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Freight Volume Rebounds to Pre-Pandemic Levels

Zipline Logistics

As we move into the back half of May, the freight market is starting to show signs of an expedited rebound. . Th ese conditions have caused a more favorable freight environment. Volume increases started mid-last week and have steadily climbed since then, exceeding 2019 levels. Regional Freight Volume Update ? .

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This Week in Logistics News (April 16 – 22)

Logistics Viewpoints

This past Monday marked the first normal Boston Marathon since 2019, as the 2020 marathon was canceled due to the Covid pandemic, and the 2021 marathon was shifted to October with a smaller field. The service will soon expand to a third Walmart store in the same corner of Arkansas. And what a race it was.

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Logistics Market Stays Flat as May Begins

Zipline Logistics

To effectively track each state’s progress in reopening and how freight is impacted, we will publish a market update for the coming weeks as the country eases out of lockdowns. . Increases in volumes started climbing this week steadily but still down 10-15% year-over-year according to Freight Waves’ Sonar indexes. .

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This Week in Logistics News (March 25-29, 2019)

Talking Logistics

I’ve been trying to learn the basics of the game, and as luck would have it, at the Descartes Evolution 2019 conference this week (more about the conference in a future post), I sat with a Descartes executive who is an experienced rugby player — he even coached the women’s team at his university. You learn something new every day.

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This Week in Logistics News (January 7 – 13)

Logistics Viewpoints

Walmart, along with its partner DroneUp, now operates drone delivery hubs in seven states, including Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, North Carolina, Texas, Utah, and Virginia. percent greater than December 2019, before the spread of Covid and city lockdowns in early 2020 sent global trade spiraling downward.

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26 logistics professionals reveal the biggest trends in logistics technology

6 River Systems

“Artificial intelligence is going to have a large impact on logistics in 2019…” . In 2019, gathering unique data will be more prominent in the brains of logistic companies. TJ Sangam is the CTO of SupplyPike , a digital supply chain software company, based in Fayetteville, Arkansas. Brian Jessup. brianjessup.

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All The Supply Chain News You Need To Know 3.29

Freight Plus

Freight about to plunge into recession? The freight side is pretty good,” said Craig Kendall, a manager with Peterbilt. “The Even though 2018 skewed most comparisons, and 2019 has tempered optimism, carriers don’t seem too concerned. Meanwhile, in this week's, "Where's my freight?!". Not so fast, say some experts.