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This Week in Logistics News (March 23 – 29)

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In the early morning hours of April 26, at approximately 1:35am, a cargo ship leaving Baltimore Harbor struck the Francis Scott Key Bridge, triggering a catastrophic collapse of the 1.6-mile-long The Arkansas Department of Transportation expects 1.5 mile-long span. The collapse sent vehicles and people plunging into the water.

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This Week in Logistics News (September 9 – 15)

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Breakfast sausage, hot dogs and frozen chicken breasts from Tyson Foods are beginning to move autonomously on Gatik AI trucks in Northwest Arkansas. mile route from a small warehouse to a Walmart retail store in Bentonville, Arkansas. days for general cargo vessels. The three-year contract could expand nationwide.

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Package Theft Season is Here

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A couple of weeks ago I wrote an article outlining how cargo theft is on the rise. In the United States alone, cargo theft is a $15 to $35 billion industry. While cargo theft as a whole has increased 57 percent year-over-year, strategic theft has increased 600 percent from November to March.

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Van and Reefer Operators Give Thanks for Rate Increases

DAT Solutions

Christmas trees are also ready for pickup, but experienced truckers will remind you to clean your trailer thoroughly after hauling trees, especially if you plan to follow with a load of food-grade cargo. Florida is up, the Northeast is down, and fresh turkeys are ready to roll out of Arkansas in time for Thanksgiving.

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How to Figure Out Cost of Freight To …

Freight Center

Keep in mind that the further away your cargo has to go, the higher the freight rate will be. Rates will differ from road, rail , ocean , and air transport. Popular Shipping Destinations. Distance of travel plays a big part in determining the cost of freight shipments. This will give you a sense of how geography can affect pricing.

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This Week in Logistics News (March 25-29, 2019)

Talking Logistics

Inside Google’s Rebooted Robotics Program (New York Times) Transplace Invests in New Operations Center in Northwest Arkansas Black & Decker Fined $1.8M A New Market Seeks to Draw Freight Bets (WSJ – sub. For Power Tools Sold In Iran. Trucking Futures Trading: Are You Buying?

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26 logistics professionals reveal the biggest trends in logistics technology

6 River Systems

Christoph Seitz is the Co-Owner of CFR Rinkens , a global leader in the shipping of commercial cargo, specializing in the containerized shipping of motor vehicles. TJ Sangam is the CTO of SupplyPike , a digital supply chain software company, based in Fayetteville, Arkansas. Christoph Seitz. SupplyPike.