Supply Chain Game Changer

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

In early 2020, online shopping increased 74% and projections point to the surge continuing up to 200 billion packages annually by 2026. A large part of recipient satisfaction comes not from how well the delivery companies transport parcels to their building but from what happens once it gets there. Data from across 34,00 deliveries.

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GlobalTranz

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

At the same time, carriers have turned to leaner operations to keep costs down, and the transportation industry is ready to implode with a capacity crunch that lasts well into 2018 and may only get worse from there. Now, the driver shortage is more than just a slight hiccup in the industry. percent by the end of the third-quarter in 2017.

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Cathy Roberson

JANUARY 3, 2022

Last-mile costs are outpacing overall transportation and warehousing costs, a trend likely to continue through 2022. In comparison, transportation and warehousing PPI increased 17.844 points for the same period, index based on 2006=100 and not seasonally adjusted. This combination resulted in higher shipping costs for retailers.

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 1, 2022

Increased Shipping Costs, Delays, and Transportation Issues. Dealing with the Shipping Container Crisis. Thanks to container prices rising as much as 600%, money that could be used for advertising went to freight companies instead. Following a March 2022 surge of Covid-19 in Shanghai, shipping company A.P.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 6, 2023

“Customers will buy five items and return one, but when they package the one item, they use the same box the five items were originally shipped in,” explains Ryan Kelly, vice president of e-commerce and alliance marketing at FedEx. Then, you need to get your packages ready and attach a prepaid shipping label to them.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 11, 2017

Also, the driver short has continually grown worse for the last eight years, and it is expected to continue through 2026, asserts Iris Kuo of Trucks.com. Increased Freight Rates Can Tone Down Capacity Crunches. In response, shippers are devoting larger portions of the education budgets to shipping directly to consumers.

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Locus

DECEMBER 22, 2021

With last-mile delivery costs contributing to more than 50% of total shipping costs, the rising expectations in home delivery increases the risk of encountering inefficiencies. Billion by 2026, growing at a CAGR of 9.28% from 2019 to 2026. They want a free and fast returns shipping service for their orders.

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NC State SCRC

MARCH 4, 2019

Freight rates are on the rise, and there are signs that the shortage are unlikely to abate. It removes age restrictions on interstate transportation by licensed commercial drivers and strengthens safety-training standards across the industry. What is the current landscape for workers?

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 18, 2017

We experienced a ‘freight recession,’ last year, which eased the pressure on the driver market,” [ATA Chief Economist] Bob Costello said. Now that freight volumes accelerating again, we should expect to see a significant tightening of the driver market.”. Confusing, isn’t it?

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 31, 2022

With gasoline prices reaching record highs , transportation managers must make smarter decisions that minimize road miles and associated costs. The energy crisis in China and the European conflict are bringing additional chaos in the form of production shutdowns, raw material shortages and blocked shipping lanes.

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GlobalTranz

JULY 31, 2015

Freight Transportation Forecast to 2026. This report, available for purchase here , poised some significant implications for the shipping, and by direct correlation, the logistics industry. Take a look at some of the specifics of the Freight Forecast and how shippers may adapt to the coming increases.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 3, 2022

Shipping companies added capacity, but now containers are stuck in port. During the peak of port congestion in 2021, as many as 30 ships were waiting to enter an Oakland berth. Shipping’s peak season usually starts at the end of June when importers begin ordering products for the back-to-school and holiday seasons.

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Logistics Bureau

JULY 25, 2022

For instance, the hangover from the pandemic, which has not yet permitted ocean freight from China to return to anything like normal service, is a problem that continued COVID outbreaks and associated port closures are exacerbating. However, emptying the contents of silos into the holds of ships is only one small part of the problem.

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Material Handling & Logistics

JANUARY 22, 2018

It may seem impossible today, but the physical Internet could be embedded into freight supply chains by 2050. Many already believe that freight exchange platforms, dedicated to maximizing payload efficiency and reducing empty miles, have a role to play in making this vision a reality. Where does such change begin?

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 22, 2024

commercial truck fleet would require nearly $1 trillion in infrastructure investment alone, according to a new report from Roland Berger released today by the Clean Freight Coalition. The $2,500 spread between spot market rates and long-term freight contract rates for Asia to U.S. And now on to this week’s logistics news.

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Material Handling & Logistics

AUGUST 14, 2018

But some Class 1 railroads, CSX in particular, are cutting back on intermodal service to favor more profitable freight. If things don't change, and we continue up this progression, by 2026, we will be at 170,000 drivers short. Rail intermodal, a natural alternative to trucking, is seeing strong increases in traffic.

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Freight Center

AUGUST 14, 2019

billion by 2026 and strong hemp growing seasons ahead, there’s plenty of hemp that’ll need to get from point A to point B. Challenges of Shipping Hemp. As you can imagine, the process of shipping hemp hasn’t been a walk in the park. Finding the right carrier to ship hemp can be a challenge. And understandably so.

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Freight Center

AUGUST 14, 2019

billion by 2026 and strong hemp growing seasons ahead, there’s plenty of hemp that’ll need to get from point A to point B. Challenges of Shipping Hemp. As you can imagine, the process of shipping hemp hasn’t been a walk in the park. Finding the right carrier to ship industrial hemp can be a challenge.

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