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The Importance of Transportation Visibility

Logistics Viewpoints

I am working on my latest Transportation Execution and Visibility Systems study, which looks at the total size of the market, the forecasted growth through 2025, and the leading suppliers across a number of categories including industry, region, customer size, and mode. Transportation visibility is clearly not only for trucks.

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Beyond Multi-Carrier Shipping Software, a Move to the Cloud

GlobalTranz

To cut down on time and transportation spend , businesses are turning to cloud-based transportation management systems (TMS) to save time and money. billion by the end of 2025, according to a study reported by DC Velocity. This is driving worldwide revenue for TMS from $9.6 billion in 2016 to an expected $30.04

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This Week in Logistics News (July 29 – August 4)

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Of the 176 local unions with UPS members, 14 affiliates did not show up to a meeting in Washington DC to review the agreement. Walmart puts its students up in a hotel and transports them back and forth to the training center while they continue to be paid. O’Brien. Graduates earn their commercial driver licenses.

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Is Saint-Gobain Serious About Reducing Their Carbon Footprint?

Logistics Viewpoints

Saint-Gobain also has a goal for organic growth of 3 – 5% through 2025. To support supply chain operations, Saint-Gobain has a Transport Control Tower. To connect these supply chain sites to each other and customers there are 3,900 transportation lanes covering more than 1.7 Transport optimization is done in several ways.

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The Tesla Semi Truck Will Change Freight

Freightos

Many major truck manufacturers are now investing in electric rigs, with one projection having them reaching a 25% market share by 2025. It’s tangible evidence of Elon Musk, the brains behind PayPal, Tesla, SpaceX, and more, transportation infrastructure play, with the power to disrupt both domestic trucking and international freight.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 22 – 28)

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Once completed, the facility will house 40 dual-port DC fast-charging stations, 40 electric vehicles and 40 electric refrigerated trailers. By 2025, the company plans to increase its engagement in sustainable sourcing, manufacturing and business practices, achieving five sustainability goals including sourcing of 100% sustainable cotton.

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Bed-in-a-box eRetailers Make Fulfillment Sexy

FLEXE

See how one bed-in-a-box firm cut transportation costs and began 1-2 day delivery immediately. It’s no surprise a new study by McKinsey & Company predicts the market for same-day and instant delivery will grow by 40 percent year-on-year until 2025. Launch a distribution network in 2-3 weeks vs. 3-4 months.