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The Big Sigh

Supply Chain Shaman

I hopped on the plane in Baltimore on my way to Atlanta last week. The oppressive heatwave is passing in Pennsylvania. Always late, I squeezed past a middle-aged man wearing a black mask in the aisle seat and promptly fell asleep nodding my head on the window ledge. I started with, “Tell me about you. What brings you to Atlanta?

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Parcel Volumes Decline But Revenue Increases for FedEx and UPS

Intelligent Audit

Meanwhile, UPS is bringing online two automated hubs— in Pennsylvania and California—and rolling out RFID tagging for each package, automated bagging and labeling, and robotic small sort induction. In addition, many are expanding service areas. AxleHire now has last-mile operations in 16 of the top 25 metro areas in the U.S.

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Allentown gains traction as freight hub

DAT Solutions

It's the fastest-growing city in Pennsylvania, with over 120,000 residents and a one-day roundtrip to major population centers on the East Coast. for dry vans out of Allentown on November 28, and there were more van loads posted there than for either Philly or Baltimore. DAT Hot Market Map showed an outbound load-to-truck ratio of 6.5

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Greg Javor: “Our mission is to inspire and nurture the human spirit”

Supply Chain Movement

My first job was a warehouse supervisor trainee for a public warehouse (nowadays a 3PL), in Baltimore, Maryland. For example, we had a regional distribution facility in Reading Pennsylvania. I added a second major in transportation and logistics and, for a full armoury, added a third in production operations and management.

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How to Find Capacity in a Snowstorm

DAT Solutions

All commercial vehicles have been banned from I-84 in Pennsylvania, and New York State has closed I-84 to all traffic. View of Winter Storm Stella on the thruway at the New Baltimore, NY Travel Plaza on March 14. As I write this, there are 84 weather restrictions in effect in the Northeast. Flickr: GovernorAndrewCuomo.