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What’s Next for The Freight Market with Chris Pickett

The Logistics of Logistics

Joe Lynch and Chris Pickett discuss what’s next for the freight market. Chris is the Chief Operating Officer at Flock Freight , a technology company that is on a mission to solve the US trucking industry’s wasted capacity problem. in Industrial & Systems Engineering from Virginia Tech, an M.Eng.

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Freight Volume Rebounds to Pre-Pandemic Levels

Zipline Logistics

As we move into the back half of May, the freight market is starting to show signs of an expedited rebound. . Th ese conditions have caused a more favorable freight environment. That is e specially the case for outbound freight in southern states and California where produce season is in full swing. . Logistics? ? .

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Episode 90 – Digital Supply Networks with Dr. Ednilson Bernardes

Freight Plus

Bernardes is a professor and coordinator of the Global Supply Chain Management program at West Virginia University. And He is also one of the authors of the recently released book, Digital Supply Networks. In the book there is a whole chapter of dynamic fulfillment. After that he launched his career in academia. online here.

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Logistics Market Stays Flat as May Begins

Zipline Logistics

To effectively track each state’s progress in reopening and how freight is impacted, we will publish a market update for the coming weeks as the country eases out of lockdowns. . Increases in volumes started climbing this week steadily but still down 10-15% year-over-year according to Freight Waves’ Sonar indexes. .

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Outbound Tender Rejections Increase for the First Time Since March Peak

Zipline Logistics

Currently, this has not made a substantial impact on the freight market, but we are seeing signs that the industry is beginning to recover. Additionally, according to Freight Waves, “outbound tender rejections have increased week-over-week for the first time since the OTRI peaked at 19.25% on March 28.”. Southeast Logistics.

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Episode 90 – Digital Supply Networks with Dr. Ednilson Bernardes

Freight Plus

Bernardes is a professor and coordinator of the Global Supply Chain Management program at West Virginia University. And He is also one of the authors of the recently released book, Digital Supply Networks. In the book there is a whole chapter of dynamic fulfillment. After that he launched his career in academia. online here.

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This Week in Logistics News (September 3 – 9)

Logistics Viewpoints

And now, training programs are booking out months in advance, making it more difficult for drivers to get the training they need to join the workforce. Pacific Northwest shippers say they have been using this new trade service because they can get their containers out of the Port of Virginia. That’s all for this week.