The collapse of a section of a bridge section on I-85 just north of Atlanta was shocking for two reasons: No injuries were reported, and its impact on spot market truckload freight has been and probably will be muted. Here's why: The "Downtown Connector" (I-75 and I-85) in Atlanta. MORE
End-of-quarter and pre-holiday freight was even stronger than expected last week in Atlanta , Charlotte and Memphis , which were the top three markets for outbound loads on DAT load boards. TriHaul of the Week, for Reefers: Atlanta-Chicago-Evansville-Atlanta. MORE
In his previous position, Chris was a Senior Account Manager for the Nolan Transportation Group, a 3PL based in Atlanta, GA. The typical distribution process in the chemical industry looks mostly like this: The chemical producer distributes goods from various locations to a large number of customers, using different forwarders depending on the company’s diverse transportation requirements. MORE
Volumes were strong after Memorial Day, particularly in Atlanta and Los Angeles. These will drop more in the coming weeks: Lakeland to Atlanta lost 36¢ at $1.95/mile, still modestly high. MORE
In his previous position, Chris was a Senior Account Manager for the Nolan Transportation Group, a 3PL based in Atlanta, GA. When you consider the increasing complexity of the automotive supply chain, collaboration continues to play an important role. The challenge is to manage a very large network of different and globally-dispersed suppliers, forwarders and other logistics providers. MORE
Atlanta, GA (December 19, 2016)— Food Logistics, the only publication exclusively dedicated to covering the movement of product through the global food supply chain, has named Chainalytics to its 2016 FL100+ Top Software and Technology Providers list. MORE
In my hometown of Atlanta, April is a time of renewal, when a dormant landscape is refreshed and I set out to prepare my yard for the coming year. By Tom Cisewski, Principal of Supply Chain Design Spring is my favorite time of year. MORE
An article in my local paper, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution , had this interesting quote, “From aerospace to health care to consumer products to toys to medical devices, furniture … what I think you’re going to see is an explosion of use.”. MORE
Philadelphia – Outbound rates are rising in Philly, on the major lanes from this East Coast hub to Boston , Charlotte , Atlanta and especially Columbus. Atlanta is also improving, although there are a lot more empty trucks competing for those loads because of all the inbound freight. MORE
Atlanta, GA (February 3, 2017)—Chainalytics, a global leader in supply chain consulting, analytics and market intelligence, today announced that effective January 1, 2017, it has hired a new vice president of the Packaging Optimization competency and promoted three key employees to vice presidential positions as the firm’s global business continues to grow. MORE
The top outbound lane from Greenville is a short hop over to Atlanta. The Panama Canal opened a new lane for larger ships this week, and East Coast ports have been expanding efforts to attract Asian imports that would otherwise arrive on the West Coast. MORE
Metro Atlanta is home to over a dozen Fortune 500 and two dozen Fortune 1000 company headquarters. Atlanta distribution center CPG logistics Southeast product distribution In addition, the city’s central location in the Southeast makes it a perfect hub for Southeast product distribution. read more. MORE
Atlanta, GA (December 5, 2016)—Supply & Demand Chain Executive, the executive’s user manual for successful supply and demand chain transformation, has selected Chainalytics as a recipient of an SDCE Green Supply Chain Award for 2016. “We MORE
HOT MARKETS – Outbound rates rose by about 10 cents per mile last week in Atlanta , Charlotte , and Memphis , while Dallas rates added an average of 5¢ per mile. Of all those, Atlanta was an absolutely red-hot market last week. MORE
Atlanta rates also slipped, although rates held up well in other regional hubs, including Memphis and Charlotte. TriHaul: Chicago - Atlanta - Decatur - Chicago. There’s plenty of freight from Chicago to Atlanta, but the rates aren’t great, and the return trip is worse. MORE
Only Atlanta has more load posts than Cleveland. Atlanta also has a lot more trucks, which makes Cleveland a better bet. Charlotte has the second most load posts in the Southeast (9th in the country), with fewer trucks competing for those loads than in Memphis and Atlanta. MORE
