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Ryder Acquires Whiplash, Expands Network

Multichannel Merchant

has significantly expanded its fulfillment network and added automation capabilities through the acquisition of 3PL Whiplash for $480 million, giving it warehouse assets in key markets and ports including Long Beach, CA, Seattle/Tacoma, New York/New Jersey and Savannah, GA. Locus robots in a Whiplash fulfillment center (contributed photo).

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Countdown to Black Friday: Are You an Easy Target for Cargo Theft?

Talking Logistics

Be especially mindful in traditionally active cargo theft areas like Southern California, the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex, Miami, and Atlanta. Leverage relationships with your third party logistics provider (3PL). Identify vulnerabilities and don’t let your guard down.

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Supply Chain and Logistics Conferences to Attend in 2017

Talking Logistics

And if you require the support of your technology and 3PL partners to accomplish your initiatives, then you should attend their user conferences and schedule meetings with their senior executives to let them know what’s working well and what improvements they can make to better serve you. eft 15th 3PL Summit , June 14-15, Chicago, IL.

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This Week in Logistics News (June 4 – 10)

Logistics Viewpoints

Gatik , the autonomous vehicle startup focused on the “middle mile,” will start using its self-driving trucks this summer to deliver Georgia-Pacific paper goods to several dozen Sam’s Club stores in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. That’s all for this week. Enjoy the weekend and the song of the week, Phish’s the Mango Song.

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This Week in Logistics News (May 7-11, 2018)

Talking Logistics

At its research facility at the Dallas Fort Worth (DFW) International Airport, NASA will use the data supplied by Uber to simulate a small passenger-carrying aircraft as it flies through DFW airspace during peak scheduled air traffic.

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Countdown to Black Friday: Are You an Easy Target for Cargo Theft?

CH Robinson Transportfolio

Be especially mindful in traditionally active cargo theft areas like Southern California, the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex, Miami, and Atlanta. Leverage relationships with your third party logistics provider (3PL). Identify vulnerabilities and don’t let your guard down.

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Nicole Lee

Saddle Creek Logistic Services

Today, she serves as Director of Fulfillment, based in Fort Worth, T.X., When one of her professors at Georgia Southern University told her that Saddle Creek was a promising, fast-growing 3PL looking for people who could make a difference, Nicole immediately looked for more information about the Trainee Program.