The Logistics of Logistics

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Kevin Hill and Joe Lynch discuss the freight brokerage market. Kevin is the owner of Brush Pass Research , a sales and marketing research firm that helps companies sell to freight brokerages across North America. He is also the host of Put That Coffee Down, a popular freight sales show on FreightWavesTV.

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MIT Supply Chain

MARCH 2, 2021

Truck transportation comprises 75% of all freight in Latin America. What the TTPI adds to the picture is a layer of qualitative data, based on interviews with experts and stakeholders in the transportation industry in a number of countries, to yield finer details and a clearer picture of what’s happening on the ground.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 29, 2021

Data is the raw fuel of digital transformation and the linchpin to accelerating industry collaboration, automation, predictive insights and so many more cutting-edge capabilities (including those yet to be invented). In a prior post , I wrote about the various ways data is transforming global supply chains.

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 24, 2015

Yesterday we spoke about the top motivations and reasons why reshoring in America from offshored facilities has several benefits and what are the statistics of reshoring since 2013. Future Outlook of Reshoring in America. Reshoring in America Outlook in the News & New Polls. Jobs & The Slow Movement of Reshoring.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 2, 2023

Much of this newfound optimism is attributable to a record jobs report in January – and yet we’ve seen a spate of layoffs in tech and other industries. Closer to home for supply chain professionals, driver shortages continue to plague the industry. Let’s not waste it.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 30, 2021

CVSA-certified inspectors will commit a blitz of inspections across North America, creating a sudden strain on resources for both domestic and cross-border freight. Is the CVSA Roadcheck Safety Blitz a Good Thing for the Industry. Consolidate parcel and LTL freight to reduce wasted space and tap additional capacity.

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Freightera

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

Freightera CEO Eric Beckwitt Shares His Insights on the Current Green Energy Trends in North America. Here are 9 green trends apparent in the North American industries: 1) Rapid advancement in automation will increase manufacturing within North America. 2) Nearshoring and sourcing locally is becoming more popular.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

But the fact of the matter is, industry leaders who want to avoid crashing their business on the shoals need to balance the daily hand-to-hand combat with some serious, long-term planning. Likewise, labor can’t do its thing when there are severe equipment shortages, and rectifying those shortages requires difficult-to-source raw materials.

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Parade

JANUARY 27, 2022

San Francisco, CA — January 27, 2022 — Parade, the leader in carrier access and the truckload capacity management platform software for freight brokers, announces an alliance offering brokers more access to additional capacity via AI Fleet’s exceptional technology for over-the-road truckload. “AI Parade connects us with high-quality brokers.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

AUGUST 14, 2023

Ocean Risk Management part 2: Navigating Global Shipping Alliance The shipping industry continues to evolve. In this article, we explore the pros and cons of the alliance model in the shipping industry, compare the solo strategy versus alliance strategy, and provide tips on how shippers can prepare for market swings.

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Supply Chain Collaborator

JUNE 25, 2020

Will the trend toward a return to “regional manufacturing” boost volumes in over the road transportation in North America as manufacturers move away from Asian overseas operations? For American manufacturers of high tech, industrial and food and beverage products, the Mexico option poses a unique opportunity.

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Freightos

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Late 2021 saw Maersk continue to shift towards vertical integrations, with acquisition of Senator, a German freight forwarder for $644 million dollars. While Facebook is looking at virtual reality, Alibaba and Amazon are looking more at freight. More on Maersk’s transition to an end-to-end provider can be found in this 2020 report.

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Zipline Logistics

OCTOBER 5, 2021

According to a Logistics Management survey of industry professionals, “there is a strong sentiment that the 2021 Peak Season will be more active than it was a year ago, with 79% of respondents indicating that will be the case, with 16% contending it will be similar to 2020, and 5% expecting it to be less active.”. 8% after a decline of.1%

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Zipline Logistics

AUGUST 14, 2020

Despite a pandemic that has disrupted many parts of the global supply chain, the freight market has been on a recent tear. Simply put, there is more freight than available trucks, which has severely tightened capacity and driven up rates. What’s Causing Upward Freight Market Trends? What Is Next for the Freight Market? .

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BlueYonder

APRIL 2, 2024

Along their journey they provide feedback, which with industry and technological advancements, backs our ongoing innovation strategy. Sources: 1 Gartner, “Magic Quadrant for Transportation Management Systems,” Brock Johns, Oscar Sanchez Duran, Carly West, Manav Jain, 27 March 2024. Those savings and efficiencies have continued to grow.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

The Supply Chain Matters blog provides an updated news capsule follow-up relative to major supply chain management and industry developments that we have shared previously on this blog. Last week, the industry publication Aviation Week published its report, Pratt GTF Repair Plan Jolts Beleaguered Airline Industry.

