The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

AUGUST 14, 2023

In this article, we explore the pros and cons of the alliance model in the shipping industry, compare the solo strategy versus alliance strategy, and provide tips on how shippers can prepare for market swings. In this article we will focus on another key development in the shipping industry: Global Shipping Alliances (GSAs).

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The Logistics of Logistics

JUNE 23, 2022

Original Article: What Shippers and Retailers Need to Know for Peak Season Planning 2022. The peak season definition is a continued evolution of the seasons in transportation. Now, it’s also important to realize that produce grown in North America may not be subject to lockdowns in Shanghai, but there’s another factor at play.

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Logistics Bureau

DECEMBER 6, 2021

However, freight shipping is the one activity that presents significant barriers to overseas-market entry, as you may have discovered if your business is starting to look across international borders for its next step in expansion. Container shortages and sky-high freight rates have spared no enterprise, regardless of its scale.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 2, 2023

Freight rates have plummeted, brokerages are struggling, and the industry is still bloated with excess inventory. A famous 2010 HBR article, “Roaring Out of Recession,” studied how 4,700 public companies fared during the recessions of 1980, 1990, and 2000. 17% went bankrupt, went private, or were acquired.

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 29, 2015

Although we have much in common, the transportation laws in Australia and New Zealand have a distinct difference with those in Europe, the U.K. and North America. In North America, associations such as the North American Fatigue Management Program (NAFMP) have incorporated COR in their education program.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 11, 2019

The transportation industry has long discussed blockchain with a healthy dose of skepticism or has taken a wait-and-see approach to its adoption. Even though most have little-to-no IT support or technology, they dominate a mode of transportation that can’t be ignored. Small but mighty. with eight trucks or less.

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Resilinc

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

In the race to fill distribution centers and store shelves with inventory for the holidays, some of the world’s largest retailers and ecommerce sellers are jumping ahead of smaller competitors by chartering ships, shifting freight to air, re-rerouting inland shipments, and hiring more staff for distribution centers and other supply chain nodes.

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Supply Chain Collaborator

NOVEMBER 16, 2017

“Spot Market Freight Indices Continue Surge to Three-Year Highs”. The Value in Orchestrating a Scheduled Transportation Plan”. These three headlines from Transport Topics and Food Shippers of America magazine tell the story of one of the most important challenges facing shippers in North America leading into 2018.

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Supply Chain Opz

NOVEMBER 30, 2015

In this article, leading experts from various sectors in transportation industry will discuss transportation trends you should take a closer look. Lastly, air freight has been increasing rapidly over the past decade - a trend I suspect will continue. In North America the low hanging fruit for long-haul loads is rail.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 9, 2018

TBSx3 Launches Consortium With Freight Industry Giants to Fight Trade in Fake Goods with Blockchain (BlockchainNews). Embark Self-Driving Truck Completes Coast-to-Coast Test Run (Transport Topics). Kuebix Tops 5000 Companies Using its Transportation Management System. BNSF joins blockchain alliance (Railway Age). and FedEx Corp.”

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

APRIL 26, 2022

Every industry sector and every business across the board, in APAC and around the globe have been impacted by the Great Supply Chain Disruption over the last two years, causing a blow out of transportation costs and continuous delays at every stage of the channel. And this was before the Russian invasion of Ukraine began.

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Freightera

JUNE 29, 2017

Transport News INTL has just selected Freightera as “Best Online Freight Marketplace – North America” in their Logistics, Warehouse & Supply Chain Awards 2017! Currently, the North American logistics and supply chain transport market is in the process of rapid change.

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Zipline Logistics

OCTOBER 5, 2021

While it remains to be seen whether the coming quarter will live up to expectations, there are multiple powerful predictors hinting that the freight market will not wane in intensity over the coming months. Typically, freight experiences a seasonal boom, starting with back-to-school shopping and concluding following year-end holidays.

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Bulk Connection

MARCH 30, 2023

When it comes to North American bulk transport, however, there’s a little more to the story than meets the eye. In this article, we’ll look at the current state of bulk freight capacity in North America and tell you what you need to do to secure it.

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Turvo

OCTOBER 5, 2021

What’s in this article : A crisis that is affecting the world economy – record-high shipping rates. The global transportation system in 2021 is experiencing a unique and unexpected crisis. Containers from Asia were shipped to North America, but due to COVID-19 restrictions, almost nothing moved in the opposite direction.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 29, 2018

Some more details from the article: In the spot market, where shippers hire trucks on short notice, there were about 10 loads waiting to be moved for every available truck in the week ending Jan. 20, compared with three in the same week last year, according to online freight marketplace DAT Solutions LLC.

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Turvo

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Regardless of what markets do and what happens overall in the country, trucking and transportation collaboration remain an essential service. of all freight transported in the United States in 2019, equating to 11.84 of the nation’s freight bill.”. Alex Davies | Head of Business Insider’s Transportation Desk.

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Cathy Roberson

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Meanwhile, 75% of furniture retailer, Ethan Allen’s products are made in North America. Ocean freight solutions Ocean rates and capacity have been a big concern for all shippers for quite some time. Ocean freight solutions Ocean rates and capacity have been a big concern for all shippers for quite some time.