McLeod Software : Users Conference 2017 , September 17-19, Atlanta, GA. SMC3 : Jump Start 2017 , January 23-25, Atlanta, GA and Connections 2017 , TBA. Home Delivery World 2017 , March 14-15, Atlanta, GA. 2017 Georgia Logistics Summit , May 16-17, Atlanta, GA. MORE
Over the past month, Los Angeles and Atlanta have led the rising rate parade, and outbound volumes continue to climb in those markets. Atlanta to Philadelphia dipped 11¢ to $2.61 Charlotte to Atlanta also lost 11¢, to $2.25 MORE
For example, not long after the 9/11 attacks, the airport in Atlanta was shut down completely when a passenger ran through the security line and boarded the people-mover train that stops at all the terminals. MORE
Van rates were down in most places, but prices on the lane from Philadelphia to Atlanta rose 13¢ to an average of $1.49/mile. The headhaul lane from Atlanta to Philly was also up to $1.99/mile. MORE
Atlanta was a super-hot market for reefers as well as vans, thanks to all the seasonal produce leaving refrigerated warehouses and food processing plants. A lot of that produce originates in the Tifton and Macon markets in Southern Georgia, and is distributed out of Atlanta. MORE
Atlanta, GA (February 24, 2017) – Chainalytics, a global leader in supply chain consulting, analytics and market intelligence, today announced that Kerry Rosenhagen, Steve Thirft and Jonathan Whitaker have been recognized by Supply & Demand Chain Executive magazine as 2017 Pros to Know, a listing of top supply and demand chain industry professionals. MORE
Rates declined in Twin Falls, Dallas, Green Bay, and Atlanta, among other seasonal freight markets. TriHaul for Reefers: Atlanta - Miami - Charlotte - Atlanta. If you can complete the roundtrip in three days from Atlanta to Miami and back, you’ll average $1.99 MORE
On September 5th-8th near Atlanta GA, we will challenge supply chain organizations to take this challenge. New technologies abound. The rate of change is exciting. Innovation opportunities are limitless. I see companies make the same mistake over and over. What is it? MORE
If you’re shipping online orders this holiday season, you may want to take a page from an Atlanta-based retailer’s proven playbook, which shows that cooperation and […]. MORE
Atlanta, GA & Singapore (February 1, 2015) – Chainalytics, a global leader in supply chain consulting, analytics and market intelligence today announced the opening of a new Singapore office to be led by current Managing Director of the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region Tim Foster. MORE
Volumes had the steepest declines in Atlanta and Houston , but Memphis van load counts spiked 13%. Atlanta to Memphis paid 22¢ better at $1.93/mile. Some late-season surprises out of Florida : Lakeland to Atlanta rose 44¢ to $2.30/mile. MORE
Helen works and lives in Atlanta, Georgia. The cloud-based solutions and applications are quickly conquering the markets all over the world; they deemed to be highly scalable, easy to manage and cost-effective. MORE
With the shift of activity from the South to the Midwest, we saw some seasonal declines on lanes out of Atlanta. One example was Atlanta to Chicago , down 14¢ to $1.47/mile. Chicago to Atlanta adjusted up 23¢ to $2.59/mile. MORE
In a discussion with AGCO’s Jan Theissen, Director of Strategy and Methods, and Jake Stone, Manager of Supply Chain Risk and Contract Management, I learned about this public, Atlanta headquartered corporation’s […]. We are entering an era where it is becoming possible to detect supply chain risks much more quickly. A case in point is offered by AGCO. AGCO is a global leader in the design, manufacture and distribution of a wide range of agricultural equipment. MORE
We will invite the winners to speak at the Supply Chain Insights Global Summit at The Ritz-Carlton Reynolds, Lake Oconee east of Atlanta, GA. BASF creates chemistry. Over the last two decades the company successfully leveraged global scale to define supply chain leadership. MORE
I had the opportunity to sit in on the CPO Leadership Summit in Atlanta, GA this week, hosted by IBM Watson Supply Chain. (I My session was preceeded by a discussion by Brian Bancroft, Vice President of Direct Procurement at Coca-Cola in Atlanta. I drove by the famous collapsed bridge on the way to the airport this morning as well!). MORE
