Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 10, 2014

DHL launches freight capacity management program in the light of rapidly increasing trade volumes. August 2014 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI). Lowenthal calls for innovative approach for freight infrastructure funding (Logistics Management). Here are some details from the article: Amazon’s space at 7 West 34th St.,

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JANUARY 29, 2018

As the Wall Street Journal reported last week, “a nationwide truck shortage is forcing thousands of shippers into a tough choice: postpone all but the most important deliveries, or pay dearly to jump to the front of the line.”. 20, compared with three in the same week last year, according to online freight marketplace DAT Solutions LLC.

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Ware2Go

JUNE 20, 2023

See the latest insights on ocean freight rates and other trends that fast-growing businesses should know about to plan for 2023 peak season. In this article: Ocean Freight: Key Stats & Industry News Ocean Freight Shipping: What to Watch For In 2023 Freight Shipping From China & Alternatives What Are The Current Ocean Freight Rates?

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 15, 2017

FreightHub, a European ‘digital freight forwarder’, scores $20M Series A (TechCrunch). Foxconn’s plans to use driverless vehicles points to potential of emerging technology (Journal Sentinel). FMCSA to grant 90-day exemption from ELD mandate for short-term rental trucks (Commercial Carrier Journal).

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 13, 2013

Home Depot To Offer Same Day Delivery ( Wall Street Journal ). Retailers Turn Store Clerks Into Web Shippers ( Wall Street Journal ). Japan Impasse Dogs Pan-Pacific Trade Talks ( Wall Street Journal ). Freight Shipments Fell 0.7% WTO overcomes last minute hitch to reach its first global trade deal ( Reuters ).

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Talking Logistics

MAY 16, 2014

March 2014 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI). SAP, for example, said that its shift to cloud computing will result in “a staff shake-up this year, with some employees laid off as others are redeployed,” according to a Wall Street Journal article. March 2014 freight shipments were up three percent from March 2013.

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 30, 2016

It was back in January 2015, after reading an article in the Wall Street Journal about bitcoin, that my eyes were opened to the potential for blockchain technology to transform supply chain management. As I wrote at the time in Bitcoin: A New Supply Chain Operating System?

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Freight Waves

JUNE 27, 2025

From refrigeration system design and low‑carbon technology to data analytics and regulatory compliance.

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The Logistics of Logistics

DECEMBER 27, 2012

The website is easy to navigate and contains articles, webcasts, white papers, the latest news, buyer’s guides and blog posts from their super knowledgeable team. Freight Saving Tips is a great website run by George Muha a supply chain and logistics innovator. The Journal of Commerce has been covering the logistics business since 1827!

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The Logistics of Logistics

OCTOBER 4, 2021

and is transforming the $800 billion transportation and logistics industry with its digital freight marketplace platform. and is transforming the $800 billion transportation and logistics industry with its digital freight marketplace platform. Michael Leto is Co-CEO at Emerge , a company that is reinventing freight procurement (RFP).

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SCMDOJO

AUGUST 10, 2024

The freight industry operates within a complex network characterized by numerous inefficiencies. This article explores key strategies for enhancing logistical efficiency and thus improving profitability and reducing cost. Journal of Business Logistics, 22(1), 71-91. Journal of Industrial Ecology, 6(2), 11-29. Garnett, J.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 8, 2017

Daimler Trucks North America launches 3D printed parts program (Commercial Carrier Journal). freight trains in federal crosshairs after crashes: GAO (Reuters). As reported by the Wall Street Journal : United Parcel Service Inc. UPS Acquires Sandler & Travis Trade Advisory Services. Growing length of U.S.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 2, 2018

Moving on to this week’s supply chain and logistics news… Rising Freight Costs Are Weighing on Companies’ Profits (WSJ – sub. A couple of articles in the Wall Street Journal this week highlight the challenges shippers are facing as trucking capacity continues to tighten and customer expectations continue to get more demanding. “A

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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. Journal of Commerce (U.S) With over 60,000 monthly viewers, Transport Topics is a prime destination for freight buffs, especially those who specialize in trucking.

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SCMDOJO

MARCH 25, 2022

In one of the old article of SCMDOJO “ What is Supply Chain Management ? All road and rail freight duties and regulations regarding the entry of road carriers are under the jurisdiction of the International Chamber of Commerce. In the 1960s, there were some prominent textbook authors and authors of academic and professional journals.

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Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

I wrote those words in March 2014 in response to a great in-depth article in the Wall Street Journal about Oracle Team USA’s incredible come-from-behind victory in The America’s Cup. If a computer is telling you one thing, but your eyes, experience, and gut are telling you something else, trust yourself more than the computer.

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Freightos

AUGUST 6, 2016

A version of this article originally appeared in The Journal of Commerce (August 6, 2016). Plummeting freight rates mean that under 50% of logistics providers turn a profit on ocean shipping, while threatening competition from industry newcomers like Amazon and Alibaba spell out unprecedented challenges for the logistics industry.

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Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 7, 2014

” Here are some excerpts from the CNBC article: The delivery service will be available to Starbucks loyalty program members as part of its new mobile order and pay app that will launch in Portland next month and nationwide next year. . That’s our version of e-commerce on steroids.” and Lyft Inc.

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

Another Friday where I have limited time, so let’s go straight to this week’s supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention: Uber to move freight, target trucking for the long haul (Reuters). “In freight … the golden standard is that it takes (the broker) five hours of phone calls to find your truck. .

