Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 27, 2022

households across six states – Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Texas, Utah and Virginia. The US Department of Transportation reported that transborder freight between the U.S. Walmart announced it will be expanding its DroneUp delivery network to 34 sites by the end the year, providing the potential to reach 4 million U.S. and 8:00 p.m.,

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 9, 2013

Below are the sessions that I am participating in focused on social networking, transportation management systems, and “mega” supply chain trends. 4 Questions Before Investing in a Transportation Management System (our most watched Talking Logistics episode with 8,100+ viewed). Let me help you. Sessions Room: Room 109.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

A severe ice storm is causing significant disruption from Texas to Virginia, with Arkansas, Tennessee, Kentucky, and parts of Missouri and Illinois expected to face this storm system's most substantial impact. The impacts of this serve ice storm can last for days and will disrupt transportation in the region. Source: NOAA.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

As this trough advances East, the shield of snowfall will extend from Arkansas and the Mid-South to the central Appalachians, with accumulations of 3 to 6 inches likely. 8 inches of snow is possible in parts of south-central Arkansas. Daylight Transport. Averitt Express. AAA Cooper. SMT Lines. R+L Carriers. Central Freight.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JULY 27, 2022

and is transforming the $800 billion transportation and logistics industry with its digital freight marketplace platform. Mark’s 34 years in transportation and logistics includes experience with Transplace, where he held the position of Sr. Hunt Transport, Inc. in Transportation and Logistics from Arkansas State University.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 29, 2024

million vehicles cross the bridge annually, or about 30,000 per day, according to the Maryland Department of Transportation. Transportation officials are sharing plans in an effort to minimize headache-inducing traffic jams. Transportation officials are sharing plans in an effort to minimize headache-inducing traffic jams.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 17, 2023

helps it facilitate the rapid transport of packages. It strives to reduce waste and increase energy efficiency at its facilities and transportation fleet. Cardinal Health can improve its supply chain emissions by using more efficient transportation and logistics as a distributor of pharmaceuticals and medical products.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 10, 2024

While the supply chain pressures that have built up over the last two years continue to abate as transportation capacity problems ease and consumption shifts from goods to services, newer challenges and opportunities lie ahead. This family-owned business is headquartered in Siloam Springs Arkansas in the US.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 30, 2017

And when recent hurricanes, earthquakes and wildfires began wreaking havoc, many shippers were left asking themselves: “How have recent natural disasters affected our transportation network?” in mathematics from the University of Arkansas. and “What can we do in the future to mitigate these disruptions?”

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 9, 2025

Walmart previously scaled back its drone deliveries in 2024, when it ended the service in Utah, Arizona and Florida, in favor of focusing on remaining operations in Dallas-Fort Worth, Arkansas and Virginia. Truce Ocean Transportation Digital Edition SupplyChainBrain 2025 ESG Guide: Is ESG Still Relevant?

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SupplyPike

MAY 30, 2019

When you hear “technology hub”, Arkansas may not be your first thought. But we chose Fayetteville, Arkansas. Why Arkansas? We chose Fayetteville for its growing economy, the amazing talent pool coming out of the University of Arkansas, its proximity to both Fortune 500 companies and other growing startups.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 9, 2014

I believed that we would find a company with the lowest distribution costs (warehousing and transportation), and the lowest manufacturing costs, and this would result in the best overall cost structure. This week, I travel to Bentonville, Arkansas to facilitate a customer meeting on the use of channel data. It was not measured.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 24, 2024

Tractor Supply Company has gone big in Arkansas, opening its most high-tech distribution center yet. The nation’s largest rural lifestyle retailer has opened its tenth and largest distribution center yet, in Maumelle, Ark. China was ranked second at 12%, followed by Denmark (9%), Australia (7%) and South Korea (6%).

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

The Louisiana Department of Transportation reported that all state-maintained roadways, except for I-20 and I-49 (sections that remain open), in the seven-parish Northwest region were deemed impassable because of winter weather conditions. All westbound lanes of I-40 near Albuquerque, NM are closed. Parts of I-20 in Texas are closed.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 29, 2019

Inside Google’s Rebooted Robotics Program (New York Times) Transplace Invests in New Operations Center in Northwest Arkansas Black & Decker Fined $1.8M Inside Google’s Rebooted Robotics Program (New York Times) Transplace Invests in New Operations Center in Northwest Arkansas Black & Decker Fined $1.8M Why or why not?

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GlobalTranz

MAY 13, 2015

The evolution of Walmart’s supply chain includes three elements, according to a 2012 article from Arkansas Business: distribution practices, operating its own fleet of trucks, and technology. of its sales, or less than half Kmart’s cost and just under a third of what Sears was spending at the time, according to Arkansas Business.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 1, 2023

On April 4 th , Kyle Masters – the senior manager of transportation procurement at Simmons Foods, participated in a webinar hosted by Emerge. The webinar focused on Simmons Food’s approach to transportation procurement. This family-owned business is headquartered in Siloam Springs Arkansas in the US. See the Video HERE.

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SupplyPike

MARCH 3, 2020

On Friday, February 7, SupplyPike hosted the City of Stars Valentine’s Charity Gala benefiting Open Avenues, a local non-profit that supports people with disabilities through job/life skills training, community employment, and ADA accessible transportation. . Check out photos from the event on our Facebook page and photobooth.