Two Southeastern freight hubs, Atlanta and Memphis , also got a big boost. Flatbed volumes didn’t slip as expected in the first half of July. Instead, there were almost 50% more loads last week than the week before, and rates are holding up at the highest levels in two years. MORE
Rates got the biggest boosts out of Memphis, Atlanta and Seattle. It was number 3 for reefer load posts on DAT load boards , behind Atlanta (1) and Elizabeth, NJ (2). The biggest gains were in Atlanta, Memphis, and Baltimore. MORE
Near Atlanta, GA.) Hyperledger. Blockchain. New concepts? Get used to it. They are here to stay. I think defining the future of Supply Chain technology means that we, as supply chain leaders, need to take a hard left. MORE
Atlanta and Charlotte prices were also up by double-digit percentage points. Atlanta to Philadelphia added another 17¢ to a new high of $2.95 Atlanta to Charlotte was a strong regional lane, up 16¢ to $2.85 MORE
ATLANTA, GEORGIA ( BUSINESS WIRE ) February 17, 2016. Greg White, Rod Daugherty, and John Moffitt recognized as supply chain industry leaders by Supply & Demand Chain Executive. MORE
The Atlanta-based company demonstrated that companies focusing “heavily on supplier diversity” generated a 133% greater return on procurement investments than the typical business. More than just charity. MORE
As I mentioned in last week’s Friday News Roundup, I spent some time in Atlanta attending the Home Delivery World, Click & Collect Show USA, and ETail Show USA joint conference. MORE
Be especially mindful in traditionally active cargo theft areas like Southern California, the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex, Miami, and Atlanta. MORE
Atlanta, GA (February 13, 2017) — Global supply chain consulting firm Chainalytics today announced that it has added a Parcel Spend Optimization service to build out its comprehensive supply chain competency for clients. MORE
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DAT Solutions
APRIL 3, 2017
The collapse of a section of a bridge section on I-85 just north of Atlanta was shocking for two reasons: No injuries were reported, and its impact on spot market truckload freight has been and probably will be muted. Here's why: The "Downtown Connector" (I-75 and I-85) in Atlanta.
CHAINalytics
FEBRUARY 24, 2017
Atlanta, GA (February 24, 2017) – Chainalytics, a global leader in supply chain consulting, analytics and market intelligence, today announced that Kerry Rosenhagen, Steve Thirft and Jonathan Whitaker have been recognized by Supply & Demand Chain Executive magazine as 2017 Pros to Know, a listing of top supply and demand chain industry professionals.
CHAINalytics
JANUARY 29, 2015
Atlanta, GA & Singapore (February 1, 2015) – Chainalytics, a global leader in supply chain consulting, analytics and market intelligence today announced the opening of a new Singapore office to be led by current Managing Director of the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region Tim Foster.
CHAINalytics
FEBRUARY 13, 2017
Atlanta, GA (February 13, 2017) — Global supply chain consulting firm Chainalytics today announced that it has added a Parcel Spend Optimization service to build out its comprehensive supply chain competency for clients.
CHAINalytics
JANUARY 28, 2015
The 21st Century Supply Chain
NOVEMBER 18, 2015
An article in my local paper, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution , had this interesting quote, “From aerospace to health care to consumer products to toys to medical devices, furniture … what I think you’re going to see is an explosion of use.”.
DAT Solutions
JUNE 6, 2017
Volumes were strong after Memorial Day, particularly in Atlanta and Los Angeles. These will drop more in the coming weeks: Lakeland to Atlanta lost 36¢ at $1.95/mile, still modestly high.
DAT Solutions
JULY 5, 2017
Atlanta and Charlotte prices were also up by double-digit percentage points. Atlanta to Philadelphia added another 17¢ to a new high of $2.95 Atlanta to Charlotte was a strong regional lane, up 16¢ to $2.85
Logistics Viewpoints
DECEMBER 16, 2015
In a discussion with AGCO’s Jan Theissen, Director of Strategy and Methods, and Jake Stone, Manager of Supply Chain Risk and Contract Management, I learned about this public, Atlanta headquartered corporation’s […]. We are entering an era where it is becoming possible to detect supply chain risks much more quickly. A case in point is offered by AGCO. AGCO is a global leader in the design, manufacture and distribution of a wide range of agricultural equipment.