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Talking Logistics

JULY 8, 2016

It was a relatively quiet week for supply chain and logistics news, with robots and weak freight demand dominating the headlines. Air cargo firms feel the pressure from plunge in freight prices (Reuters). Finally, in software-related news, the Wall Street Journal reports that Nordstrom Inc. According to the article: DS Co.,

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 17, 2017

Back in January, the Wall Street Journal reported that Amazon had begun “handling shipment of goods by ocean to its U.S. warehouses from Chinese merchants selling on its site—taking on a role it previously left to global freight-transportation companies.” The site says it offers end-to-end one-stop ocean freight services.

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Supply Chain Collaborator

JUNE 22, 2018

TRILLION on Shipping Costs in 2017” blares the headline from the Wall Street Journal Logistics Report article. “Companies Spent a Record $1.5 Up a whopping 6.2% from the year before, shippers have been absorbing the costs of rising interest rates and labor costs, higher fuel costs, and soon, high tariffs on imported goods.

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GlobalTranz

JULY 9, 2015

Since the collapse of the housing market and the economy in 2008, the freight transportation industry has managed to claw its way out of a damaging situation and maintain historically low trucking rates. Throughout the freight transportation industry, the impact of drivers cannot be overstated. Reshoring Initiative. Driver Expenses.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 28, 2017

Amazon just proved—again—that it can do whatever the hell it wants,” is the title of a Quartz article written yesterday by Alison Griswold. “Do Moving on, here’s the rest of this week’s supply chain and logistics news: Freight-Booking Startup Convoy Raises $62 Million (WSJ – sub. Do investors like it when Amazon beats estimates?

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Enterra Insights

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

He writes, “The period from late summer into fall is usually the busiest time of year in supply chains, as retailers rush clothing, electronics and holiday-season decorations to consumer markets and freight operators look to boost profits on the surging demand. However,] this year’s peak shipping season is arriving with a whimper.”[2]

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 29, 2019

A New Market Seeks to Draw Freight Bets (WSJ – sub. As reported by Alexander Osipovich in the Wall Street Journal , “The first futures tied to the cost of trucking goods across the U.S. You learn something new every day.

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Talking Logistics

AUGUST 29, 2014

June 2014 North American Freight Numbers. Yesterday, Google introduced its Google Project Wing project, posting the following video on YouTube: According to a Financial Times article , “More than 30 successful delivery flights have been made in Queensland, Australia, including a first aid kit, a water bottle and “dog treats”.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 20, 2016

Amazon Looking to License or Acquire Freight-Management Technology (WSJ-sub. Kewill Introduces SOLAS-Compliant Freight Forwarding Solution by Integrating INTTRA eVGM Service. According to the article by Erica Philips: Amazon.com Inc. Otto, a start-up by ex-Googlers to make trucks driverless, has launched (CNBC).

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Talking Logistics

JULY 1, 2016

DB Schenker Signs on With uShip Online Freight Platform (WSJ – sub. project44 Achieves Groundbreaking Level of Connectivity with 1000+ Freight APIs. Trucker Path Joins AscendTMS™ to Offer Free Transportation Management Software (TMS) to Carriers and Freight Brokers. Companies like XPO Logistics Inc.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 8, 2019

The latest example is Walmart “raising its delivery goal posts for suppliers, asking them to deliver more goods on time,” as reported by Jennifer Smith and Sarah Nassauer in the Wall Street Journal. Providers of real-time freight visibility solutions. Simply put, OTIF spells OPPORTUNITY for transportation technology providers.

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 25, 2015

Looking ahead, Costello is concerned “about the high level of inventories throughout the supply chain [that] could have a negative impact on truck freight volumes over the next few months.”. and as Gwen Manto, the former chief merchandising officer of Sports Authority, comments in the WSJ article: [Ms.

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Kinaxis

SEPTEMBER 6, 2017

The reasons behind this were well chronicled in a recent Wall Street Journal article. The new CEO embarked on several cost reduction initiatives in conjunction with a number of changes (some may argue too fast and too soon) on how the company operates its freight-trains.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 14, 2017

CX North America Releases Freight Vision Mobile App. DAT Freight Index: June Caps Off Hot Stretch for Spot TL Freight. BTW, I discussed OTIF and the role of real-time freight visibility with Bennett Adelson, CEO of MacroPoint in a recent episode of Talking Logistics. Nothing at all. million since its founding in 2013.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 17, 2017

DB Schenker Takes $25 Million Stake in Online Freight Booking Platform uShip (WSJ – sub. In other technology news, the Wall Street Journal reports that DB Schenker is taking a $25 million stake in online freight booking platform uShip Inc. Amazon’s delivery drones may drop packages via parachute (CNN).

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 10, 2017

CX North America Integrates Its Freight Collaboration Platform With Active Aero Group’s Technology. January 2017 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI). FMCSA confirms permanent ‘restart rollback’ based on study results (CCJ). Descartes Reports Fiscal 2017 Fourth Quarter and Annual Financial Results.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 20, 2017

Trucking Freight Brokers to Merge Under Private-Equity Deal (WSJ – sub. Japan firms shifting to trains to move freight amid dearth of new truckers (The Japan Times). November 2016 North American Freight Numbers. Here are some excerpts from the article: About 500 million yen ($4.38

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 3, 2014

Con-way Announces Enhancements to Driver Pay Package at Con-way Freight. North American Freight Numbers July 2014. Finally, an interesting story in today’s Wall Street Journal highlighting how UPS and FedEx are trying to work with retailers to avoid the delivery issues experienced last Christmas.

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