Cathy Roberson

JANUARY 9, 2023

Carolina Sisters – Since 2018, Carolina Sisters has been sourcing from retailers and selling pallets of wholesale products to the general public. Newmine – In 2018, Newmine shifted its focus towards returns and launched cloud-based software to reduce customer return rates. For more information, please visit the RLA website.

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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

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

The real-time freight visibility space was particularly hot this year, with two major acquisitions completed in recent months ( Descartes acquired MacroPoint and Trimble acquired 10-4 Systems ). I wrote that back in December 2017 as part of my supply chain and logistics predictions for 2018. Since then, the market has remained hot.

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Elementum

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

by the end of 2018. As diesel prices tick up and the costs of keeping drivers rises, freight companies are taking action to protect their earnings. Companies like XPO Logistics and Old Dominion Freight have implemented a general rate increase of 5.9 manufacturing experienced its highest quarterly growth since 2010.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 4, 2018

economy in 2017 and so far in 2018, manufacturers have been producing more goods than usual and requiring more freight to be shipped. The long-anticipated Electronic Logging Device (ELD) mandate arrived in mid-December 2017, with nationwide enforcement beginning on April 1, 2018. Produce Season. Aging Driver Force.

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Freightos

JULY 26, 2018

Not even B2B is spared from these changing expectations (which is why we at Freightos launched an online freight marketplace ). While freight industry executives likely sighed with relief when an update of Amazon’s logistics.amazon.com page on June 28th turned out to be nothing more than a franchise model for courier delivery services.

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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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Talking Logistics

MARCH 8, 2019

Providers of real-time freight visibility solutions. Here’s an excerpt from the post I wrote: “The reason real-time freight visibility is a hot topic now is that with today’s technology it’s no longer accepted as a black hole,” said Adelson. “The Walmart ‘Tightens the Vice’ on On-Time In-Full (OTIF) Requirements.

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DAT Solutions

JANUARY 25, 2018

I look at freight transportation statistics all day long, and I am astonished by the rapid growth of the past few months, especially in the truckload spot market. Anticipate Freight Rate Changes. Prices on the spot market change quickly, but with freight rate tools like DAT RateView , your business won't be caught off guard.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 1, 2017

The mad dash begins to finish all the work that needs to get done before 2018 arrives, so without delay, here’s the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention this week: E-Commerce Boosts U.S. Descartes Reports Fiscal 2018 Third Quarter Financial Results. economy to keep the growth going into 2018.”.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 29, 2015

We've already listed the top 10 manufacturing articles, the top 10 supply chain articles, and yesterday, the top 10 logistics articles. We will then conclude the 5 main categories by featuring the top 10 freight articles of 2015. A Look To 2018 and Beyond. As you grow, so should freight costs.

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Freight Plus

JANUARY 15, 2019

In fact, in 2018 we saw investments go up across the entire supply chain technology spectrum.” IFS study reports double-digit increases in IoT sophistication in 2018. We’re seeing a lot of smaller vehicles,” said Diniece Peters Mendes, director of the New York City Department of Transportation’s Office of Freight Mobility to.

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Freight Plus

MARCH 14, 2019

British Navy saves 27 aboard doomed cargo ship. Truck manufactures reap spoils of robust economy. 310,000 Class 8 truck orders in 2018 marked the fourth strongest year for heavy duty truck purchases on record. 2018 — I mean — wow! Meanwhile, in this week's, "Where's my freight?!". billion of its own stock.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

APRIL 12, 2018

After a strong finish in 2017, flatbed demand has continued to soar in 2018 resulting in historic supply and demand imbalances across North America. Freight is often project based with seasonal demand. This means flatbed carriers have limited opportunities to build a “freight network” or plan routes that optimize drive time.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 30, 2021

Freight Rates 2019-2021. As a result, companies plug along planning based on historic lead times and freight rates which as you can imagine is doomed for failure. meters draft, and cargo capacity up to 14,000 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU); previously, it could only handle vessels up to about 5,000 TEU. Variability abounds.

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 1, 2022

Thanks to container prices rising as much as 600%, money that could be used for advertising went to freight companies instead. 49% of respondents were from the manufacturing industry, 16% from the mechanical engineering sector, and 11% from the automotive market. Raw Material Shortages Are Affecting a Challenged Supply Chain.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 27, 2023

The intent to test for the deadly drug has been in the planning stages since 2018 but is awaiting approval of a final rule by the U.S. The company launched its own online pharmacy in 2020, a service that was born out of its acquisition of PillPack in 2018. India is the third market where Amazon has launched its freight service.

