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Warehousing News Roundup: April 8, 2019

Stord

Rail freight volumes continued to fall at the end of March alongside service outages due to flooding in the Midwest. True Value is investing $150 million in upgrades to its supply chain that will cover a new distribution center in Pennsylvania, ordering software, and more. This number fell by 5.4%

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National Logistics Dayâ„¢ 2022

Enterra Insights

The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania issued a House Resolution naming National Logistics Day as an official state holiday; the States of Ohio and South Carolina both issued formal proclamations; and with the support of Congressman Kelly, the U.S. ” CAF Worldwide, 4 May 2018. [5] But that was not the only support. ”[6].

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Analyzing Supply Chain Risk

Enterra Insights

Analysts from the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business explain, “Globalization can bring numerous benefits, but these come with risks. They write, “Supply chains across the globe need a better mousetrap to keep freight spend under control and efficiently manage freight. ”[7].

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The Definitive Guide on Produce Season Transportation Impacts

Zipline Logistics

Produce season transportation can have an impact on your freight, even if you do not ship grains, fruits, or vegetables. Kansas’ produce season transportation spikes influence freight capacity and rates in early summer continuing through August. In fact, its crop produced over $6 billion dollars in 2018. What is produce season?

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This Week in Logistics News (June 24 – 30)

Logistics Viewpoints

Loadsmith says its newly formed entity, Loadsmith Transportation, is the first freight transportation company built specifically for self-driving trucks. percent in 2018. This will certainly be an interesting trend to watch. And now on to this week’s logistics news. Josh Shapiro (D) said. workforce, based on more than 6.3

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Which States are Making the Grade in Logistics?

Material Handling & Logistics

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. Illinois is the only state that has all seven Class I freight railroads. It is the 3rd largest in total freight railroads. Pennsylvania. Media Type.

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Doing Business in South Korea

QAD

At 99,720 sq km in size, the country is slightly smaller than the US state of Pennsylvania. This robust infrastructure makes it easy to move freight in or out of the country quickly and easily. The annual freight traffic on registered carriers was 11.297 billion mt-km in 2015. The country also has 466 heliports.