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

In the book, The Living Supply Chain , the authors argue that, “Speeding up the supply chain is at the root of everything that is good: improved revenue, reduced working capital, higher profitability, and less obsolete inventory. SCM #SupplyChain #Business #Leadership #Logistics #Distribution #ECommerce #Retail #Freight #TMS.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 29, 2015

We will then conclude the 5 main categories by featuring the top 10 freight articles of 2015. In fact, we will release next week our first e-book of 2016 (of a monthly series of e-books) which will highlight several areas for shippers to focus on in order to create an effective transportation and logistics management strategy. .

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Intelligent Audit

AUGUST 5, 2022

The upcoming peak season is also on track to be one for the record books again. While data remained elusive in recent years, UPS found a unique fact in 2018. Meanwhile, the pressure to get more freight through the network means that shippers are more likely to let errors go undetected. But data is a tricky subject.

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Freight Plus

APRIL 16, 2018

As we enter the second quarter of 2018 it has become clear that the capacity crisis facing the trucking industry is far from over. Freightwaves reports. , "Freight trucks are the lifeblood of America's consumer economy—they represent 70.9 percent of the nation's freight by tonnage shipped and 81.5 Chad Prevost of.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

DECEMBER 21, 2021

In 2018, according to data from the International Energy Agency (IEA) road transport accounted for three-quarters of transport emissions. He is the co-editor of the first book of Maritime Informatics recently published by Springer. We also indicate what each action may mean for the sector. Most of this, 45.1 MORE FROM THIS EDITION.

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Parade

JANUARY 29, 2019

The partnership between MyCarrierPackets and Parade was born out of the 2018 capacity strain and subsequent market shift. Now, Parade customers who use MyCarrierPackets will receive a more robust carrier profile and will maximize their load booking experience in the Carrier Relationship Platform.

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