Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

Procuring transportation for freight is much different than any other procurement category. Transportation procurement needs to support both customer service and a company’s internal supply chain goals. They are a leading supplier of poultry, pet food and animal nutrition products based in Siloam Springs, Arkansas in the US.

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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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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

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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The Logistics of Logistics

MARCH 4, 2022

Turvo enables users to see everything, from every system, person and organization they do business with in one place.Ron Richardson is a technology pioneer and industry leader in logistics and transportation. Visibility became much easier and more accurate with the widespread use of transportation management systems (TMS) and connectivity.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 30, 2023

Starting next week, Amazon will start actively recruiting existing small businesses in 23 states including Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, California, Florida, Iowa, Indiana, Illinois, Massachusetts, Minnesota, North Carolina, North Dakota, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, South Dakota, and Washington.

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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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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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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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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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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

APRIL 22, 2022

The service will soon expand to a third Walmart store in the same corner of Arkansas. The United States Postal Service will slow delivery times for a third of its first-class packages in an effort to cut costs and its dependency on air transportation amid financial struggles. mile radius of two Walmart stores.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 13, 2023

Walmart, along with its partner DroneUp, now operates drone delivery hubs in seven states, including Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, North Carolina, Texas, Utah, and Virginia. Customers’ favorite items delivered by drone include Great Value Cookies and Cream Ice Cream, rotisserie chicken and Bounty Paper Towels.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 8, 2021

Transportation capacity declines accelerate in September. Walmart will begin the deliveries at select stores in New Mexico, Texas, and Arkansas in the next few weeks, and then expand to other markets across the country before the end of the year. The company is currently using three of these ships to transport manufacturing materials.

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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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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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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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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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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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SCM Research

OCTOBER 16, 2016

Brian Fugate is the Oren Harris Chair in Transportation, Associate Professor of Supply Chain Management at the University of Arkansas, United States. Mark Pagell holds a Chair in Global Leadership and is a Professor of Sustainable Supply Chain Management at University College Dublin, Ireland. Barbara Flynn is the Richard M.

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SCM Research

OCTOBER 16, 2016

Brian Fugate is the Oren Harris Chair in Transportation, Associate Professor of Supply Chain Management at the University of Arkansas, United States. Mark Pagell holds a Chair in Global Leadership and is a Professor of Sustainable Supply Chain Management at University College Dublin, Ireland. Barbara Flynn is the Richard M.

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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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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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The Logistics of Logistics

JUNE 23, 2022

Ty Findley, managing partner of Ironspring Ventures, conducted a roundtable discussion titled The Next Chapter on Last Mile, with Penny Register-Shaw, chief strategy officer of The FRONTDoor Collective, and Bill Catania, founder and CEO of OneRail, on Tuesday during day two of FreightWaves’ Future of Supply Chain event in Rogers, Arkansas.

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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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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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Supply Chain Brain

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

At the moment, the future of transportation is at the Walmart on Regional Airport Boulevard in Bentonville, Ark.

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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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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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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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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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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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DAT Solutions

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

It will take a very long time for freight transportation and logistics to return to normal, after two such monstrous storms in the same month. So Atlanta, Charlotte, Memphis and other regional hubs were moving freight to Arkansas, Louisiana, Texas, and Oklahoma, because Houston couldn't do it.

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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

MAY 12, 2020

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 be impacted in Illinois. 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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