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FreightTech Investment Environment with John Larkin

The Logistics of Logistics

He resides, with his wife of 38 years, Nancy, in Dallas, TX, Baltimore, MD, and Saranac Lake, NY, and on Water Island, USVI. Larkin is married and is the proud father of four adult children (Conor, Clifford, Casey, and Sarah Alexandra).

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This Week in Logistics News (August 7 – 13)

Logistics Viewpoints

Amazon has invested in what it calls “mini-fulfillment centers” closer to where customers lived in select US markets, initially in Philadelphia, Phoenix, Orlando, and Dallas. In these markets, shoppers will be able to place orders online throughout the day, then have items on their doorstep in as fast as five hours.

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Walmart Rolling Out Four High-Tech FCs

Multichannel Merchant

Walmart said the first facility, opening this summer in Joliet, IL, outside Chicago, will feature an automated, high-density storage system from Knapp, a provider of AI-driven warehouse and robotics and automation that will double both the storage capacity and number of orders processed. in a blog post.

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L.A. freight gets a tailwind from hurricanes and typhoons

DAT Solutions

Cargo ships were re-routed or delayed en route to and from ports from Savannah to Baltimore. on Friday, as the re-scheduled freight emerged from warehouses and headed east and north. Chicago to Dallas dropped 18¢ to $2.17/mile. market and drove up load-to-truck ratios last week. Outbound ratios rose from 5.0 lost traction.

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This Week in Logistics News (September 28 – October 2, 2015)

Talking Logistics

It will be available soon in New York, Baltimore, Miami, Dallas, Austin, Chicago, Indianapolis, Atlanta and Portland. According to the press release: The Stack Sleeve system can be used in the warehouse and during delivery for both route and bulk customers from one vehicle. You can work as much or as little as you want.