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Zipline Logistics

JANUARY 28, 2020

Produce season transportation can have an impact on your freight, even if you do not ship grains, fruits, or vegetables. Even if you don’t grow or ship produce, your transportation performance and spend can still be directly impacted. How Produce Season Transportation Affects Rates and Capacity – State by State.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

How do that many turkeys get raised, processed, transported, distributed and purchased all to meet demand on a single day, Thanksgiving? production), North Carolina (14%), Arkansas and Missouri. And they obviously require the appropriate logistics and transportation capabilities to handle this highly desired product.

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SupplyPike

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

All proceeds will go to Open Avenues , a local Arkansas non-profit that supports people with disabilities through job/life skills training, community employment, and ADA accessible transportation. Most of us take transportation for granted, but for someone with a disability, it’s a huge barrier to achieving an integrated lifestyle.

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BlueYonder

JULY 5, 2023

As part of our “Fearless Females of Supply Chain” Blue Yonder Live series, Blue Yonder’s Chief Customer Officer Susan Beal spoke to Stephanie Powell Thomas , Associate Professor of Practice of SCM at the University of Arkansas and Executive Director of the WISE program. You can watch their conversation here. and globally.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 6, 2022

Notifications to employees reportedly began this week in both the Bentonville, Arkansas corporate office and other corporate offices. In September, the company initiated an effort to hire an additional 20,000 workers across more than 250 distribution, fulfillment, and transportation facilities.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 3, 2015

There were a lot of press releases issued on April Fools’ Day, but this one was no joke: LLamasoft announced that it acquired IBM’s LogicTools supply chain applications business unit, which includes the LogicNet Plus, the Inventory and Product Flow Analyst and the Transportation Analyst products as well as the related technology and support team.

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The Logistics of Logistics

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Scooter is the President at Sayers Logistics , a boutique LTL-based transportation consultancy that helps 3PLs, shippers, and technology providers to develop best practices, reduce costs, optimize solutions, seize opportunities, and penetrate new markets. He is a member of the Arkansas Academy of Industrial Engineers.

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Stord

MARCH 1, 2022

The Future of Supply Chain When: May 9-10, 2022 Where: Rogers, AR What: FreightWaves is hosting a new event for the transportation, logistics, and supply chain industries. View a full list of event speakers and register for the event here ! To view a full list of speakers and to register for the event, click here !

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 13, 2022

Canoo , which is an Arkansas based company, anticipates starting production of the LDV electric van beginning in Q4, 2022 and reportedly, Walmart will be the first to take initial delivery of these vehicles. Arkansas, reportedly in order to have closer communications. Canoo has further moved its corporate headquarters to Bentonville.

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Multichannel Merchant

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

“Through our work with Gatik, we’ve identified that autonomous box trucks offer an efficient, safe and sustainable solution for transporting goods on repeatable routes between our stores,” said Tom Ward, senior vice president of last mile at Walmart U.S.

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AB&R

JANUARY 10, 2019

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BlueYonder

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

Today’s Wednesdays for Women blog is an insightful conversation with JDA customer Kelly Killingsworth, vice president of Supply Chain Systems Optimization & Transportation at Walmart. I packed my family and moved from Atlanta to Arkansas 10 years ago where Walmart has proved to be a great place to work and raise my family.

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Intelligent Audit

JANUARY 17, 2023

With 2022 now in the past, key players in the transportation industry are reflecting on the wins, losses, and toss-ups of 2022. LMI Reveals Bleak Outlook for Transportation Industry. As rates continue to fall, industry metrics are beginning to reflect a new reality for the transportation market. 5 email sent to employees.

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Resilinc

DECEMBER 19, 2023

The implementation of these laws is predicted to increase the cost of transporting goods as well as decrease the overall volume or quantity of goods shipped. we are seeing some states— including Wisconsin, Ohio, and Arkansas—propose rolling back child labor laws to deal with the labor shortage. To deal with this trend in the U.S.,

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Zipline Logistics

MAY 19, 2020

Arkansas ? . Arkansas was one of seven states with no formal lockdown orders. There are few restrictions for businesses so shippers moving freight in or out of Arkansas should not expect to see any disruption from closures.?? . Transportation?could Vendors should not expect much transportation disruption in Iowa.?? .

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

Back in October 2018, a US district judge in Arkansas ruled that PAM Transport, a trucking company based in the state, would have to pay its drivers at least minimum wage for the 16 hours each day that they work. A couple of weeks ago, the judge reaffirmed his ruling.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 5, 2023

This move reportedly required hundreds to information technology workers to relocate to other existing tech innovation centers either in San Bruno, California or corporate headquarters in Bentonville, Arkansas. Additional actions required technology workers to be in their assigned office at least two days during the week.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 17, 2024

In addition, existing remote based workers working out of offices in Atlanta, Dallas and Toronto, are being directed to relocate to other central locations to include Northern California , Hoboken, New Jersey , or company headquarters in Bentonville, Arkansas.

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NC State SCRC

JANUARY 16, 2018

The rates in Arkansas (3.4 The Greene Group is a staffing agency focused on the logistics sector, specifically identifying trained professionals for the warehouse, transportation, and truck driver segments. Colorado had the lowest unemployment rate in May, 2.3 percent, followed by North Dakota, 2.5 percent), California (4.7

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