DAT Solutions
JUNE 20, 2017
Over the past month, Los Angeles and Atlanta have led the rising rate parade, and outbound volumes continue to climb in those markets. Atlanta to Philadelphia dipped 11¢ to $2.61 Charlotte to Atlanta also lost 11¢, to $2.25
Supply Chain Shaman
JANUARY 17, 2017
On September 5th-8th near Atlanta GA, we will challenge supply chain organizations to take this challenge. New technologies abound. The rate of change is exciting. Innovation opportunities are limitless. I see companies make the same mistake over and over. What is it?
DAT Solutions
JUNE 27, 2017
HOT MARKETS – Outbound rates rose by about 10 cents per mile last week in Atlanta , Charlotte , and Memphis , while Dallas rates added an average of 5¢ per mile. Of all those, Atlanta was an absolutely red-hot market last week.
DAT Solutions
MARCH 7, 2016
Atlanta rates also slipped, although rates held up well in other regional hubs, including Memphis and Charlotte. TriHaul: Chicago - Atlanta - Decatur - Chicago. There’s plenty of freight from Chicago to Atlanta, but the rates aren’t great, and the return trip is worse.
CHAINalytics
DECEMBER 5, 2016
Atlanta, GA (December 5, 2016)—Supply & Demand Chain Executive, the executive’s user manual for successful supply and demand chain transformation, has selected Chainalytics as a recipient of an SDCE Green Supply Chain Award for 2016. “We
DAT Solutions
JUNE 26, 2016
The top outbound lane from Greenville is a short hop over to Atlanta. The Panama Canal opened a new lane for larger ships this week, and East Coast ports have been expanding efforts to attract Asian imports that would otherwise arrive on the West Coast.
DAT Solutions
JULY 7, 2016
End-of-quarter and pre-holiday freight was even stronger than expected last week in Atlanta , Charlotte and Memphis , which were the top three markets for outbound loads on DAT load boards. TriHaul of the Week, for Reefers: Atlanta-Chicago-Evansville-Atlanta.
Consumer Goods Logistics
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Metro Atlanta is home to over a dozen Fortune 500 and two dozen Fortune 1000 company headquarters. Atlanta distribution center CPG logistics Southeast product distribution In addition, the city’s central location in the Southeast makes it a perfect hub for Southeast product distribution. read more.
DAT Solutions
AUGUST 1, 2017
With the shift of activity from the South to the Midwest, we saw some seasonal declines on lanes out of Atlanta. One example was Atlanta to Chicago , down 14¢ to $1.47/mile. Chicago to Atlanta adjusted up 23¢ to $2.59/mile.
Talking Logistics
OCTOBER 20, 2016
Be especially mindful in traditionally active cargo theft areas like Southern California, the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex, Miami, and Atlanta.
DAT Solutions
MARCH 23, 2016
Philadelphia – Outbound rates are rising in Philly, on the major lanes from this East Coast hub to Boston , Charlotte , Atlanta and especially Columbus. Atlanta is also improving, although there are a lot more empty trucks competing for those loads because of all the inbound freight.
DAT Solutions
DECEMBER 8, 2015
Rates declined in Twin Falls, Dallas, Green Bay, and Atlanta, among other seasonal freight markets. TriHaul for Reefers: Atlanta - Miami - Charlotte - Atlanta. If you can complete the roundtrip in three days from Atlanta to Miami and back, you’ll average $1.99
Talking Logistics
MAY 11, 2017
In his previous position, Chris was a Senior Account Manager for the Nolan Transportation Group, a 3PL based in Atlanta, GA. The typical distribution process in the chemical industry looks mostly like this: The chemical producer distributes goods from various locations to a large number of customers, using different forwarders depending on the company’s diverse transportation requirements.
DAT Solutions
JULY 21, 2017
Two Southeastern freight hubs, Atlanta and Memphis , also got a big boost. Flatbed volumes didn’t slip as expected in the first half of July. Instead, there were almost 50% more loads last week than the week before, and rates are holding up at the highest levels in two years.
Logistics Viewpoints
APRIL 15, 2015
As I mentioned in last week’s Friday News Roundup, I spent some time in Atlanta attending the Home Delivery World, Click & Collect Show USA, and ETail Show USA joint conference.