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Zipline Logistics

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Article originally published by Progressive Grocer. The more shelf space you land and expand at a retailer, the more freight you’ll be delivering. The road map to category leadership isn’t shaving pennies off transactional transportation costs. You’re a CPG brand and you’ve done the hard work. It’s a win-win for everybody.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 19, 2013

Con-way Freight Raises the Bar on Mexico Service, Adds Door-to-Door Tracking, 24-Hour Customer Resource Center, Enhanced Web Tools. XPO Logistics to Acquire 3PD, the Largest Provider of Heavy Goods, Last-Mile Logistics in North America. In this week’s news, new products and services and a couple of acquisitions top the list.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 5, 2018

A recent article in People Magazine about a 26 year old man who couldn’t afford insulin and died is a sobering reminder of how insulin literally keeps my daughter alive). E2open Acquires Transportation Management Systems Provider Cloud Logistics. Unfortunately, tragedies still do happen. Thank you for your time and consideration.

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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.

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Freight Plus

DECEMBER 19, 2018

Demand is exceeding capacity in most modes of transportation by a material amount,” Broughton wrote. “In A strong truck haul market typically means a robust intermodal market as shippers scramble to create capacity and get their freight moving. Read our article on smart ways to save on freight in 2019. Intermodal.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 8, 2017

Descartes Integrates Transportation Messaging and Customs Filing with SAP®. Daimler Trucks North America launches 3D printed parts program (Commercial Carrier Journal). Daimler Trucks North America launches 3D printed parts program (Commercial Carrier Journal). Growing length of U.S. Walmart is in the same boat.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 6, 2023

In one article , Mr. Sorenson points out that IBP works better for small manufacturers than large ones. The company has 11 production facilities across North America and China. Freight costs and capital intensity are 10 to 15% lower—and customer delivery penalties and missed sales are 40 to 50% lower.

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Turvo

OCTOBER 14, 2021

In fact, the yearly turnover rate for major truckload carriers increased to 92% in 2020, while it increased to 74% for smaller freight carriers. Historically, as evidenced by a 2019 poll by the American Transportation Research Institute, turnover rates in the trucking business are substantially greater than in most occupations (ATRI).

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Zipline Logistics

JANUARY 10, 2023

This article was originally published by David Leichner of Authority Magazine. . Andrew Lynch is President and Co-Founder of Zipline Logistics , an award-winning North American 3PL that specializes exclusively in the transportation of retail consumer goods. What does the term “supply chain” encompass? Perform a network analysis.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 12, 2014

October 2014 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI). Department of Transportation Eliminates $1.7 According to an article in the New York Times , “SAP…is readying an ambitious plan to build a global marketplace for business products and services, according to senior company executives.” Trucking Industry.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 26, 2016

The Freightos System is SaaS for freight contract management, automatic price quotations, and business intelligence. Magazine article) as a goliath looking to take on the entrenched "David" shipping industry. US Army uses the “Transporter” container, developed four years earlier for removals, for Korean War supply movements.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 6, 2017

Uber Freight Just Launched and Trucking Will Never Be the Same (Inverse). October 2016 North American Freight Numbers. Yes, it takes a lot more than a mobile app to succeed in the transportation industry, but because of their resources and brand strength, you have to take Amazon and Uber seriously. million in cash.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 9, 2016

DAT’s Accelerated Freight Matching Launches with New Load Board App for Carriers and Paperless Onboarding Service for Brokers. R2 Freight & Logistics, Inc. October Air Freight Demand Up 8.2% – Fastest Growth in 18 Months (IATA). Ryder has a network of over 800 service locations in North America today.

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Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 22, 2013

TomTom launches toll reporting to help transport companies manage costs. This follows the company’s acquisition of 3PD this past July, another provider of heavy goods, last-mile logistics in North America. By now, most companies should have their transportation budgets in place for 2014. UPS Sets 2014 Rates.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 22, 2013

Con-way Truckload and Con-way Multimodal Join Forces to Launch New Intermodal Service for North America. CombineNet and Transplace Extend Partnership in Delivering Advanced Transportation Procurement Solution to North America. As I stated back in December , in response to a Reuters article highlighting how U.S.

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Logistics Bureau

APRIL 2, 2020

The huge build-up of containers at China’s docks has created a major ocean freight imbalance, with a shortage of cargo in US and European ports and a shortfall in boxes needed by Western exporters to ship products to other parts of the world. Ocean Freight. Air Freight. Ocean Freight. Measuring the Imbalances*.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 3, 2014

It’ll come to me eventually, but in the meantime, here’s the news that caught my attention this week: Kewill Acquires the IBM® Sterling Transportation Management System (TMS). Con-way Announces Enhancements to Driver Pay Package at Con-way Freight. North American Freight Numbers July 2014. The MetaPack Group Acquires U.S.

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Freightera

MARCH 6, 2017

Freightera Logistics is the first market place that connects manufacturers, distributors, and wholesalers to road transport companies of all sizes who still have space in their trucks. Original article in French: [link]. The post The Freight Industry is Uberized in North America!

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JULY 2, 2021

Shipping container shortage article and permission to publish here provided by Sam White at Argentus. Here’s an example: Every year, a huge volume of finished goods are shipped from Asia to North America. Shipping container shortage article originally published on Supply Chain Game Changer on July 2, 2021. Subscribe Here!

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