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Boeing’s Production Quality Crisis Significantly Escalates

Supply Chain Matters

and internationally based airline customers are seeking a meeting directly with the company’s board of directors. According to the WSJ , board chairperson Larry Kellner and a selection of two other Boeing board members will participate in these meetings as soon as next week. All rights reserved.

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This Week in Logistics News (February 11 – 17)

Logistics Viewpoints

From January 28 to February 4, a Chinese-operated high-altitude balloon was seen in North American airspace, including Alaska, western Canada, and the contiguous United States. Some companies expect to cut ocean-freight rates by half or more, which in turn could allow retailers to slow or stop price increases for goods.

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Logistics at BR Williams

BR Williams Supply Chain Management

Since then, 77,291 shipments in all 48 contiguous states (PLUS Alaska!) We use these principles, along with some creativity, to service our customers by moving their freight as efficiently as possible. Meet Our Team! Some cool facts about our Logistics Division: It was created with just one employee on May 26 th , 2010.

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UPS Simple Rate Explained

Intelligent Audit

UPS Simple Rate Pricing for Shipping from Contiguous States to Metropolitan Alaska and Hawaii. UPS Simple Rate Pricing for Shipping from Contiguous States to Rural Alaska and Hawaii. With unprecedented customization options, UPS Simple Rate is a flat-rate shipping solution designed to meet the complex needs of today’s shippers.

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This Week in Logistics News (December 3 – 9)

Logistics Viewpoints

Uber, Aurora to expand self-driving truck ops in Texas to meet holiday rush. Same-day delivery is not currently available in Alaska, Colorado, Iowa, Maine, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, West Virginia and Wyoming, and delivery of orders containing alcohol is currently limited to select stores in Illinois and Florida.

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‘Where the Flock are we Going?’

Tailwind

Eventually they are able to make their way from Wrangel Island north… yes, north of Alaska… down to their winter home in California. As President of our trucking and freight broker software company, it might seem that I should be the one out front cutting the wind all the time, leading the formation. ‘Back over here.’.

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This Week in Logistics News (October 7 – 13)

Logistics Viewpoints

Uber Freight and others that are testing autonomous big rigs in Texas and surrounding states. It has been an anemic peak season for ocean freight haulers as container shipping rates have plunged from pandemic highs and Americans and Europeans continue to pull back on purchases of consumer goods. Maersk joins FedEx Corp.,