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This Week in Logistics News (November 25 – December 1)

Logistics Viewpoints

The company is boasting its quickest delivery time yet, saying that packages are being prepared for dispatch within 11 minutes of an order placement at same-day facilities. The company delivered more packages to U.S. The company delivered more packages to U.S. That pace is an hour faster than next-day or two-day centers.

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Three Biggest Mistakes Made by Small Trucking Companies

Tailwind

So you run a trucking company—good on you! Now while I can’t help you move freight from Des Moines to Albuquerque, through my trucking software work, I’ve had a chance to learn about some of the biggest mistakes small trucking companies make, and more importantly, how to avoid them. Not Watching Cash Flow / Overextending.

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The “Race” to Win the Autonomous Truck Market

Logistics Viewpoints

TORC and Daimler Truck held an event for journalists last week at a TORC facility in Albuquerque. TORC is an autonomous truck company and an independent subsidiary of Daimler Truck. There are different types of trucks and different types of routes used in hauling freight. The event provided their perspective on these questions.

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Extra capacity takes a bite out of prices

DAT Solutions

Of course, for a lot of trucking companies, the work week can easily last six or seven days, but either way, one thing that the activity on the DAT Load Board told us last week was that pretty much everyone was back to working full time. Plus, freight moves are less urgent at this time of year, so prices down were across the country.

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Three Biggest Mistakes Made by Small Trucking Companies

Tailwind

Three Biggest Mistakes Made by Small Trucking Companies So you run a trucking company—good on you! Not Watching Cash Flow / Overextending It sounds pretty obvious, though not paying close enough attention to cash flow is one of the main reasons start-up trucking companies fail. that keep sneaking up on you.

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The Top Logistics and Supply Chain Journalists & Thought Leaders to Know for 2020

Shipchain

Knowledge is power in the world of supply chain management, and every company is searching for the next best way to save money and meet consumer demand. His works have been published in The Cincinnati Enquirer, the Albuquerque Journa,l and Sun-Sentinel. . Dave Blanchard. Gene Trousil. Jason Rosing. Bridget McCrea. Michael Levans.