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This Week in Logistics News (May 20 – 26)

Logistics Viewpoints

For routes previously served by sedans, SUVs and minivans can deliver more than double the number of packages while the company’s “high-capacity vans” are able to service nearly five times as many packages, Mulligan said. Target has been testing high-capacity van routes at Dallas and Minneapolis sortation centers.

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Last-Mile Delivery 101: How a 3PL Works With Last-Mile Carriers for Best-in-Class Fulfillment

ShipBob

Today’s customer expectations demand fast and accurate shipping, no matter where they shop online. billion between 2023-2027. Last-mile delivery is a logistics term that is defined as the transportation of a package from a fulfillment center to the package’s final destination, which is usually a personal residence.

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The Better Goal: More Fuel Efficient Trucks or Using Fewer Trucks?

Talking Logistics

The proposed vehicle and engine performance standards would cover model years 2021-2027, and apply to semi-trucks, large pickup trucks and vans, and all types and sizes of buses and work trucks. That cut packaging weight by 28% and allowed IKEA to fit 128 lamps on a pallet that previously took just 80. percent improvement.

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Petrochemical demand is up and prices are spiking

Resilinc

This period of high prices and margins coincided with—and was partly supported by—supply chain disruptions, including the February 2021 deep freeze on the Texas Gulf Coast and port and shipping congestion in much of the world. The company “is also looking to develop opportunities in refining and petrochemicals. …

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Top 4 Last-Mile Logistics Software Companies in Indonesia

Locus

billion US Dollars by 2027. Delivery Orchestration: ShipFlex is a third-party shipping solution from Locus that helps businesses choose optimal carriers based on speed, cost, and carrier availability. Indonesia’s logistics market is expected to increase by 28.7 Addressing these challenges necessitates a strong logistics solution.

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How Advancing Technology in Transportation Management Highlight the Growing Trucking Driver Shortage

GlobalTranz

They are better able to adjust pricing models to reflect consumers’ demands, including less packaging for smaller shipments, a key characteristic of dimensional pricing, and it enables record-low freight shipping. . To keep up with demand predictions by 2027, more than 97,000 new drivers will need to enter the industry annually.

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The Role of Logistics Management in Optimizing Supply Chain Operations

Locus

This refers to planning, coordinating, and executing the flow and storage of goods and services, including activities such as transportation, inventory management, order processing, warehousing, packaging, and security. between 2020 and 2027. The global last-mile delivery market size is expected to reach $61.57 from 2019 to 2025.