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The Top 100 Logistics Companies with Seth Clevenger

The Logistics of Logistics

He is a 2005 graduate of Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. About Transport Topics Since 1935, Transport Topics has been the news leader in trucking and freight transportation. Spot freight demand has softened, and truck capacity has loosened since the frenetic days of the 2021 freight boom. Freight brokerage giant C.H.

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Imported Produce Volume Outpaces Home-Grown

DAT Solutions

There is a shift underway right now in the refrigerated freight segment. More restaurant spending, more contract freight. The big food service outfits have private fleets, or they work with contract carriers, so the restaurant trend "eats away" at the refrigerated freight volume on the spot market. Two main factors are involved.

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7 Advantages of a North Carolina Logistics Hub

Kanban Logistics

North Carolina sits smack in the middle of the East Coast, midway between Miami and Boston, with easy access to several vital interstate highways like I-95, I-85, and I-40. From this network, you can ship directly to 22 different states – with connections to the rest of North America. Central Location.

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President Andrew Lynch On What We Must Do To Create Nationally Secure And Resilient Supply Chains

Zipline Logistics

He works alongside clients ranging from some of the largest food and beverage businesses in the world to the brightest up-and-coming CPG brands in North America. I graduated from Miami University and fell completely backward into logistics. CPU is an alluring logistics option in which your customer picks up your freight for you.

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A Gloomy Future for the Port of Los Angeles?

The UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog

In June 2016, the Panama Canal will double its capacity, and this capacity expansion will undoubtedly reshape the freight flows around the globe, including those transiting through the Port of Los Angeles (click here for a past blog related to this subject). Guillaume Roels.

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The Logistics of Flowers

Freight Plus

Most of the flowers we purchase in the US are grown in Central America and flown into Miami. Once in Miami, they are offloaded and either stored in coolers or a shaded area immediately. Finally, when the freight is ready, they are loaded on refrigerated trucks. While on the flight they are specially packaged.

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This Week in Logistics News (September 29 – October 3, 2014)

Talking Logistics

Con-way Announces Enhancements to Driver Pay Package at Con-way Freight. Shipping startup Shyp comes to New York and soon Miami (VentureBeat). North American Freight Numbers July 2014. Menlo Logistics Announces Launch of New Brand and Website. UPS, FedEx Want Retailers to Get Real on Holiday Shipping (WSJ – sub.