GlobalTranz

JANUARY 29, 2019

Changing Regulations Will Make Drivers’ Jobs Easier According to John Paul Hampstead of Freight Waves , a new regulation reached by the Federal motor carrier safety administration will allow drivers to use cameras as a substitute for two rear-view mirrors. The Move to LTL Digital Shipping.

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GlobalTranz

MAY 5, 2015

Next Generation Power Electronics Manufacturing Innovation Institute or Power America. These improvements will make power electronic devices like motors, consumer electronics, and devices that support our power grid faster, smaller, and more efficient.”. Website: [link]. Launched – 1/24/2014.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 2, 2022

Supply Chain Matters highlights the latest financial performance from bellwether firms in CPG , online retail, high tech and consumer electronics regarding ongoing supply chain related inflationary cost and supply impacts on performance. percent in North America. High Tech and Consumer Electronics. This compares to $4.9

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Talking Logistics

JULY 19, 2018

The real-time freight visibility space was particularly hot in 2017, with two major acquisitions announced last year, including Descartes’s acquisition of MacroPoint in August 2017. is what drove the first wave of demand for real-time freight visibility solutions.

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Enterra Insights

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

s shares tumbled after the nation’s largest consumer electronics chain posted a decline in gross profit margin for the fiscal third quarter, citing organized theft and increased promotions.”[2] Thieves had broken into the train cars and made off with items shipped by Dr. Martens, Harbor Freight Tools, and small businesses alike.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 22, 2018

The comment caught my attention because later that morning I was going to moderate a discussion with Dan Dershem , General Partner at Supply Chain Ventures, about emerging technologies such as blockchain, artificial intelligence and machine learning, autonomous trucks, and digital freight. Digital Freight. Blockchain.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 20, 2018

From import space and export space tightening up and a hot drayage market causing capacity constraints to volatile air freight rates – international transportation has had its share of challenges the last 10-12 months. Soaring Air Freight Rates. This has driven quite the demand for air freight.

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Freightera

MARCH 29, 2019

The installation of telematics devices in trucks has jumped exponentially and will cover nearly half the trucks in operation in North America by 2025. Empty miles account for a staggering 25-40 percent, depending on the type of operation, of total road-freight miles every year in North America.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 3, 2023

This July, the company is moving forward with a supply chain services platform for retail partners across North America. The air cargo industry has seen softer market rates due to increased capacity and shippers flocking back to ocean freight services. The company’s Supply Chain 3.0 FedEx Express moves an average of 6.3

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Flexport Focus Turns to Profitability and Cost Reduction In our supply chain technology breaking news update on September 7 th , we highlighted the sudden resignation of Dave Clark from the CEO role of freight technology start-up Flexport. Clark, who assumed the sole CEO role in March after company founder Ryan Petersen handed over the reins.

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Supply Chain Opz

NOVEMBER 30, 2015

James Winebrake, Dean of College of Liberal Arts, Rochester Institute of Technology There are a number of important trends happening in the freight industry, spanning all modes of transportation: trucking, shipping, rail, pipeline, and air. Lastly, air freight has been increasing rapidly over the past decade - a trend I suspect will continue.

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Freightos

APRIL 24, 2016

For centuries the expense, risk, and frustration with ocean freight held back expansion of the international economy, despite the invention of the steam invention. First use of a modern container for ocean freight. Did You Know That … It wasn’t just about freight. In 2014, the shipping ports of America received $1.73

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QAD

APRIL 11, 2019

Brazil is the largest country in South America and the fifth largest country in the world. Brazil is located in Eastern South America and borders the Atlantic Ocean as well as the countries of Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay and Venezuela. Other Important Industries.

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Turvo

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Containers from Asia were shipped to North America, but due to COVID-19 restrictions, almost nothing moved in the opposite direction. For example, the transportation of high-value goods such as mechanical engineering products, electronics, and computer equipment was minimally affected. Fewer ships in operation .

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 26, 2016

The Freightos System is SaaS for freight contract management, automatic price quotations, and business intelligence. For centuries, the expense, risk, and frustration with ocean freight held back expansion of the international economy, despite the invention of the steam invention. First use of a modern container for ocean freight.

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 23, 2015

Transportation and freight costs are reduced. Premium freight capacity improves. NCR (electronics), Boeing aircraft, Flextronics, Farouk Systems (hair products), and Made in America (office furniture) also all reshored numerous jobs back to the U.S. Computers and electronics brought back 3,483.

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SCMDOJO

APRIL 15, 2024

Services by Amazon Here are some of the key services offered by Amazon: General public: Amazon.com – an e-commerce platform offering a diverse selection of products such as books, electronics, apparel, and groceries. From books and electronics to clothing and groceries, Amazon offers an unparalleled selection of items to its customers.

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 29, 2016

Electronic on-board recorders will be mandated for use in December of 2017. But again, it all depends on their initial starting point, the freight characteristics of their shipments, and to some extent being located in a favorable geographic position. New Government Mandates and Regulations. How a 3PL Can Help.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 23, 2022

Canadian Pacific is the sixth-largest North America freight railway, and in December 2021 completed an agreement to acquire U.S. Upwards of 3,000 rail workers reportedly returned to work yesterday to resume rail operations across North America after a breakdown in labor settlement talks occurred last Saturday.