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Freight Plus

DECEMBER 1, 2018

Imagine if a little freight-gnome traveled along with everything you shipped, stocked, or stored – coffee beans to coffee tables, blackboards to backboards – and monitored it incessantly. As of 2017, eight billion ‘things’ connected to the internet and that number is projected to rise to eleven billion by 2018. Inventory –.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 21, 2022

The latest report is refreshingly more candid in depicting the challenges and ills of the logistics and transportation services sector and the need for new thinking and added emphasis on shipper and cargo holder value and service’s needs.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 15, 2019

This week a sobering reminder from New England Motor Freight (NEMF) that all parties ultimately come to an end. We have worked hard to explore options for New England Motor Freight,” Colistra explained in a statement posted on the company’s website on Feb. Billion Deal for Ceva Logistics (WSJ – sub. Retail sales declined 1.2

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Freightos

OCTOBER 30, 2019

A massive 6,500 word Wired article in June 2018 dedicated only 5% of the article to naysayers. In the context of Freightos , the potential is anything from lacking transparency and speed in global freight rates to offline air cargo pricing. in last-mile efficiency, in fuel efficiency, warehouse optimization, and more.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 30, 2021

Returning containers is an ongoing issue resulting in some manufacturers investigating a return to break-bulk shipping (container free). Freight Rates 2019-2021. As a result, companies plug along planning based on historic lead times and freight rates which as you can imagine is doomed for failure. So what you might say?

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 4, 2016

We kick off today a month-long focus on trends in the following categories: Manufacturing, Manufacturing Technology, Supply Chain, Logistics, and Transportation Management. We have already covered the top 6 trends for 2016 in manufacturing. and a variety of interesting and critical information.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 28, 2023

US homes 8 retailers keeping Earth Day alive through a commitment to sustainability Ground parcel delivery costs reached a record high in Q1, although pricing discounts from carriers softened the blow, according to the TD Cowen/AFS Freight Index. percent above its January 2018 baseline, up from 25.2 percent for Q4.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

billion in chemicals cargo a week. The trade group says a rail strike of one-month could result in an economic impact of up to $160 billion, and within one week many chemicals manufacturing plants could shut down, lowering GDP and leading to more inflation.

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Shipping air inside expensive freight containers has never been a cost-effective approach to transportation. Today though, in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s even more critical to try and improve capacity utilisation , given the skyrocketing costs of container freight shipping.

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DAT Solutions

JANUARY 18, 2019

Does the shutdown affect over-the-road freight transportation? Freight is still flowing. There's no evidence that the shutdown is affecting the amount of freight available in the spot market or anywhere else. Even military cargo is still moving , according to a report by Todd Dills at Overdrive. Photo by F.Malotaux.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 19, 2018

Cass Truckload Linehaul Index – September 2018. Intel partners with Rolls-Royce to develop autonomous cargo ships (VentureBeat). This week, Uber Freight announced a similar solution called Powerloop. The post This Week in Logistics News (October 15-19, 2018) appeared first on Talking Logistics with Adrian Gonzalez.

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GlobalTranz

MARCH 6, 2018

The Freight & Transportation Management Trends to Know in 2018. Now, with modern mapping technology and “mobile data” to share via the cloud with city planners and economic parties, the driverless cars of the future will know when the curbs are theirs for the taking and when they’re reserved for freight shuffling and truck parking.

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Material Handling & Logistics

JUNE 14, 2018

The 2018 Manufacturing and Logistics Report Card , conducted by Conexus Indiana for the Ball State University Center for Business and Economic Research, rates U.S. The 2018 Manufacturing and Logistics Report Card , conducted by Conexus Indiana for the Ball State University Center for Business and Economic Research, rates U.S.

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ShipBob

AUGUST 25, 2021

First-mile delivery refers to the process of transporting finished goods from a manufacturer or supplier’s facility to an online retailer’s warehouse or multiple distribution centers — the last destination before products are delivered to the end user. What is first-mile delivery? Collect the right data.

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6 River Systems

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

In addition to cutting the need for outsourced manufacturing, this move could give the company a leg up on the competition by making it possible to get products in the hands of consumers faster. Bare Necessities @barenecessities Walmart has been busy expanding its portfolio, acquiring intimates brand Bare Necessities in October 2018.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 26, 2018

And this global trip isn’t just for sightseeing – leading companies find that a diversified sourcing base and far-flung manufacturing can help cut production costs, increasing the bottom line. Those concerns have come to prove even more valid in 2018. Track carrier KPIs and analyze different routes to ensure freight lane optimization.

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E2open

OCTOBER 22, 2018

MONDAY 22 OCTOBER 2018. AUSTIN, Texas, October 22, 2018 – E2open, the one place in the cloud to run your supply chain, today announced the acquisition of INTTRA, the leading ocean shipping network, software and information provider.

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Freightos

OCTOBER 26, 2020

As a disclaimer, WebCargo , a Freightos Group company, does offers digital services to global forwarders and carriers, including online sales portals, digital eBooking, multimodal rate management and the Freightos.com freight marketplace. . The Freight Game of Thrones. Today, 75 to 80% of cargo arrives on time.

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20Cube Logistics

SEPTEMBER 22, 2019

The recent study by IMARC Group, entitled “Logistics Market: Global Industry Trends, Share, Size, Growth, Opportunity and Forecast 2018-2023”, estimates that the global logistics market reached a value of US$ 1,171 Billion in 2017 and is estimated to register a CAGR of 2.7% during 2018-2023, reaching a value of US$ 1,374 Billion by 2023.

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Logistics Bureau

DECEMBER 9, 2019

I was a little late getting started in 2018, and we were already into 2019 when I got round to publishing my usual trends article. Lawmakers are placing obligations on manufacturers to own the future of the materials they process. This year I decided to start early, but where to begin? The Challenges of SME Internationalisation.

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