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This Week in Logistics News (March 16 – 22)

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The CFC, which consists of transportation stakeholders across the trucking and motorcoach industries, says that policymakers must address these cost concerns and infrastructure hurdles to make an electrified supply chain function smoothly for the American economy.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 24 – 30)

Logistics Viewpoints

Applications are due by July 2021, with the program looking to reduce deforestation between 2022 and 2026. Previously, some Prime members could get Amazon Fresh orders and Whole Foods deliveries dropped off in their garage, but only if they lived in Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, San Francisco, or Seattle.

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FreightWaves 3PL Summit 2022 – A Turvo Partnership

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trillion by 2026. . See the visionaries who shaped the industry into what it is now, as well as the trailblazers who will lead it ahead. Evolution in a fragmented industry like trucking will happen if all the pieces work together in a synchronized way. 3PLs have been the global economy’s engine in the new normal.

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Breaking Tech News- Flexport to Acquire Shopify’s Logistics Fulfillment Operations

Supply Chain Matters

In a communication published to Flexport employees today , CEO Dave Clark indicated that the San Francisco based global transportation and logistics Cloud platform provider will be acquiring the logistics operations assets of online retail platform provider Shopify. In the U.S.,

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Running Seamless 3PL Operations in the Midst of Supply Chain Chaos

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The worldwide 3PL industry, estimated at roughly $1 trillion in 2020, is predicted to reach $1.75 trillion by 2026 due to the COVID-19 epidemic. Turvo is based in the San Francisco Bay Area with offices in Dallas, Texas, and Hyderabad, India. Request a Turvo Demo. . Get your copy of the Logistics Success Playbook .

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Why Taxing Automation is a Bad Idea

Talking Logistics

Late last year, a San Francisco politician launched a statewide campaign to raise money for a California ballot that would penalize private enterprise for embracing automation in the workplace. And in a recent report by the American Trucking Association , the driver shortage is the number one issue in their annual top industry report.