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Supply Chain Network

OCTOBER 3, 2011

providers in North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific and Latin America, as well as other locations throughout the. Spotlight: Challenges facing 3PLS in the Electronics sector. product lifecycles, mean the electronics industry demands a fast and nimble supply chain. Because electronics. said Dr. C. supply chain.”.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 17, 2015

Electronic data and connectivity, in these cases, will ease the burden on carriers and their customers when the new certification requirements kick in. Prior to GT Nexus, Michelle was Vice President of North America for Inttra and Vice President of Sales and Business Information Systems for Maritime Direct in New York City.

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 7, 2013

In this week’s news… UPS Freight Announces 2013 Rate Adjustment. Cass Freight Index Report for May 2013. On May 28th, ABF increased its general rates and charges for its freight division by “about 5.9 This week UPS Freight announced “a general rate increase of 5.9 The cloud builds up steam ( Financial Times ).

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Material Handling & Logistics

DECEMBER 2, 2018

Top 10 Supply Chain Innovations of 2016 : robot pickers, bridge-inspecting drones, autonomous freight shuttles, and more. Content Summary: New Electronic Vehicle Export Process Debuts at Port Everglades. This past summer Volvo Trucks North America announced a successful on-highway demonstration of its truck platooning technology.

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GlobalTranz

JULY 9, 2015

Since the collapse of the housing market and the economy in 2008, the freight transportation industry has managed to claw its way out of a damaging situation and maintain historically low trucking rates. Throughout the freight transportation industry, the impact of drivers cannot be overstated. Reshoring Initiative. Driver Expenses.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 29, 2016

Robinson Opens Second Air Freight Screening Facility. November 2015 North American Freight Numbers. Robinson’s in-house screening facility includes approximately 20,000 square feet of warehouse space, state of the art screening machines, and a dedicated air freight team to screen air freight that moves through the facility.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 11, 2015

Electronic Logging Devices to be Required Across Commercial Truck and Bus Industries. October 2015 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI). Further enhancements include strategic freight management, load and pallet building as well as resource planning integration for better visibility and planning of the container fleet.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 11, 2019

Let’s dream of a world where we don’t rely on email to tender 90 percent of TL freight! With the ELD mandate, some companies are plugging into ELD manufacturers and retrieving data off the ELD or the carrier’s system (which gets it from their own ELD devices).

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 19, 2024

Magazine as one of the fastest growing technology companies in North America. The area’s intermodal freight transport options as well as a highly skilled workforce trained in oil and gas engineering were noted as further key factors. governmental agencies to include U.S. Customs and Border Control, the U.S.

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Operations and Supply Chain Management

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

At the conference, I joined a roundtable led by Nikos Papaioannou, who manages returns of Amazon’s house-brand electronic devices, including Kindles, Echos and Blink home-security systems. Perhaps surprisingly, companies that sell sofa beds, dining tables and other bulky, heavy items often do the same, because return freight is so expensive.

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Freight Center

AUGUST 29, 2019

With the introduction of Electronic Logging Devices (ELDs) there are now regulations on drivers and trucks, more specifically, how many hours they can drive before taking a break, how fast they can drive, etc. Even stable job security, a strong salary, benefits and everything in between isn’t enough to find the right people for the job.

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Supply Chain Network

JULY 27, 2011

Purolator, Canada’s leading integrated freight and parcel solutions provider, is pleased to announce that it was recently awarded Logistics Quarterly’s 2011 Third-Party Logistics (3PL) Sustainability Award for demonstrating leadership in sustainable supply chain practices. About Purolator Inc.

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Freightos

MARCH 3, 2015

In particular, emerging markets such as Asia-Pacific, Africa and Latin America, the adoption of mobile devices is rapid as consumers and businesses bypass traditional laptops and desktops in favor of smartphones and tablets. yellowbox]Check out where the future of online sales for the freight industry is heading with this free white paper.[/yellowbox].

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 12, 2014

October 2014 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI). The new Canadian offices allow Transplace to expand its presence and continue to specialize in Canadian cross-border and intra-Canada freight. Esri and E2open Partner to Deliver Market-Leading Supply Chain Solutions. Robinson Expands Focus in Dutch Market.

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Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 8, 2013

The solution also provides different substitution strategies depending on the retailer’s brand promise, and generates customer-ready paperwork before sending the picked items electronically to the point-of-sale system. Of course, technology is only one piece of the omni-channel fulfillment puzzle. Robinson reported total net revenues of $463.3

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Elementum

SEPTEMBER 22, 2015

Lithium use continues to multiply, and it’s now used in laptops, smartphones, tablets and other consumer electronics. Still, lithium batteries and similar goods are categorized as dangerous goods, which imposes restrictions and compliance requirements among airlines, ground handlers, freight forwarders and shippers across the supply chain.

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Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 22, 2013

This follows the company’s acquisition of 3PD this past July, another provider of heavy goods, last-mile logistics in North America. In other transportation-related news, UPS announced that UPS Ground, Air and International, and Air Freight rates within and between the U.S., Canada, and Puerto Rico will increase an average net of 4.9

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Zipline Logistics

DECEMBER 17, 2019

Both Bumble Bee and Fruit of the Loom commented during the event’s opening session “The Shipper Perspective: What’s Working and What Isn’t” that they are switching up their transportation strategies, responding to lessons learned in tougher freight markets like 2018. Bumble Bee Details Its Shift in Logistics Strategy.

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