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This Week in Logistics News (July 23 – 29)

Logistics Viewpoints

Starting this week, customers across the US will begin to see custom electric delivery vehicles from Rivian delivering their Amazon packages , with the electric vehicles hitting the road in Baltimore, Chicago, Dallas, Kansas City, Nashville, Phoenix, San Diego, Seattle, and St. Louis, among other cities.

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Patrick Swaney, Evans’ VP of Human Resources Featured in WSJ

3PL Insights

By: Sarah Chaney Cambon, Wall Street Journal Published: July 15, 2021. In states that ended the $300 enhanced weekly payment by June 19, continuing claims for regular state programs had fallen 12% by late June from May 15, versus a 7% decline in other states, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Read the article online: [link].

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America Adapting to Supply Chain Chaos

Operations and Supply Chain Management

The former wartime airbase handled a record 1,655 international cargo arrivals in 2021, a 73% jump from 2019, and overall tonnage rose 18%. He’s expecting this year will be “very similar to 2021,” and “we’re pretty confident that we’ll continue to grow.”. International freight being unloaded at Rickenbacker airport. from 2020 and a 5.4%

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Rocky Mount logistics boosted by direct rail access from the Port of Wilmington

Kanban Logistics

The burgeoning manufacturing and logistics hub of Rocky Mount, NC has received another rail-related boost. The rail terminal offers direct connections to major Midwest hubs like Chicago and St. Many top manufacturers call the region home, including Cummins, Sherwin-Williams, Corning and Bridgestone.

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Demystifying Transportation Sourcing – A Practitioner’s View

EC Sourcing Group

9/2/2021 – Guest Blog Post from Kumar Kannan of Procural. If you are a small or mid-size company in manufacturing, agribusiness, retail or distribution, your transportation spend can be substantial. A good indicator for where trucking is headed is the Industrial Production Index published by the St.

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Demystifying Transportation Sourcing – A Practitioner’s View

EC Sourcing Group

9/2/2021 – Guest Blog Post from Kumar Kannan of Procural. If you are a small or mid-size company in manufacturing, agribusiness, retail or distribution, your transportation spend can be substantial. A good indicator for where trucking is headed is the Industrial Production Index published by the St.

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What Are the 5 Biggest Supply Chain Issues Today?

Stord

Q1 2021 saw 39% year-over-year growth in US e-commerce sales. Manufacturing and shipping–already handicapped by worker shortages–weren’t able to keep up with new demand. Even in January of 2022, 1,850 dockworkers on the West Coast tested positive for COVID –more than all 2021 cases combined. Louis and St.