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Parade

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

San Francisco, CA —February 9, 2022— Parade, the leader in carrier access and truckload capacity management platform software for freight brokers, announces securing $12.7M The round includes investment from Greenhawk Capital, Jones Capital, and participation from leaders in supply chain & freight tech leaders.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JULY 3, 2019

Sustainability is created at the source of our products, services, and consumption. Sustainability is created in the jungles of Latin America. Sustainability is created from Responsible Sourcing. How can you make Responsible Sourcing a Reality? in this case, responsible sourcing. It’s created at our suppliers.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

In going door to door trying to sell a Freight Management service, as well as in my experience working in companies, I have had the opportunity to see a variety of ways in which companies, large and small, were managing their Freight and Logistics spend. Freight and Logistics. You must manage Freight and Logistics.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 2, 2022

Last week provided a flurry of quarterly financial performance reporting that provided added evidence of ongoing supply chain cost inflation impacting various industries. Consumer Product Goods Industry. percent in North America. Let’s explore a few examples. Higher costs reportedly have resulted in a 2.8 All rights reserved.

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Supply Chain Matters

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

The Supply Chain Matters blog provides our latest news capsule edition follow-up relative to updating our readers to prior industry supply chain management developments that we have shared on this blog. based automakers Ford Motor , General Motors and Stellantis , that the implications would ripple across the industry.

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SCMDOJO

MAY 13, 2022

2020 will live long in the memory as a year that was overshadowed by a remorseless pandemic causing untold disruptions for the container, logistics and ports industry across the world. Transshipment rollovers in South America declined by 3% from 46% to 43% year-on-year. Source: project44 Monthly report.

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The Logistics of Logistics

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

The industry-leading AscendTMS system ( www.TheFreeTMS.com ) is the world’s first and only TRULY multi-tenant, cloud-based, patented, and independent TMS system – and is the winner of every available industry technology award for 18 years running. After selling his company, IRC, Inc.,

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

JUNE 18, 2021

Unlike the Suez Canal incident or other recent port issues, which have impacted a more limited number of regions and trade lanes, the Port of Yantian is a major export hub for multiple large markets like Europe, North America, Latin America and Oceania. Prepare to make tough decisions on what freight is most important to move.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 7, 2023

The July report narrative specifically indicates: “ We continue to see very different outcomes for the overall economy and the logistics industry. While 209,000 workers were added in June, 14,000 freight and parcel carriers were cut and 6,900 warehousing and storage jobs were lost. So, we have to be very cautious on that.

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Turvo

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

The top trucking influencers will remain a valuable source of information. During difficult times, the trucking industry still carries the bulk of loads and products, and during good times, the industry becomes even more critical for everyone. As a result, the trucking industry hauled 72.5% of the nation’s freight bill.”.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

DECEMBER 21, 2021

The industry which previously showed largely low levels of commitment to engage in the COP agenda, showed the world that it exists and can take a seat at the COP table to actively contribute to fight climate change – but the sector also expressed its need for support. We also indicate what each action may mean for the sector.

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Resilinc

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

OEMs are building up their supply networks in America’s southern neighbor to nearshore their supply networks closer to the U.S. market and secure redundant sources of supply. In the current investment surge, the furniture industry is one of the sectors increasing operations in Mexico most robustly. Due to strong U.S. trade data.

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Parade

MARCH 28, 2022

Turvo offers freight brokers, 3PLs, and shippers the ability to connect with their customers, carriers, and third parties for full order-to-cash shipment execution. The concept is derived from the viewpoint that the industry is short on technology and long on fragmentation. How Do Parade and Turvo Work Together?

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Logility

OCTOBER 18, 2022

This means supply chain leaders have had to shift from using trains back to using ocean freight and getting goods to market takes longer. In 1980, manufacturing in China began surpassing the world’s industrial powers one at a time, and in 2010, became number one when it overtook the United States.

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The Logistics of Logistics

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

While he was leading CarrierDirect, the company was ranked #261 on the INC5000 for the fastest growing companies in America, with a 3-year growth rate of 1,729%. I enjoyed the level of transformation that the industry was going through when he first became interested. [03:17] Loadsmart leverages data from public and private sources.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 6, 2017

Uber Freight Just Launched and Trucking Will Never Be the Same (Inverse). Shipping Alliances Shore Up Industry, Unsettle Customers (WSJ – sub. October 2016 North American Freight Numbers. Amazon patents show flying warehouses that send delivery drones to your door (TechCrunch). Hunt Head to Arbitration (WSJ – sub.

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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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GlobalTranz

AUGUST 13, 2018

For instance, blockchain enhances freight auditing and invoice management, as well as cybersecurity. Supply Chain Leaders May Underestimate the Value in Blockchain for Logistics The modern logistics industry includes more than 500,000 trucking companies in the U.S., This is a major source of added value through blockchain.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 19, 2024

We are further including key highlights of equity investments in rather promising new industry focused direct materials technologies. Magazine as one of the fastest growing technology companies in North America. In this edition, we highlight added rounds of investment in supply chain tech providers. Customs and Border Control, the U.S.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 29, 2023

The essence of this report that cites an informed source, indicates that Rivian is about to initiate a manufacturing reorganization that will include the relocation of portions of the start-up’s manufacturing engineering team to be directly resident at the company’s Normal, Illinois production facility.

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Freightos

AUGUST 26, 2015

So I went straight to the source and asked consultants, trade reporters, Wall Street Journal reporters and others, what their go-to logistics and supply chain sources were. consultation firm, runs four ‘Logistics Briefing’ newsletters: Global, Americas, Asia/Pacific and Mergers & Acquisitions. Weekly/Monthly.

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