CHAINalytics
FEBRUARY 3, 2017
Atlanta, GA (February 3, 2017)—Chainalytics, a global leader in supply chain consulting, analytics and market intelligence, today announced that effective January 1, 2017, it has hired a new vice president of the Packaging Optimization competency and promoted three key employees to vice presidential positions as the firm’s global business continues to grow.
Talking Logistics
MAY 15, 2017
For example, not long after the 9/11 attacks, the airport in Atlanta was shut down completely when a passenger ran through the security line and boarded the people-mover train that stops at all the terminals.
Cerasis
JUNE 8, 2017
Helen works and lives in Atlanta, Georgia. The cloud-based solutions and applications are quickly conquering the markets all over the world; they deemed to be highly scalable, easy to manage and cost-effective.
CHAINalytics
DECEMBER 16, 2015
If you’re shipping online orders this holiday season, you may want to take a page from an Atlanta-based retailer’s proven playbook, which shows that cooperation and […].
Supply Chain Shaman
FEBRUARY 23, 2017
We will invite the winners to speak at the Supply Chain Insights Global Summit at The Ritz-Carlton Reynolds, Lake Oconee east of Atlanta, GA. BASF creates chemistry. Over the last two decades the company successfully leveraged global scale to define supply chain leadership.
DAT Solutions
OCTOBER 2, 2015
Only Atlanta has more load posts than Cleveland. Atlanta also has a lot more trucks, which makes Cleveland a better bet. Charlotte has the second most load posts in the Southeast (9th in the country), with fewer trucks competing for those loads than in Memphis and Atlanta.
DAT Solutions
MAY 31, 2017
Volumes had the steepest declines in Atlanta and Houston , but Memphis van load counts spiked 13%. Atlanta to Memphis paid 22¢ better at $1.93/mile. Some late-season surprises out of Florida : Lakeland to Atlanta rose 44¢ to $2.30/mile.
DAT Solutions
FEBRUARY 1, 2017
Van rates were down in most places, but prices on the lane from Philadelphia to Atlanta rose 13¢ to an average of $1.49/mile. The headhaul lane from Atlanta to Philly was also up to $1.99/mile.
DAT Solutions
JUNE 28, 2017
Atlanta was a super-hot market for reefers as well as vans, thanks to all the seasonal produce leaving refrigerated warehouses and food processing plants. A lot of that produce originates in the Tifton and Macon markets in Southern Georgia, and is distributed out of Atlanta.
DAT Solutions
MARCH 7, 2017
Rates got the biggest boosts out of Memphis, Atlanta and Seattle. It was number 3 for reefer load posts on DAT load boards , behind Atlanta (1) and Elizabeth, NJ (2). The biggest gains were in Atlanta, Memphis, and Baltimore.
Talking Logistics
MARCH 7, 2017
In his previous position, Chris was a Senior Account Manager for the Nolan Transportation Group, a 3PL based in Atlanta, GA. When you consider the increasing complexity of the automotive supply chain, collaboration continues to play an important role. The challenge is to manage a very large network of different and globally-dispersed suppliers, forwarders and other logistics providers.
Supply Chain Shaman
JANUARY 9, 2017
Near Atlanta, GA.) Hyperledger. Blockchain. New concepts? Get used to it. They are here to stay. I think defining the future of Supply Chain technology means that we, as supply chain leaders, need to take a hard left.
NC State SCRC
APRIL 4, 2017
I had the opportunity to sit in on the CPO Leadership Summit in Atlanta, GA this week, hosted by IBM Watson Supply Chain. (I My session was preceeded by a discussion by Brian Bancroft, Vice President of Direct Procurement at Coca-Cola in Atlanta. I drove by the famous collapsed bridge on the way to the airport this morning as well!).
Blue Ridge
FEBRUARY 17, 2016
ATLANTA, GEORGIA ( BUSINESS WIRE ) February 17, 2016. Greg White, Rod Daugherty, and John Moffitt recognized as supply chain industry leaders by Supply & Demand Chain Executive.
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APRIL 17, 2014
It’s exciting when you see a company that “talks the talk” and “walks the walk” with complete conviction.
Quintiq
SEPTEMBER 28, 2014
The Atlanta-based company demonstrated that companies focusing “heavily on supplier diversity” generated a 133% greater return on procurement investments than the typical business. More than just charity.
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